KENYA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
KENYA
Start: | 12/10/2012 |
End: | 12/29/2012 |
Duration: | 20 days |
#Species: | 517 |
#Endemics: | 15 |
#Heard Only: | 21 |
2012 Kenya Birding & Mammal Safari
CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR
List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates 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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only
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1 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Telophorus sulfureopectus | KV,LNAI,SS | |
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2 | Black-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira peltata | SS | |
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3 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | GF,KF,LB,LNK,NNPg | |
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4 | Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis | KABER,MM,NNP,SS | |
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5 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | KF,LNAI | |
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6 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | KCRL,LNAI,LNK,LV SS | |
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7 | Mariqua Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | KV | |
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8 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | LB,NNP | |
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9 | White-bellied Tit | Melaniparus albiventris | Many | |
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10 | White-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura pulchra | KFh | |
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11 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | LV | |
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12 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis | MG,NNP | |
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13 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus | LV,MM | |
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14 | Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | SS | |
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15 | Mocking Cliff-Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | LB | |
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16 | Brown Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | KABER | |
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17 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | MM,NNP | |
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18 | Gray Tit-Flycatcher | Fraseria plumbeus | LBh | |
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19 | Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | LNK,NNP | |
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20 | Western Reef-Heron | Egretta gularis | MP | |
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21 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei | GF,LNAI,LNK | |
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22 | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | LNAI,LNK,MG,MP | |
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23 | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria | GF,KF,LNK,LV,NNP | |
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24 | Ross's Turaco | Musophaga rossae | KF,KV,MM | |
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25 | /Horus Swift/ | Apus horus | KCRL,MM,NNP | |
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26 | Thick-billed Seedeater | Crithagra burtoni | KCRL,KF | |
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27 | Mackinnon's Shrike | Lanius mackinnoni | KF | |
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28 | |European Bee-eater| | Merops apiaster | Many | |
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29 | /Temminck's Stint/ | Calidris temminckii | LNK,NNP | |
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30 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | MM | |
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31 | Yellow-whiskered Greenbul | Eurillas latirostris | GF,KCRL,KF,SS | |
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32 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | KV,MM,NNP | |
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33 | Hinde's Pied-Babbler | Turdoides hindei | XFER2 | |
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34 | Red-fronted Barbet | Tricholaema diademata | LB,NNP | |
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35 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota | LNAI,LNK,MG,MP | |
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36 | Pectoral-patch Cisticola | Cisticola brunnescens | MM | |
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37 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | Many | |
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38 | Reichenow's Seedeater | Crithagra reichenowi | LV,NNP | |
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39 | /Eurasian Hoopoe/ | Upupa epops | LNK | |
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40 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus | LB,MP | |
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41 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | MM,NNP | |
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42 | Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | KVh,SS | |
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43 | |Thrush Nightingale| | Luscinia luscinia | NNPh | |
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44 | Usambiro Barbet** | Trachyphonus usambiro | MM | |
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45 | African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | MM,NNP | |
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46 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | LNK,MM,NNP | |
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47 | <Yellow-crowned Bishop> | Euplectes afer | NNP | |
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48 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | LB,LNAI,MG | |
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49 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | NNP | |
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50 | Slender-billed Weaver | Ploceus pelzelni | LV | |
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51 | Mourning Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | KV,LB,LV | |
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52 | Silvery-cheeked Hornbill | Bycanistes brevis | GF,KCRL,MK | |
53 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | KV,LNK,MM,XFER1 | |
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54 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex | MG | |
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55 | Angola Swallow | Hirundo angolensis | LV | |
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56 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Many | |
