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# Species:416
# Excl Vagrants:416
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:6

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.*

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1Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiRR 
2Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiRR 
3Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusE 
4Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLC 
5<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minor V
6Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensRR 
7Kori BustardArdeotis kori NT
8Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeRR 
9Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusRR 
10Black CoucalCentropus grilliiLC 
11Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRR 
12African SwiftApus barbatusRR 
13(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR 
14Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
15Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLC 
16Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusRR 
17/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
18Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLC 
19African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
20ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
21Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLC 
22\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae EN
23SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
24Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusRRNT
25Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
26White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
27Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
28Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
29White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
30Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
31BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
32Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensRR 
33Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
34Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
35Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
36/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
37/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaRRV
38/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
39Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLCV
40Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE 
41Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC 
42Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesRR 
43Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusLC 
44African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeRR 
45Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusRR 
46Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusLC 
47Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri NT
48Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiRR 
49Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNENT
50Cape CrowCorvus capensisRR 
51Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE 
52Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaRR 
53<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiRR 
54Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeRRV
55Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaRR 
56Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransRR 
57Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusRR 
58Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaLC 
59Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaRR 
60Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE 
61Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesRR 
62Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusRR 
63Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsRR 
64Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC 
65Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisLC 
66Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE 
67Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLC 
68Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniRR 
69Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaRR 
70Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE 
71Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE 
72Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeRR 

 

 *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 Visitor19
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental4

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic31
RRRestricted Range277

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered8
CRCritically Endangered4

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.