KENYA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

AFRICA KENYA

Area (SqMi):224,962
# Species:1122
# Excl Vagrants:1067
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:39
Species/1000 SqMi:4.7

OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor126
\\Austral Visitor9
||Transient15
##Non-breeding Dispersal11
<>Erratic/Irregular14
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant31
[]Accidental24

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened28
VVulnerable24
ENEndangered14
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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. 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.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusMany
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanes 

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorMany
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
6Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
9African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
11Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaMany
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
13/Gadwall/Mareca streperaLNAI
14/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
15African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
16Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
17[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosLNAI
18Cape TealAnas capensisMany
19Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
20/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
21/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
22\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalmaMany
23{Common Pochard}Aythya ferina 
24/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaMP
25/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaLB,LNAI,LNK
26Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

27Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
28Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinum 
29Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniANP,MM
30Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxiKFR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

31Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosus 

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

32Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
33Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
34Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiMM
35Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensisANP,MG
36Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiNNP
37<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansoniiMM
38Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
39<Harlequin Quail>Coturnix delegorgueiMany
40[Chestnut-naped Spurfowl]Pternistis castaneicollis 
41Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
42Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMany
43Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniANP,GF
44Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany
45Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLV,MM

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

46Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
47Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
48Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
49Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,GF,KFR
50Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
51{European Turtle-Dove}Streptopelia turtur 
52Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
53Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensLB,LNAI,LV,NNP,OLO
54Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
55Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
56Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
57Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
58Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
59Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
60Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
61African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

62Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusLB,OLO
63Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMM,NNP
64Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusLNK,MM,NNP,OLO
65Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiLB

 
Bustards: Otididae

66Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
67Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMM
68Heuglin's BustardNeotis heuglinii 
69White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO
70Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaLB,OLO
71Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
72Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiMM,NNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

73Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR,KFT
74Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusLNK,LV,MM,MP
75White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
76Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusKFR,LV,MM
77Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeKFR,LV,MM
78White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusBG,LB
79Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiKFR
80Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMM
81Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

82Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
83Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
84/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
85African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
86\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiLB
87Black CoucalCentropus grilliiKFR,LB,MM,NNP
88Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
89Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisBG
90White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
91Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusKFR
92Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR,MM
93Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
94Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
95/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusMany
96Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiLNK,MP,NNP
97Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
98African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
99Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
100\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanusGF

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

101\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusLB,MM
102Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisLB
103/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusMany
104Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusMany
105Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLB
106Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniLB,OLO
107Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisBG
108Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
109Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisKFR,LB,LV,MM
110/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusLB,MM,NNP
111Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusLB
112Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaLB,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
113Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusLB,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
114#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMM

 
Swifts: Apodidae

115Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniKFR
116Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusANP,GF,KFR,LB
117Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
118Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
119|Common Swift|Apus apusMany
120Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
121{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidusLNK
122African SwiftApus barbatusMany
123Little SwiftApus affinisMany
124/Horus Swift/Apus horusMany
125White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
126African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

127African RailRallus caerulescensMany
128|Corn Crake|Crex crexBG,KP,MM,NNP
129African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaMany
130/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaMM,MP
131Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
132Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
133Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
134Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniLB,LNAI,LV,MM,NNP
135African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
136\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalisLB,LNAI,NNP
137Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
138Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaLB,MM

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

139White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraBG,KFR
140Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansBG,GF,KFR,MM
141Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaKFR,LV,MG,NNP
142(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiNNP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

143African FinfootPodica senegalensisLNAI,MM,NNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

144Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
145Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKFR,LB
146[Demoiselle Crane]Grus virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

147Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
148Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
149/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusMany
150Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisLB

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

151[Egyptian Plover]Pluvianus aegyptius 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

152Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
153Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

154/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP
155Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaLNK,MP,NNP
156/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
157Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
158/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusMany
159[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
160Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
161Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
162Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
163Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusLB
164{White-crowned Lapwing}Vanellus albiceps 
165Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisKP,LB,LNAI,MM
166Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
167Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
168Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
169{Brown-chested Lapwing}Vanellus superciliosus 
170/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
171/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsMany
172/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
173Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
174Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusLNK,MP,NNP
175White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus 
176/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusLNK,MP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

177<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

178Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisKP,LNAI,MG,MP
179African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