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57 | Rock Pratincole | Glareola nuchalis | BG | |
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58 | Gray-winged Robin-Chat | Sheppardia polioptera | KF | |
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59 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | LNAI,NNP | |
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60 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola | LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP | |
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61 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major | Many | |
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62 | Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptera levaillantii | MM | |
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63 | Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | LNK,MM,NNP,XFER1 | |
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64 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia | LNK | |
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65 | <Red-billed Quelea> | Quelea quelea | MG,NNP | |
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66 | Black-billed Barbet | Lybius guifsobalito | LV | |
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67 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | KCRL,LB,LNAIh | |
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68 | African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | KV,NNPh,SS | |
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69 | Long-tailed Fiscal | Lanius cabanisi | NNP | |
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70 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | Many | |
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71 | Oriole Finch | Linurgus olivaceus | KF | |
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72 | Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | KV,MM,NNP,SS | |
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73 | Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | BG,LB,LV,SS,XFER1 | |
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74 | /Marsh Warbler/ | Acrocephalus palustris | XFER2 | |
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75 | Red-tailed Bristlebill | Bleda syndactylus | KFh | |
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76 | Yellow-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis leucoscepus | NNP | |
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77 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | KCRL,MM,NNP | |
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78 | Pink-footed Puffback | Dryoscopus angolensis | KF | |
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79 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | Many | |
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80 | Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | GF | |
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81 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | BG | |
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82 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | NNP | |
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83 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | KV,LB,LNAI,NNP | |
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84 | Common Square-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii | KF | |
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85 | Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | KV,LB,LNK,MM | |
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86 | Little Rock-Thrush | Monticola rufocinereus | LNK | |
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87 | Mountain Yellow-Warbler | Iduna similis | KABER | |
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88 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | LNK | |
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89 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | KML,MM | |
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90 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | LNK,NNP | |
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91 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | MM,NNP | |
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92 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Many | |
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93 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana | LNAI,LNK | |
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94 | Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | MM,NNP | |
95 | Gray Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes simplex | LB | |
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96 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | LB,LNK,MM,XFER1 | |
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97 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | LNAI,LNK | |
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98 | Gray Cuckooshrike | Coracina caesia | GF,MK,SS | |
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99 | /Northern Wheatear/ | Oenanthe oenanthe | MM,NNP | |
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100 | Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus | KV,LB,NNP | |
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101 | Cape Robin-Chat | Cossypha caffra | XFER2 | |
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102 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena | KV,LB | |
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103 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Chloropicus fuscescens | GF,KF,LNK,NNP | |
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104 | Southern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | NNP | |
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105 | Hartlaub's Bustard | Lissotis hartlaubii | NNP | |
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106 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | LB,LNAI,NNP | |
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107 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | Many | |
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108 | White-headed Barbet | Lybius leucocephalus | MM,NNP | |
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109 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis sylvicola | XFER1 | |
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110 | Hartlaub's Turaco | Tauraco hartlaubi | GF,KABER,KCRL,MK NNP | |
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111 | Gray-capped Warbler | Eminia lepida | NNP,SS | |
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112 | Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | KABER,MG | |
113 | Green Sunbird | Anthreptes rectirostris | KF | |
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114 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | LB | |
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115 | Gray-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | LB,LNK,XFER1,XFER2 | |
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116 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri | NNP | |
