SAMBURU, BUFFALO SPRINGS, SHABA
KENYA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 53,500 |
| Altitude (m): | 1000 |
| # Species*: | 307 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 306 |
| # Endemics*: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 4 |
| Species/100 ha*: | 0.6 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| Habitat: Semi-arid Grassland, riverine forest, woodland | |
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 | Somali Ostrich | Struthio molybdophanes | V | |
| 2 | Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus | RR | |
| 3 | Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse | Pterocles lichtensteinii | RR | |
| 4 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | NT | |
| 5 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
| 6 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | RR | |
| 7 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | EN | |
| 8 | (Scissor-tailed Kite) | Chelictinia riocourii | V | |
| 9 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | EN | |
| 10 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | CR | |
| 11 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
| 12 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | |
| 13 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
| 14 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | CR | |
| 15 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
| 16 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
| 17 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
| 18 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 19 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor | V | |
| 20 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | LC | |
| 21 | Taita Falcon | Falco fasciinucha | V | |
| 22 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri | RR | NT |
| 23 | Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis | RR | |
| 24 | Pringle's Puffback | Dryoscopus pringlii | RR | |
| 25 | /Woodchat Shrike/ | Lanius senator | NT | |
| 26 | Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus | RR | |
| 27 | Williams's Lark | Mirafra williamsi | E | |
| 28 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | RR | |
| 29 | Somali Short-toed Lark | Alaudala somalica | RR | |
| 30 | /Basra Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus griseldis | EN | |
| 31 | Bristle-crowned Starling | Onychognathus salvadorii | LC | |
| 32 | Black-bellied Starling | Notopholia corusca | RR | |
| 33 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | NE | |
| 34 | Gambaga Flycatcher | Muscicapa gambagae | LC | |
| 35 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | RR | |
| 36 | Brown-tailed Chat | Oenanthe scotocerca | RR | |
| 37 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | NE | |
| 38 | Shining Sunbird | Cinnyris habessinicus | RR | |
| 39 | Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser donaldsoni | LC | |
| 40 | Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus | LC | |
| 41 | Golden Palm Weaver | Ploceus bojeri | RR | |
| 42 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei | RR | |
| 43 | Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | RR | |
| 44 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | NE | NT |
| 45 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | RR | |
| 46 | Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | LC | |
| 47 | Somali Sparrow | Passer castanopterus | LC | |
| 48 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | NE | |
| 49 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus | RR |
*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.
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 3 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 1 |
| LC | Local | 7 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 4 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 18 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
| V | Vulnerable | 5 |
| EN | Endangered | 7 |
| 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.