180/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
181/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataLNAI,LNK,MM,MP
182/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
183/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
184/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusLB,LNAI
185/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaMany
186{Pin-tailed Snipe}Gallinago stenuraLNAI
187African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
188/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
189{Red Phalarope}Phalaropus fulicariusNNP
190/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusLNAI,LNK,MP
191/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
192/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
193[Spotted Sandpiper]Actitis macularius 
194/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
195/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
196/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
197/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
198/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
199/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
200/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP
201{Red Knot}Calidris canutus 
202/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
203/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus 
204/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
205/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
206{Long-toed Stint}Calidris subminuta 
207{Red-necked Stint}Calidris ruficollis 
208[Buff-breasted Sandpiper]Calidris subruficollis 
209/Sanderling/Calidris albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
210{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLNK,MP
211/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
212[Pectoral Sandpiper]Calidris melanotosNNP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

213Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

214Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
215Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNP
216Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusLB,MM,OLO
217{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor 
218Somali CourserCursorius somalensis 
219Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
220Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,LV
221/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNP
222Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

223[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
224/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus 
225/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 
226{Brown Skua}Stercorarius antarcticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

227{Little Gull}Hydrocoloeus minutusLB
228/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiLNK,MP
229/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
230Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
231/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusLB
232Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii 
233{White-eyed Gull}Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 
234[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus 
235Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany
236African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany
237Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
238Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris 
239Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
240Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
241/Little Tern/Sternula albifronsLB
242/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersiLNK,MP
243/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
244/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
245Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
246{Black Tern}Chlidonias nigerLB,LNAI
247/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
248<Roseate Tern>Sterna dougallii 
249/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoLB,LNAI
250White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
251/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensisLNAI
252/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis 
253#Great Crested Tern#Thalasseus bergii 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

254Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
255<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

256Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
257Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MP
258Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

259#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus 
260#Red-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon rubricauda 

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

261#White-capped Albatross#Thalassarche cauta 
262{Black-browed Albatross}Thalassarche melanophris 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

263#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicus 
264{Black-bellied Storm-Petrel}Fregetta tropica 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

265{Leach's Storm-Petrel}Hydrobates leucorhoa 
266[Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates matsudairae 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

267[Pintado Petrel]Daption capense 
268{Antarctic Prion}Pachyptila desolata 
269{Slender-billed Prion}Pachyptila belcheri 
270{Jouanin's Petrel}Bulweria fallax 
271[White-chinned Petrel]Procellaria aequinoctialis 
272#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus 
273#Sargasso Shearwater#Puffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

274African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
275/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
276/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
277African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
278/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
279Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
280Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
281Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

282[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel 
283/Great Frigatebird/Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

284{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula 
285#Brown Booby#Sula leucogaster 
286Masked BoobySula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

287African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

288Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
289Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

290Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
291African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
292Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF
293Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
294/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNP
295African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

296Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiMany
297Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
298Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
299Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
300Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
301Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
302White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNP
303Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
304Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MM
305Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
306\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeMany
307Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
308Great EgretArdea albaMany
309Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
310Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
311Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
312Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
313Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

314HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

315ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

316Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
317Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

318SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

319/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

320#Scissor-tailed Kite#Chelictinia riocouriiLB,LNK,MM,MP
321Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
322African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
323Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisLNAI,MM,NNP
324Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus 
325Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
326\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoidesMany
327/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
328White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisLB,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
329Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
330Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
331White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
332Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
333[Eurasian Griffon]Gyps fulvus 
334BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
335Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensBG,KFR,LV,MM
336Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
337/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusLB
338Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
339Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
340Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
341Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
342/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
343/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMM,MP,NNP
344Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
345/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
346Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
347Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
348/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
349/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
350[Cassin's Hawk-Eagle]Aquila africana 
351Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
352African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
353Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
354Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
355Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
356Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
357Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
358African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
359Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
360ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
361/Levant Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza brevipesLB,LNK,MP
362Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisLNK,MM,MP
363/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusLB
364Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisANP,GF,KP,MG,NNP
365Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
366/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
367African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
368/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
369Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany
370Black KiteMilvus migransMany
371African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
372/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
373|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoMany
374Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
375/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNP
376Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

377African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MM,MP
378Western Barn OwlTyto albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP

 
Owls: Strigidae

379/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsNNP
380African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisLB,LNAI,LV,MM
381Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisKFR,LB,MM
382Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
383Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
384Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensLB,LV
385Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
386Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMM
387Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
388Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumKFR
389African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiGF,KFR,LNAI,MM,NNP
390Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus 
391{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeusLNAI
392Marsh OwlAsio capensisLNK,LV,MM,MP,NNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

393Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
394White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusLNK,MP
395Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

396Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
397Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

398Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

399Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
400Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisLB,LNAI,LNK,NNP
401White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
402Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
403Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

404Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLB
405Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
406Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
407Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLB,LNK,MP
408African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
409Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusLB,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
410Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisLB,MM,OLO
411Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniLB
412Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
413Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisANP,GF,KP,NNP
414Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaKFR,KFT,MM
415Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

416Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleriKFR
417White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
418Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
419Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBG,LV
420Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
421[Swallow-tailed Bee-eater]Merops hirundineus 
422Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii 
423/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
424/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusKFR,LB,LV,MM,NNP
425\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany
426|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany
427/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany
428{Southern Carmine Bee-eater}Merops nubicoides 

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

429Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
430African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
431Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
432Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
433Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisLB,MM,NNP
434Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
435Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
436Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

437/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
438Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusLB,MM,NNP
439Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
440Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
441Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

442Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusKFR
443Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
444D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
445Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,MM
446{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFR
447Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,GF,KP
448Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
449Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
450Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LV
451Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFR
452Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFR
453Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
454Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
455Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaLB,NNP,OLO
456White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
457Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKFR,LV
458Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusKFR,KFT,LV,MM

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

459Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisKFR
460Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
461Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
462Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
463Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFR
464Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
465Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
466Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

467/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaLB,LNK,LV,MP,NNP
468Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
469Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFR
470Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
471Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFR
472Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
473Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusMany
474African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
475Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
476Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFR
477Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFR
478Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG,MM
479Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MM
480Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
481Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

482Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
483/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
484/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
485Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
486Fox KestrelFalco alopexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
487Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
488Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraLB
489|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNP
490|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
491|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeMany
492|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
493/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
494African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
495Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
496{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MM
497/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany
498Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLB

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

499Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LV
500Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNP
501Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAI

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

502Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR
503Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiANP,GF,LNK,MP
504Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
505Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris 

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

506African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR

 
Pittas: Pittidae

507\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisMM

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

508Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
509White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBG,KFR
510Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
511Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR
512Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFR
513Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,GF,KFR,MM

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

514|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
515#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
516Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFR
517African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
518Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

519Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaKFR
520Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBG,KFR,LV,MM
521Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
522Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFR
523Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFR
524Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
525Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLB
526Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriKFR,LNK,MP
527Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoLB,OLO

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

528White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusKFR,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
529Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MP
530African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFR

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

531BrubruNilaus aferMany
532Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
533Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiOLO
534Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
535Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR
536Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM
537Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
538Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
539Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiLB
540Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR
541Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK
542Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
543Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterBG,KFR,LB,LV,MM
544Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLV
545Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
546[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus 
547Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
548Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR
549Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiKFR
550Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
551Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,GF,MM,NNP
552Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

553Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR
554Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR
555Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
556Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFR

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

557Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFR
558African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

559Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaKFR
560Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMM
561/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
562/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
563|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
564Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
565Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
566Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMM,NNP,OLO
567Somali FiscalLanius somalicusLB
568Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV
569Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
570/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLB
571/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,LB,LV,MM
572White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

573PiapiacPtilostomus aferBG
574Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
575Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
576Somali CrowCorvus edithae 
577Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusLB,LNK,MP
578White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

579Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMM
580Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

581African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
582Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFR
583White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

584White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
585Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFR
586Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
587Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiLB

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

588Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusLB,LNAI,OLO
589African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

590Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusOLO
591Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
592Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLB
593Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
594Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLB,MM,NNP,OLO
595White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNP
596Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi 
597Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
598Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
599Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaKFR,KP,MM
600Sentinel LarkCorypha athiANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP
601Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraNNP
602Masked LarkSpizocorys personata 
603[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla 
604<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO
605Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
606Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaMM,NNP,OLO

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

607Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLNAI

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

608Green CrombecSylvietta virensBG,KFR
609White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysANP,GF,KFR
610Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraLB,LNAI,NNP,OLO
611Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
612Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina 
613Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

614Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis 
615Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
616Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens 
617Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMM
618Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneriKFR
619White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonBG,KFR,LV,MM
620Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherANP,GF,KFR,MP,NNP
621Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMM
622Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
623Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
624Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaKFR
625Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
626Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniANP,GF,KFR,MM
627Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
628Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFR
629Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG
630Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF
631Gray ApalisApalis cinereaMany
632[Maasai Apalis]Apalis stronachiMM
633Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
634Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaLB
635Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFR
636Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLV
637Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsLB,NNP,OLO
638Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFR
639Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFT
640Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
641Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsKFR,LV,MM,NNP
642Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
643Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFR
644Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMM
645Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR
646Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany
647Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMM
648Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa 
649Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
650Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusOLO
651Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusLNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
652Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
653Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLV
654Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensANP,KP,MG
655Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
656Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNP
657Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG
658Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMM
659Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
660Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes 
661Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaNNP,OLO
662Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
663Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
664Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMM
665Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
666Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

667Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLV
668/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
669African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
670Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisANP,GF,KP,MG
671/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaLB,NNP
672|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumMany
673[Melodious Warbler]Hippolais polyglotta 
674/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaBG,LB,MM,NNP
675/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
676/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisMany
677/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
678/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldisLB,LNAI,NNP
679Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
680Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBG,LNAI,LV
681/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