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117 | Little Greenbul | Eurillas virens | KF | |
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118 | African Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | KV,LB,LNAI,LV,NNP | |
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119 | Least Honeyguide | Indicator exilis | KF | |
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120 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | Many | |
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121 | Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | KV,SS | |
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122 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | LB,LV,MP,NNP | |
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123 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha | LNK,MG,MP | |
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124 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | LB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MP | |
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125 | White-headed Buffalo-Weaver | Dinemellia dinemelli | KV,LB | |
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126 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | LB,LNKh,NNPh | |
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127 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | KF,KV,LNAI,LNK | |
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128 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | MM,XFER1 | |
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129 | Southern Citril | Crithagra hypostictus | KIT,KV | |
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130 | Black-collared Apalis | Oreolais pulcher | GF,KCRL,KF,SS | |
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131 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | MM,NNP | |
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132 | Bristle-crowned Starling | Onychognathus salvadorii | LB | |
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133 | Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri | LV | |
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134 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | MM,NNP | |
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135 | Gray-throated Barbet | Gymnobucco bonapartei | KF,MM | |
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136 | Jackson's Hornbill | Tockus jacksoni | LB | |
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137 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | MM | |
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138 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | MK | |
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139 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | Many | |
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140 | African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | KP,MG | |
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141 | Northern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | KF,LNAI,SS | |
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142 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | KV,LB,LNK,MM,NNP | |
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143 | Chapin's Flycatcher | Fraseria lendu | KF | |
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144 | Rufous-necked Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis | MM | |
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145 | White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri | Many | |
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146 | African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | LV,XFER1 | |
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147 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | Many | |
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148 | Northern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus taeniopterus | LB | |
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149 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | Many | |
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150 | Rueppell's Starling | Lamprotornis purpuroptera | Many | |
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151 | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | LNK,NNP | |
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152 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | LB | |
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153 | White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | NNP | |
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154 | Moustached Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus leucomystax | MK | |
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155 | African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus | KCRL,KF,NNP,SS | |
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156 | Black-billed Weaver | Ploceus melanogaster | KF,SS | |
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157 | /Eurasian Blackcap/ | Sylvia atricapilla | GF,KCRL,KF,LV,SS | |
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158 | Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus musculus | LB | |
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159 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa | LB | |
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160 | African Blue Flycatcher | Elminia longicauda | BG,KF,LV,MM,SS | |
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161 | Lizard Buzzard | Kaupifalco monogrammicus | XFER1g | |
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162 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula | LNK | |
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163 | Sharpe's Longclaw | Macronyx sharpei | KP,MG | |
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164 | Double-toothed Barbet | Lybius bidentatus | KF,KV,LV | |
165 | Red-and-yellow Barbet | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | KV,LB | |
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166 | Red-headed Malimbe | Malimbus rubricollis | KF | |
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167 | Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis pyrgita | KV | |
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168 | Bare-faced Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides personatus | MM | |
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169 | Northern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus | KIT,KV,LB | |
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170 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis | Many | |
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171 | Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus | LB | |
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172 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | LNK,NNP | |
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173 | Brown-tailed Chat | Oenanthe scotocerca | LB | |
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174 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | MM | |
