MOUNT KENYA NATIONAL PARK

Area (SqKm):	715
Altitude (m):	3000-5199
# Species*:	164
# Excl Vagrants*:	164
# Endemics*:	1
# Near Endemics*:	7
Species/100 SqKm*:	22.9
*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
1	Red-billed Duck	Anas erythrorhyncha
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
2	Scaly Francolin	Pternistis squamatus
3	Jackson's Francolin	Pternistis jacksoni
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
4	Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea
5	Rameron Pigeon	Columba arquatrix
6	Delegorgue's Pigeon	Columba delegorguei
7	Dusky Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia lugens
8	Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
9	African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus
Turacos: Musophagidae
10	Hartlaub's Turaco	Tauraco hartlaubi
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
11	Blue-headed Coucal	Centropus monachus
12	African Emerald Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx cupreus
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
13	Abyssinian Nightjar	Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Swifts: Apodidae
14	Scarce Swift	Schoutedenapus myoptilus
15	Alpine Swift	Apus melba
16	\|Common Swift\|	Apus apus
17	Nyanza Swift	Apus niansae
Flufftails: Sarothruridae
18	Buff-spotted Flufftail	Sarothrura elegans
19	Striped Flufftail	Sarothrura affinis
Cranes: Gruidae
20	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
21	/Green Sandpiper/	Tringa ochropus
22	/Wood Sandpiper/	Tringa glareola
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
23	Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
24	African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
25	Olive Ibis	Bostrychia olivacea
26	Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
27	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
28	African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus
29	Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus
30	Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus
31	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus
32	Ayres's Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus ayresii
33	Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk	Accipiter rufiventris
34	Black Goshawk	Accipiter melanoleucus
35	\|Common Buzzard\|	Buteo buteo
36	Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus
37	Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
38	African Grass-Owl	Tyto capensis
Owls: Strigidae
39	African Scops-Owl	Otus senegalensis
40	Cape Eagle-Owl	Bubo capensis
41	Abyssinian Owl	Asio abyssinicus
Mousebirds: Coliidae
42	Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus
Trogons: Trogonidae
43	Bar-tailed Trogon	Apaloderma vittatum
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
44	White-headed Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus bollei
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
45	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill	Bycanistes brevis
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
46	Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris
47	Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
48	Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	Merops oreobates
Rollers: Coraciidae
49	/European Roller/	Coracias garrulus
African Barbets: Lybiidae
50	Moustached Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus leucomystax
51	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus
52	Red-fronted Barbet	Tricholaema diademata
53	White-headed Barbet	Lybius leucocephalus
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
54	Green-backed Honeyguide	Prodotiscus zambesiae
Woodpeckers: Picidae
55	Tullberg's Woodpecker	Campethera tullbergi
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
56	\|Eleonora's Falcon\|	Falco eleonorae
57	\|Sooty Falcon\|	Falco concolor
Parrots: Psittacidae
58	Red-fronted Parrot	Poicephalus gulielmi
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae
59	African Broadbill	Smithornis capensis
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
60	Gray Cuckooshrike	Coracina caesia
61	Petit's Cuckooshrike	Campephaga petiti
62	Purple-throated Cuckooshrike	Campephaga quiscalina
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
63	African Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus
64	Black-tailed Oriole	Oriolus percivali
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
65	Black-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira peltata
66	Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
67	Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla
68	Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
69	Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major
70	Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	Telophorus sulfureopectus
71	Black-fronted Bushshrike	Telophorus nigrifrons
72	Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
73	African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis
Shrikes: Laniidae
74	Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
75	Cape Crow	Corvus capensis
76	Pied Crow	Corvus albus
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
77	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher	Elminia albonotata
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
78	White-bellied Tit	Melaniparus albiventris
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
79	White-browed Crombec	Sylvietta leucophrys
80	Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
81	Gray-backed Camaroptera**	Camaroptera brevicaudata
82	Black-throated Apalis	Apalis jacksoni
83	Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
84	Black-headed Apalis	Apalis melanocephala
85	Gray Apalis	Apalis cinerea
86	Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
87	Hunter's Cisticola	Cisticola hunteri
88	Winding Cisticola	Cisticola marginatus
89	Wing-snapping Cisticola	Cisticola ayresii
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
90	African Yellow-Warbler	Iduna natalensis
91	Mountain Yellow-Warbler	Iduna similis
92	/Icterine Warbler/	Hippolais icterina
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
93	Evergreen-forest Warbler	Bradypterus lopezi
94	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus
95	Highland Rush Warbler	Bradypterus centralis
Swallows: Hirundinidae
96	Rock Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula
97	/Common House-Martin/	Delichon urbicum
98	Black Sawwing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
99	Slender-billed Greenbul	Stelgidillas gracilirostris
100	Eastern Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla nigriceps
101	Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris
102	Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	Eurillas latirostris
103	Cabanis's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
104	/Wood Warbler/	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
105	/Common Chiffchaff/	Phylloscopus collybita
106	Brown Woodland-Warbler	Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae
107	African Hill Babbler	Sylvia abyssinica
108	Brown Parisoma	Curruca lugens
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
109	Kikuyu White-eye	Zosterops kikuyuensis
Starlings: Sturnidae
110	Violet-backed Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
111	Waller's Starling	Onychognathus walleri
112	Abbott's Starling	Poeoptera femoralis
113	Kenrick's Starling	Poeoptera kenricki
114	Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
115	Abyssinian Ground-Thrush	Geokichla piaggiae
116	Orange Ground-Thrush	Geokichla gurneyi
117	Abyssinian Thrush	Turdus abyssinicus
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
118	African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta
119	White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher	Melaenornis fischeri
120	Brown-backed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas hartlaubi
121	Red-backed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys
122	Rueppell's Robin-Chat	Cossypha semirufa
123	White-starred Robin	Pogonocichla stellata
124	Brown-chested Alethe	Chamaetylas poliocephala
125	/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/	Monticola saxatilis
126	African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
127	Moorland Chat	Pinarochroa sordida
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
128	Green-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra verticalis
129	Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra olivacea
130	Tacazze Sunbird	Nectarinia tacazze
131	Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis
132	Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa
133	Golden-winged Sunbird	Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
134	Northern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris reichenowi
135	Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris
136	Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
137	Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht
138	Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis
139	Black-billed Weaver	Ploceus melanogaster
140	Brown-capped Weaver	Ploceus insignis
141	Red-collared Widowbird	Euplectes ardens
142	Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
143	Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata
144	Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor
145	Yellow-bellied Waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia
146	Zebra Waxbill	Amandava subflava
147	Abyssinian Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza salvadorii
148	Gray-headed Negrita	Nigrita canicapillus
149	Kandt's Waxbill	Estrilda kandti
150	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
151	Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus
152	African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata
Indigobirds: Viduidae
153	Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
154	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
155	Mountain Wagtail	Motacilla clara
156	/Gray Wagtail/	Motacilla cinerea
157	African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp
158	Rosy-throated Longclaw	Macronyx ameliae
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
159	Oriole Finch	Linurgus olivaceus
160	Brimstone Canary	Crithagra sulphuratus
161	Streaky Seedeater	Crithagra striolatus
162	Thick-billed Seedeater	Crithagra burtoni
163	Yellow-crowned Canary	Serinus flavivertex
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
164	Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza 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.

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//	Boreal Visitor
\\	Austral Visitor
\|\|	Transient
##	Non-breeding Dispersal
<>	Erratic/Irregular
()	Breeding Season Only
{}	Casual/Vagrant
[]	Accidental

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