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OLORGESAILIE

KENYALOCALE

Area (ha):21
# Species:254
# Excl Vagrants:254
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:5
Species/100 ha:1209.5
Habitat: Dry scrub, semi-arid

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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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusOLO

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosOLO
3Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaOLO

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

4Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisOLO

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaOLO
6Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiOLO
7Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiOLO
8Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusOLO

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

9Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisOLO

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Speckled PigeonColumba guineaOLO
11Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensOLO
12Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataOLO
13Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaOLO
14Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisOLO
15Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosOLO
16Namaqua DoveOena capensisOLO

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

17Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusOLO
18Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusOLO

 
Bustards: Otididae

19Kori BustardArdeotis koriOLO
20White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisOLO
21Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaOLO

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

22White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterOLO

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusOLO
24Black CuckooCuculus clamosusOLO
25White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusOLO
26Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusOLO
27Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusOLO
28Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasOLO
29Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusOLO

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

30Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniOLO
31Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusOLO

 
Swifts: Apodidae

32Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisOLO
33Common SwiftApus apusOLO
34Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeOLO
35African SwiftApus barbatusOLO
36Little SwiftApus affinisOLO
37Horus SwiftApus horusOLO
38White-rumped SwiftApus cafferOLO
39African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusOLO

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

40Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisOLO

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

41Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisOLO
42Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusOLO

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

43Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosOLO
44Green SandpiperTringa ochropusOLO

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

45Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusOLO

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

46Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusOLO
47Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusOLO
48Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiOLO

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

49Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaOLO

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

50Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiOLO
51White StorkCiconia ciconiaOLO
52Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferOLO
53Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisOLO

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

54Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusOLO
55Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensOLO

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

56ShoebillBalaeniceps rexOLO

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

57HamerkopScopus umbrettaOLO

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

58Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisOLO
59Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaOLO

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

60African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusOLO
61Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashOLO

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

62Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusOLO
63Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusOLO
64White-backed VultureGyps africanusOLO
65BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusOLO
66Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisOLO
67Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusOLO
68Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusOLO
69Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiOLO
70Tawny EagleAquila rapaxOLO
71Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisOLO
72Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiOLO
73African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterOLO
74Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusOLO
75Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarOLO
76Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusOLO
77Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusOLO
78Black KiteMilvus migransOLO
79Augur BuzzardButeo augurOLO

 
Owls: Strigidae

80Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusOLO

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

81Speckled MousebirdColius striatusOLO
82Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusOLO

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

83Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsOLO

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

84Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusOLO
85Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorOLO

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

86African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusOLO
87Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusOLO
88Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisOLO
89Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniOLO

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

90Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusOLO
91African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaOLO
92Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaOLO
93Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiOLO

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

94Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusOLO
95White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisOLO
96Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusOLO
97European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterOLO

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

98European RollerCoracias garrulusOLO
99Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusOLO
100Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusOLO

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

101Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusOLO
102D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiOLO
103Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusOLO
104Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataOLO
105Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaOLO
106Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaOLO
107White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusOLO

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

108Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorOLO

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

109Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensOLO
110Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaOLO

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

111Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusOLO
112Lesser KestrelFalco naumanniOLO
113Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusOLO
114Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteoOLO
115Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusOLO
116Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusOLO

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

117Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaOLO

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

118Chinspot BatisBatis molitorOLO
119Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoOLO

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

120BrubruNilaus aferOLO
121Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiOLO
122Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaOLO
123Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusOLO
124Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisOLO
125Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisOLO
126Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusOLO
127Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusOLO
128Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiOLO

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

129Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisOLO

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

130African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisOLO

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

131Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioOLO
132Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusOLO
133Lesser Gray ShrikeLanius minorOLO
134Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisOLO
135Northern FiscalLanius humeralisOLO
136White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliOLO

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

137Pied CrowCorvus albusOLO
138White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisOLO

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

139Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus 

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

140Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusOLO

 
Larks: Alaudidae

141Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusOLO
142Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaOLO
143Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesOLO
144Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaOLO
145Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaOLO
146Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantliiOLO
147Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaOLO

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

148Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraOLO
149Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiOLO

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

150Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisOLO
151Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexOLO
152Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraOLO
153Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaOLO
154Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaOLO
155Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaOLO
156Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsOLO
157Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaOLO
158Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusOLO
159Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisOLO
160Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusOLO
161Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaOLO
162Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusOLO

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

163Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallidaOLO
164Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorumOLO
165Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisOLO
166Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceusOLO

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

167Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaOLO
168Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaOLO
169Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaOLO
170Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiOLO
171Western House-MartinDelichon urbicumOLO
172Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaOLO
173Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaOLO

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

174Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusOLO

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

175Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusOLO

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

176Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiOLO
177Greater WhitethroatCurruca communisOLO

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

178Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisOLO

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

179Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaOLO
180Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriOLO

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

181Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusOLO

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

182Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaOLO
183Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioOLO
184Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiOLO
185Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusOLO
186Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusOLO

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

187African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusOLO

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

188Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataOLO
189African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusOLO
190Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaOLO
191Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysOLO
192White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniOLO
193Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataOLO
194Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushMonticola saxatilisOLO
195Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsOLO
196Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantheOLO
197Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataOLO
198Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaOLO
199Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschankaOLO
200Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisOLO

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

201Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisOLO
202Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisOLO
203Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusOLO
204Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisOLO
205Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusOLO

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

206Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisOLO
207White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliOLO
208Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiOLO
209Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsOLO
210Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtOLO
211Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisOLO
212Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusOLO
213Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusOLO
214Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusOLO
215Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusOLO
216Cardinal QueleaQuelea cardinalisOLO
217Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaOLO
218Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisOLO
219White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusOLO
220Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaOLO

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

221Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataOLO
222African SilverbillEuodice cantansOLO
223Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosOLO
224Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildOLO
225Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaOLO
226Cut-throatAmadina fasciataOLO
227Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterOLO
228Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaOLO
229Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusOLO
230Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusOLO
231Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaOLO
232Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaOLO

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

233Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraOLO
234Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaOLO
235Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaOLO
236Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriOLO
237Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataOLO

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

238House SparrowPasser domesticusOLO
239Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusOLO
240Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusOLO
241Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisOLO
242Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusOLO
243Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyOLO
244Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaOLO

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

245Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaOLO
246African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpOLO
247African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusOLO
248Long-billed PipitAnthus similisOLO
249Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusOLO

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

250Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiOLO
251White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusOLO
252Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiOLO

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

253Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiOLO
254Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraOLO

 

 *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 Visitor30
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened2
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered4
CRCritically Endangered1

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.

LOCATION CODES

CodeDescription