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175 | Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina | MMh | |
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176 | Jackson's Spurfowl | Pternistis jacksoni | KABER | |
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177 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | KF | |
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178 | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | LNKh,MKh | |
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179 | Gray-headed Negrita | Nigrita canicapillus | KCRL,KF | |
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180 | Chubb's Cisticola | Cisticola chubbi | KF,SS | |
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181 | Nyanza Swift | Apus niansae | KABER,LNK | |
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182 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | LV,MM | |
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183 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates | KABER,KCRL,KF,NNP | |
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184 | Abbott's Starling | Poeoptera femoralis | KCRL | |
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185 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | LNAI,LNK,MG,MP | |
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186 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | LNAI,LNK,MG,MP | |
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187 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | MM,NNP | |
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188 | Brown-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira cyanea | BG,KF | |
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189 | Wahlberg's Honeyguide | Prodotiscus regulus | NNP | |
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190 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata | NNP | |
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191 | <Fire-fronted Bishop> | Euplectes diadematus | LV | |
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192 | White-browed Crombec | Sylvietta leucophrys | KF | |
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193 | Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill | Bycanistes subcylindrica | KF,KIT,SS | |
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194 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | Many | |
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195 | White-chinned Prinia | Schistolais leucopogon | KF | |
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196 | Gray-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | KV,SS | |
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197 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | MM,NNP | |
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198 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | Many | |
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199 | Purple-throated Cuckooshrike | Campephaga quiscalina | SS | |
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200 | Rueppell's Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa | NNP | |
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201 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | GF,KF,LNK | |
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202 | Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Coccopygia quartinia | KCRL | |
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203 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | KF,MM,NNP,XFER1 XFER2 | |
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204 | Streaky Seedeater | Crithagra striolatus | Many | |
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205 | Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus | Many | |
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206 | Fischer's Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucopareia | NNP | |
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207 | Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | MG | |
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208 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | LNAI,LNK | |
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209 | Flappet Lark | Mirafra rufocinnamomea | MM | |
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210 | Slender-billed Greenbul | Stelgidillas gracilirostris | KF | |
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211 | Scaly-throated Honeyguide | Indicator variegatus | LNKh | |
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212 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | LNK,MM,NNP,XFER1 | |
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213 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | MG,NNP | |
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214 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | LB,LNAI,MG,NNP | |
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215 | Yellow-spotted Barbet | Buccanodon duchaillui | KF | |
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216 | Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser superciliosus | KV | |
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217 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | LB,MG,SS | |
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218 | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | LNAI,LNK | |
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219 | Black-throated Apalis | Apalis jacksoni | GFh,KCRL | |
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220 | Stuhlmann's Starling | Poeoptera stuhlmanni | KF | |
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221 | White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | LNK,LV | |
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222 | Abyssinian Ground-Thrush | Geokichla piaggiae | KABERh | |
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223 | /Whinchat/ | Saxicola rubetra | NNP | |
224 | Spotted Morning-Thrush | Cichladusa guttata | KIT,KV,LB,XFER2h | |
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225 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | MM | |
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226 | Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus | LV | |
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227 | Yellow-billed Kite** | Milvus aegyptius | LV,NNP | |
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228 | African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | KIT,KV,LB,LNKh,SS | |
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229 | Brown-chested Alethe | Chamaetylas poliocephala | KF | |
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230 | White-headed Sawwing | Psalidoprocne albiceps | KF | |
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231 | African Thrush | Turdus pelios | KF,LV,SS | |
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232 | <Lesser Flamingo> | Phoenicoparrus minor | LNAI,LNK | |
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233 | Petit's Cuckooshrike | Campephaga petiti | KF | |
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234 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | MG,MP | |
