MOUNT KENYA NATIONAL PARK

Area (SqKm):	715
Altitude (m):	3000-5199
# Species*:	164
# Excl Vagrants*:	164
# Endemics*:	0
# Near Endemics*:	6
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	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
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
60	Black-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira peltata
61	Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
62	Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla
63	Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
64	Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major
65	Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	Telophorus sulfureopectus
66	Black-fronted Bushshrike	Telophorus nigrifrons
67	Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
68	Gray Cuckooshrike	Coracina caesia
69	Petit's Cuckooshrike	Campephaga petiti
70	Purple-throated Cuckooshrike	Campephaga quiscalina
Shrikes: Laniidae
71	Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
72	African Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus
73	Black-tailed Oriole	Oriolus percivali
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
74	African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
75	Cape Crow	Corvus capensis
76	Pied Crow	Corvus albus
Swallows: Hirundinidae
77	Rock Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula
78	/Common House-Martin/	Delichon urbicum
79	Black Sawwing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
80	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher	Elminia albonotata
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
81	White-bellied Tit	Melaniparus albiventris
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
82	Slender-billed Greenbul	Stelgidillas gracilirostris
83	Eastern Mountain-Greenbul	Arizelocichla nigriceps
84	Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris
85	Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	Eurillas latirostris
86	Cabanis's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cabanisi
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
87	White-browed Crombec	Sylvietta leucophrys
88	Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
89	/Wood Warbler/	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
90	/Common Chiffchaff/	Phylloscopus collybita
91	Brown Woodland-Warbler	Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
92	African Yellow-Warbler	Iduna natalensis
93	Mountain Yellow-Warbler	Iduna similis
94	/Icterine Warbler/	Hippolais icterina
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
95	Evergreen-forest Warbler	Bradypterus lopezi
96	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus
97	Little Rush-Warbler	Bradypterus baboecala
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
98	Gray-backed Camaroptera**	Camaroptera brevicaudata
99	Black-throated Apalis	Apalis jacksoni
100	Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
101	Black-headed Apalis	Apalis melanocephala
102	Gray Apalis	Apalis cinerea
103	Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
104	Hunter's Cisticola	Cisticola hunteri
105	Winding Cisticola**	Cisticola marginatus
106	Wing-snapping Cisticola	Cisticola ayresii
Sylviid Warblers: Sylviidae
107	African Hill Babbler	Sylvia abyssinica
108	Brown Parisoma	Sylvia lugens
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
109	Broad-ringed White-eye	Zosterops poliogastrus
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
110	Dusky-brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta
111	White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher	Melaenornis fischeri
112	Brown-backed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas hartlaubi
113	Red-backed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys
114	Rueppell's Robin-Chat	Cossypha semirufa
115	White-starred Robin	Pogonocichla stellata
116	Brown-chested Alethe	Chamaetylas poliocephala
117	/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/	Monticola saxatilis
118	African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
119	Moorland Chat	Cercomela sordida
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
120	Abyssinian Ground-Thrush	Geokichla piaggiae
121	Orange Ground-Thrush	Geokichla gurneyi
122	Abyssinian Thrush	Turdus abyssinicus
Starlings: Sturnidae
123	Violet-backed Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
124	Waller's Starling	Onychognathus walleri
125	Abbott's Starling	Poeoptera femoralis
126	Kenrick's Starling	Poeoptera kenricki
127	Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
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
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
137	Mountain Wagtail	Motacilla clara
138	/Gray Wagtail/	Motacilla cinerea
139	African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp
140	Rosy-throated Longclaw	Macronyx ameliae
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
141	Oriole Finch	Linurgus olivaceus
142	Brimstone Canary	Crithagra sulphuratus
143	Streaky Seedeater	Crithagra striolatus
144	Thick-billed Seedeater	Crithagra burtoni
145	Yellow-crowned Canary	Serinus flavivertex
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
146	Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
147	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
148	Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht
149	Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis
150	Black-billed Weaver	Ploceus melanogaster
151	Brown-capped Weaver	Ploceus insignis
152	Red-collared Widowbird	Euplectes ardens
153	Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
154	Gray-headed Negrita	Nigrita canicapillus
155	Yellow-bellied Waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia
156	Abyssinian Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza salvadorii
157	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
158	Kandt's Waxbill	Estrilda kandti
159	Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus
160	African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata
161	Zebra Waxbill	Sporaeginthus subflavus
162	Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata
163	Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor
Indigobirds: Viduidae
164	Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata

* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through September 2014 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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