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MOUNT KENYA NATIONAL PARK

KENYALOCALE

Area (SqKm):715
Altitude (m):3000-5199
# Species*:226
# Excl Vagrants*:226
# Endemics*:1
# Near Endemics*:6
Species/100 SqKm*:31.6
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Highland forest, grassland, moorland

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
3African Black DuckAnas sparsa
4Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
5Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

6Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
7Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoni

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

8Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
10Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
11Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorguei
12Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
13Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
14Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
15Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
16African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

17Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
19African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

20Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

21Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
22Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
23|Common Swift|Apus apus
24Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
25Little SwiftApus affinis
26White-rumped SwiftApus caffer

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

27Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
28Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

29Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

30Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
31Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

32African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
33/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
34/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
35/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

36/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
37Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

38Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
39Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

40ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

41HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

42Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
43Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
44Gray HeronArdea cinerea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

45African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
46Olive IbisBostrychia olivacea
47Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

48Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
49African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
50Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
51\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoides
52Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
53Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
54Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
55Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
56Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
57Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
58/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
59|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
60Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
61Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

62African Grass-OwlTyto capensis

 
Owls: Strigidae

63African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
64Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
65Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
66Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

67Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

68Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
69Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

70White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
71Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

72Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
73Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

74Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
75Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
76Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
77Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

78Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
79|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

80/European Roller/Coracias garrulus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

81White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis
82Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
83Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
84Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
85White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

86Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

87Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
88Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

89|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
90|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
91/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

92Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

93African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

94Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
95Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petiti
96Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

97African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
98Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivali

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

99Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
100Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

101Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
102Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
103Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
104Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
105Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifrons
106Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

107African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

108/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
109Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

110Cape CrowCorvus capensis
111Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

112White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

113White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

114White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys
115Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

116Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcher
117Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
118Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
119Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
120Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaema
121Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
122Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
123Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
124Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
125Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
126Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteri
127Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
128Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

129African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
130Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis
131/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

132Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
133Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
134Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

135White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
136Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
137Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
138Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
139/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
140Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
141Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

142Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
143Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
144Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
145Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
146Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
147Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

148/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
149/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
150Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

151/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
152African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
153Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

154Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

155Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

156Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

157Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
158Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
159Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
160Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
161Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralis
162Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenricki
163Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

164Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
165Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
166Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

167African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
168Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
169White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
170Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
171Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
172Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
173Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
174White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
175Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
176/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
177African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
178Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

179Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
180Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
181Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
182Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
183Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
184Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
185Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
186Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
187Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
188Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

189Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
190Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
191Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogaster
192Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
193Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
194Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
195Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
196Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
197Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
198Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

199Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
200Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
201Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
202Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
203Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
204Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
205Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandti
206Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
207Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
208Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
209African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

210Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
211Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

212Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

213Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
214Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
215/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
216/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
217African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
218Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
219Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

220Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
221African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
222Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
223Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
224Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
225Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

226Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor16
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered0

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.