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235 | Western Black-headed Batis | Batis erlangeri | KVh | |
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236 | Kittlitz's Plover | Charadrius pecuarius | NNP | |
237 | Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris | XFER1 | |
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238 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | LNK,MG | |
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239 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | LB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP | |
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240 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | LNAI,LNK,LV,MP XFER1 | |
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241 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | Many | |
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242 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | LNK | |
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243 | Chestnut-throated Apalis | Apalis porphyrolaema | GF,KCRLh | |
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244 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus | KABER,KV,NNP | |
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245 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorynchus | LNK,MM,XFER1 | |
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246 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | MK,MM,NNP | |
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247 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | BG,LV,NNP | |
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248 | Southern Hyliota | Hyliota australis | KF | |
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249 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus | GF,KCRL,KF,MM | |
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250 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis | KML,MM | |
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251 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | Many | |
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252 | White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher | Elminia albonotata | KCRLh | |
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253 | Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | LV | |
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254 | Gray Kestrel | Falco ardosiaceus | LV,MM | |
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255 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | LNAI,LV,MG,MP,NNP | |
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256 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina | KV | |
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257 | Piapiac | Ptilostomus afer | BG | |
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258 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | KIT,KV,LB,NNP | |
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259 | Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | MM | |
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260 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | MG | |
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261 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Many | |
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262 | \Southern Pochard\ | Netta erythrophthalma | LNK,MG,MP | |
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263 | Moustached Grass-Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | NNP | |
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264 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht | Many | |
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265 | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris reichenowi | GF,KF | |
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266 | Levaillant's Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | KV,MG,SS | |
267 | Red-fronted Warbler | Prinia rufifrons | LB | |
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268 | Von der Decken's Hornbill | Tockus deckeni | KV | |
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269 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | KV,LNK,MK,NNP | |
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270 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | MP | |
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271 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | LB | |
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272 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | KCRL,LNK,MP,NNP | |
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273 | Speckle-breasted Woodpecker | Chloropicus poecilolaemus | KF | |
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274 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | MM | |
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275 | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | GF,KCRL,KF,MK,SS | |
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276 | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | KV | |
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277 | /Black Stork/ | Ciconia nigra | LNK | |
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278 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | LNAI,LNK,MG,MP | |
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279 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | LB,LNAI,LNK,MP,SS | |
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280 | Tacazze Sunbird | Nectarinia tacazze | KABER,MK | |
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281 | Boran Cisticola | Cisticola bodessa | KVh | |
282 | Buff-throated Apalis | Apalis rufogularis | KF | |
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283 | White-headed Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus bollei | KF | |
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284 | /White-throated Bee-eater/ | Merops albicollis | BG,KF,LV,XFER1 | |
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285 | Black Goshawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | KABER,LNAI,SS | |
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286 | /Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/ | Cercotrichas galactotes | LB | |
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287 | Northern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis leucotis | LB | |
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288 | Brubru | Nilaus afer | LB,MM,NNP | |
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289 | Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica | KV,LB,LNAI,LNK,LV | |
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290 | Kikuyu White-eye | Zosterops kikuyuensis | GF,KABER,KCRL,NNP | |
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291 | Black-crowned Waxbill | Estrilda nonnula | KF | |
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292 | Yellow-mantled Widowbird | Euplectes macroura | MM | |
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293 | Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii | KV,MM,NNP | |
