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KENYA

Start:12/10/2012
End:12/29/2012
Duration:20 days
#Species:518
#Endemics:18
#Heard Only:21

2012 Kenya Birding & Mammal Safari

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

color codes

1Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMGEN
2Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniMMNE
3Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensis NE
4Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniKABERNE
5Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumManyEN
6\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae EN
7SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMM,NNPEN
8White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMMCR
9Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosNNPEN
10Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMMCR
11BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMM,NNPEN
12Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMMEN
13/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis BC
14Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleri BC
15Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroMMNE
16Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus EN
17Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus NE
18Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus NE
19Sentinel LarkCorypha athiNNPNE
20Brown-tailed Apalis**Apalis viridiceps BC
21Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventris BC
22Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusKABER,LNKNE
23Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareMGE
24/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldis EN
25Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensis NE
26Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisGF,KABER,KCRL
NNP
E
27Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNNP,XFER2NE
28Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisKCRLNE
29Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiKCRLNE
30Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMM,NNPNE
31Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFRNE
32Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisKABER,KCRLNE
33Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusLBNE
34Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMG,NNPNE
35Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusManyNE
36Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus NE
37Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiKP,MGE
38Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchanani NE

 
 
 
 

 *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

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic3
NENear Endemic20
CRCritically Endangered2
ENEndangered9
BCBest Seen in This Country4
ATAlways a Target0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.