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294 | Forest Weaver | Ploceus bicolor | KF | |
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295 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | LNAI,NNP | |
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296 | /Garden Warbler/ | Sylvia borin | KCRL,MK,MM | |
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297 | /Northern Shoveler/ | Spatula clypeata | LNK,MP | |
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298 | White-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis albirostris | KV,LB | |
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299 | Red-chested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa | MGh | |
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300 | African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | KF,LB | |
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301 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus | KV,LNAI,LNK | |
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302 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax | LNK,MP | |
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303 | Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | MGh | |
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304 | African Gray Woodpecker | Chloropicus goertae | KV,NNP,SS | |
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305 | Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | BG,KVh,LV | |
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306 | Scaly Spurfowl | Pternistis squamatus | KCRL | |
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307 | Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates | LB | |
308 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | NNP | |
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309 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | KF,LNAI,LNK,MP | |
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310 | Abyssinian Crimsonwing | Cryptospiza salvadorii | KCRLg | |
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311 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | Many | |
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312 | Vieillot's Black Weaver | Ploceus nigerrimus | KF | |
313 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | KV,LNAI,MM | |
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314 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Many | |
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315 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | MM,NNP | |
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316 | Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus | LV,MM,NNP | |
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317 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | LB,LNK | |
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318 | Gray-backed Camaroptera** | Camaroptera brevicaudata | GF,KF,LNAI,NNP,SS | |
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319 | Delegorgue's Pigeon | Columba delegorguei | KCRL | |
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320 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | MM | |
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321 | Red-fronted Parrot | Poicephalus gulielmi | KCRL,MK | |
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322 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | LNK,MP | |
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323 | Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus | LB | |
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324 | Eastern Mountain Greenbul | Arizelocichla nigriceps | GF | |
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325 | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | LV | |
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326 | Brown Babbler | Turdoides plebejus | LB | |
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327 | African Gray Flycatcher | Bradornis microrhynchus | LB | |
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328 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | Many | |
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329 | Green Hylia | Hylia prasina | KF | |
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330 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | Many | |
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331 | Northern Brown-throated Weaver | Ploceus castanops | SS | |
332 | Gray-headed Social-Weaver | Pseudonigrita arnaudi | MM | |
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333 | Wing-snapping Cisticola | Cisticola ayresii | MG | |
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334 | White-crested Turaco | Tauraco leucolophus | KV | |
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335 | Hunter's Cisticola | Cisticola hunteri | KABER,KCRL,KP | |
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336 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | LB,LNAI,LNK,SS | |
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337 | Rufous-chested Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | MM | |
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338 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | LNAI,NNP | |
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339 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | KV,LB,SS | |
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340 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | KCRL,KV,MP,XFER1 | |
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341 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | KV,LB,LV | |
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342 | Gray-green Bushshrike | Telophorus bocagei | KF | |
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343 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | Many | |
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344 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans | Many | |
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345 | Eastern Crested Guineafowl | Guttera pucherani | MM,SSh | |
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346 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus | KF,LV,MM | |
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347 | Northern Crombec | Sylvietta brachyura | LB | |
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348 | Black-necked Weaver | Ploceus nigricollis | KF | |
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349 | Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus | LB | |
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350 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | Many | |
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351 | Siffling Cisticola | Cisticola brachypterus | NNP | |
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352 | /Pied Wheatear/ | Oenanthe pleschanka | MM | |
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353 | Uganda Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus budongoensis | KF | |
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354 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini | KIT,LNAI,MM,SS | |
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355 | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lacteus | LB,MK | |
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356 | Equatorial Akalat | Sheppardia aequatorialis | KF | |
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357 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | MM | |
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358 | Joyful Greenbul | Chlorocichla laetissima | KF | |
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359 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | LB,LNK,MG,MM,NNP | |
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360 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris | MK,NNP | |
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361 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | KV | |
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362 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | LNAI,LNK,MP,XFER1 | |
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363 | Yellow-billed Barbet | Trachyphonus purpuratus | KF,SS | |
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364 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | LB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MP | |
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365 | Blue-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur afer | LV,SSh | |
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366 | Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais | KABER,LNK | |
367 | Gray Apalis | Apalis cinerea | GFh,KCRL,KF,SS | |
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368 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia | MG | |
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369 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | MM,NNP | |
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370 | Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | MM | |
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371 | /Eurasian Marsh-Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus | MG,MP | |
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372 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus | BG,LNK,MG,MK,NNP | |
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373 | African Silverbill | Euodice cantans | NNP | |
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374 | Sombre Greenbul | Andropadus importunus | XFER2h | |
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375 | Northern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides hypoleuca | NNP,XFER2 | |
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376 | Red-headed Bluebill | Spermophaga ruficapilla | KF,LV | |
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377 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | MP,XFER2 | |
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378 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | Many | |
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379 | Scaly-breasted Illadopsis | Illadopsis albipectus | KFh | |
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380 | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | LNAI | |
| ||||
381 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | Many | |
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382 | Schalow's Turaco | Tauraco schalowi | MMh | |
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383 | Trilling Cisticola | Cisticola woosnami | KMLh,MMh | |
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384 | Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | LB,MM,NNP,SS | |
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385 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | KIT,KP,XFER1 | |
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386 | Kenrick's Starling | Poeoptera kenricki | KCRL | |
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387 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | BG,MM,NNP | |
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388 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | NNP | |
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389 | Red-cowled Widowbird | Euplectes laticauda | MM,NNP | |
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390 | Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus | KV,LB | |
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391 | Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa | KIT,KV,LB | |
| ||||
392 | Abyssinian Thrush | Turdus abyssinicus | Many | |
| ||||
393 | <Golden-backed Weaver> | Ploceus jacksoni | LV | |
| ||||
394 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Many | |
| ||||
395 | Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus | LB | |
| ||||
396 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | KABER,KCRL | |
| ||||
397 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | NNP | |
| ||||
398 | Aberdare Cisticola | Cisticola aberdare | MG | |
| ||||
399 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | BG,LNK,LV,NNPg | |
| ||||
400 | Black-tailed Oriole | Oriolus percivali | GF,KCRL | |
| ||||
401 | Hemprich's Hornbill | Lophoceros hemprichii | LBh | |
| ||||
402 | Black Sawwing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | Many | |
| ||||
403 | /Eurasian Kestrel/ | Falco tinnunculus | KP | |
| ||||
404 | African Broadbill | Smithornis capensis | KF | |
| ||||
405 | Sooty Chat | Myrmecocichla nigra | MM | |
406 | Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat | Cossypha cyanocampter | KF | |
| ||||
407 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis | LNAI,LNK,NNP | |
| ||||
408 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NNP | |
| ||||
409 | Yellow-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavicollis | XFER1 | |
| ||||
410 | Pygmy Batis | Batis perkeo | LB | |
| ||||
411 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | Many | |
| ||||
412 | Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | LNAI,LNK,MG | |
| ||||
413 | /Eurasian Wigeon/ | Mareca penelope | SS | |
| ||||
414 | Black-faced Rufous-Warbler | Bathmocercus rufus | KF | |
| ||||
415 | Golden-winged Sunbird | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi | KABER,MG | |
416 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | KF,LV,NNP,SS | |
| ||||
417 | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus minor | KV | |
| ||||
418 | Gray-backed Fiscal | Lanius excubitoroides | KABER,LNAI,LNK,MM | |
| ||||
419 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | MM | |
| ||||
420 | Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler | Bradypterus cinnamomeus | GF,KABERh,KCRLh MKh | |
| ||||
421 | Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | MM,NNP | |
| ||||
422 | Hildebrandt's Spurfowl | Pternistis hildebrandti | LNK | |
| ||||
423 | Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor | KCRL,NNP | |
| ||||
424 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | KABER,KP | |
| ||||
425 | Jameson's Wattle-eye | Platysteira jamesoni | KF | |
| ||||
426 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | LB | |
| ||||
427 | White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | MM,NNP | |
| ||||
428 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | MG,MK,MP | |
| ||||
429 | Holub's Golden-Weaver | Ploceus xanthops | LNAI,MP,NNP,SS | |
| ||||
430 | Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus pusillus | LB | |
| ||||
431 | Great Blue Turaco | Corythaeola cristata | KF | |
| ||||
432 | Hunter's Sunbird | Chalcomitra hunteri | LB | |
| ||||
433 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | NNP | |
| ||||
434 | Somali Tit | Melaniparus thruppi | LB | |
| ||||
435 | Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans | NNP | |
| ||||
436 | Scarce Swift | Schoutedenapus myoptilus | KCRL | |
| ||||
437 | /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga pomarina | MM | |
| ||||
438 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica | LNAI,LNK | |
| ||||
439 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis | NNP | |
| ||||
440 | White-tailed Ant-Thrush | Neocossyphus poensis | KF | |
| ||||
441 | Slate-colored Boubou | Laniarius funebris | LB | |
| ||||
442 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | Many | |
| ||||
443 | Northern Brownbul | Phyllastrephus strepitans | LB | |
| ||||
444 | Bar-breasted Firefinch | Lagonosticta rufopicta | BG | |
| ||||
445 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis | LB | |
| ||||
446 | Pangani Longclaw | Macronyx aurantiigula | NNP | |
| ||||
447 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | LV | |
| ||||
448 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | BG,LB,LV,MM,NNP | |
| ||||
449 | Abyssinian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugubris | KABER | |
| ||||
450 | Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus | MM,NNP | |
| ||||
451 | Green-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis | GF,KF,LNK | |
| ||||
452 | Miombo Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes undosus | MMh | |
| ||||
453 | Crowned Hornbill | Lophoceros alboterminatus | MM | |
| ||||
454 | Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | LNAI | |
| ||||
455 | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | LNK | |
| ||||
456 | Luehder's Bushshrike | Laniarius luehderi | KF,SS | |
| ||||
457 | Pale White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus | NNP | |
| ||||
458 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | MM,NNP | |
| ||||
459 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Many | |
| ||||
460 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster | Many | |
| ||||
461 | Northern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis edolioides | KF,KIT,MM | |
| ||||
462 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | MM | |
| ||||
463 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | LB | |
| ||||
464 | African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica | GFh,MKh | |
| ||||
465 | Cape Teal | Anas capensis | LNK | |
| ||||
466 | Bronze Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis | Many | |
| ||||
467 | Parrot-billed Sparrow | Passer gongonensis | KV,LB | |
| ||||
468 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | KABER,LNK,MM,NNP | |
| ||||
469 | Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi | KCRLh | |
| ||||
470 | Star-spotted Nightjar | Caprimulgus stellatus | LB | |
| ||||
471 | Black-fronted Bushshrike | Telophorus nigrifrons | GF | |
472 | Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis | KV,LB,SS | |
| ||||
473 | Shelley's Greenbul | Arizelocichla masukuensis | KF | |
| ||||
474 | Black-lored Babbler | Turdoides sharpei | LV | |
| ||||
475 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis | LNAI | |
476 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava | BG,LV,MG,MP | |
| ||||
477 | Brown-capped Weaver | Ploceus insignis | GF,KCRL,KF,SS | |
| ||||
478 | Red-chested Sunbird | Cinnyris erythrocercus | KF,LV | |
| ||||
479 | Dusky Tit | Melaniparus funereus | KF | |
| ||||
480 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | NNP | |
| ||||
481 | Green-throated Sunbird | Chalcomitra rubescens | KF | |
| ||||
482 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | KCRL,KF | |
| ||||
483 | Greater Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus rufescens | LV | |
| ||||
484 | Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat | Cossypha niveicapilla | KF | |
| ||||
485 | Mountain Gray Woodpecker | Chloropicus spodocephalus | LB,LNAI,LNK | |
| ||||
486 | Cabanis's Greenbul | Phyllastrephus cabanisi | KCRL,KF,SS | |
| ||||
487 | White Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus | KV,LNK | |
| ||||
488 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | MM | |
| ||||
489 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | LB | |
| ||||
490 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | Many | |
| ||||
491 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus | LNK,MM | |
| ||||
492 | Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus | BG,KV,LV,SSh | |
| ||||
493 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | LNK,MM | |
| ||||
494 | Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens | NNP | |
| ||||
495 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | LB,LV,MM | |
| ||||
496 | D'Arnaud's Barbet | Trachyphonus darnaudii | KV,LB | |
| ||||
497 | White-bellied Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides leucogaster | KV,LB | |
| ||||
498 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens | KABER,MG | |
| ||||
499 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | Many | |
| ||||
500 | Slender-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus clarus | LB | |
| ||||
501 | |Common Buzzard| | Buteo buteo | LNK,MM,NNP | |
| ||||
502 | Meyer's Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | KV,LB,LV | |
| ||||
503 | Bar-tailed Trogon | Apaloderma vittatum | GF,KCRLh | |
| ||||
504 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | Many | |
| ||||
505 | Coqui Francolin | Campocolinus coqui | LNKh | |
| ||||
506 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | MM | |
| ||||
507 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | GF,KF,MM,NNP | |
| ||||
508 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | LNAI,LNK | |
| ||||
509 | Green Malkoha | Ceuthmochares australis | KF | |
| ||||
510 | Spot-flanked Barbet | Tricholaema lacrymosa | MM | |
| ||||
511 | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes orientalis | KV,LB | |
| ||||
512 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | KV | |
| ||||
513 | Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | KCRL,SS | |
| ||||
514 | White-bellied Canary | Crithagra dorsostriatus | LB | |
| ||||
515 | Magpie Starling | Speculipastor bicolor | KV | |
| ||||
516 | Red-headed Lovebird | Agapornis pullarius | BG |
*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.
BIRDING LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 115 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 9 |
|| | Transient | 11 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 12 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 2 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 5 |
[] | Accidental | 2 |
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.