682|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP
683[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides 
684[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia 
685Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP
686Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF
687Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,GF,KP,MG,MP
688White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLV
689Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

690White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
691Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
692Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
693Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
694Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
695/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
696Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
697/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LV
698/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
699Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaLB
700Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisMany
701Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
702/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
703African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
704Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
705Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MM
706Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

707Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNP
708Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisMany
709Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFR
710Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBG,KFR,LNAI,LV,MM
711Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM
712Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisNNP
713Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFR
714Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFR
715Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisANP,GF
716Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFR
717Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisMany
718Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR
719Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR
720Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFR
721Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansLB,NNP
722Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNP
723Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany
724Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFR
725Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

726/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixGF,KFR,MM,NNP
727/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
728/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI,MM
729Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,GF,KP,LNAI,MG
730Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFR

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

731Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFR

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

732/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
733/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
734African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
735/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaLB,MM,NNP
736Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
737Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
738/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

739Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
740Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniKFR
741Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisLNK
742Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisMany
743Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

744Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensKFR
745Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisKFR
746Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraKFR
747Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFR

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

748Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaLB,LNK,NNP,OLO
749Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriNNP,OLO
750Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusKFT,LB,LV
751Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiANP
752Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK,LV,MM,MP
753Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
754Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

755African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

756Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
757Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

758Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
759Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
760Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
761Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
762Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
763Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiLB
764Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorLB
765Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,GF,KFR,MM,NNP
766Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,GF
767Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR
768Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
769Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
770Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
771Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor 
772<Splendid Starling>Lamprotornis splendidusKFR
773Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius 
774Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
775Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri 
776Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusLB,LNAI
777Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
778Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusBG

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

779White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFR
780Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeANP,GF
781Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyiGF
782African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusKFR,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
783Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
784African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

785African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
786|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
787Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeLB,LNK,MP
788Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaLV
789African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
790Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
791Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLB
792Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFR
793Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensKFR,LB,LNK,MM,MP
794SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
795Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesKFR,KFT,LV,MM
796Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
797White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
798/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesLB
799Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiMany
800White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
801Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraMany
802Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFR
803Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
804White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
805Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKFR,LNAI,MM
806Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR
807Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
808White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataMany
809Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
810Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraBG,KFR
811Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR
812/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisLB,MM,NNP
813|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
814/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
815/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataKFR,MM
816{European Pied Flycatcher}Ficedula hypoleucaKFR
817|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisKFR
818/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
819Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
820/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
821/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
822African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
823Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaANP,KP
824Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
825Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMM
826Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
827/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
828Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
829/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
830{Desert Wheatear}Oenanthe deserti 
831[Eastern Black-eared Wheatear]Oenanthe melanoleucaLB
832/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
833Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLB,MM
834Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaLB
835Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

836Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiKFR
837Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisLB,LNK,MM,NNP,OLO
838Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFR
839Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
840<Pygmy Sunbird>Hedydipna platuraLB
841Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisMany
842Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaKFR
843Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaANP,GF,KFR,MM
844Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR
845Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
846Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
847Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriLB
848Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
849Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
850Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
851Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANP
852Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiMany
853Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusBG,KFR,LV
854Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiMany
855Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisMany
856Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusMany
857Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
858Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusMany
859Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides 
860Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusLV,MM,NNP
861Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFR
862Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusLB,LNK
863Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusBG,KFR
864Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
865Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusBG,KFR,LV,MM

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

866White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisLB,LNK,MP
867Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerLB,MM,NNP
868White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliLB,MM
869Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
870White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
871Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusLB
872Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni 
873{Rufous-tailed Weaver}Histurgops ruficaudaMM
874Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
875Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi 
876Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFR
877Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
878Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
879Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLB,LV,MM
880Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniBG,LV
881Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
882Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
883Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR
884Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
885Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeri 
886Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsLV
887Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLB
888Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
889Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusLB
890Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
891Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
892Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR,KFT
893Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
894Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusMany
895<Golden-backed Weaver>Ploceus jacksoniKFR,LB,LNK,LV,MP
896<Chestnut Weaver>Ploceus rubiginosusMany
897Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR
898Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisANP,GF,KFR,MM
899Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFR
900<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalisMany
901Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLV
902<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea queleaMany
903Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusLB
904Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV,MM,NNP
905Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBG,KFR,LV
906Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiBG,KFR,LNAI,LV
907<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
908<Fire-fronted Bishop>Euplectes diadematusLB,LV
909Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
910White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
911Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
912Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
913Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
914Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBG,KFR
915Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneMany
916Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
917Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

918Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
919Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
920African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
921Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
922Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKFR,MM
923Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBG,KFR,LV,MM,NNP
924Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,GF,KP
925Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,GF,KFR,KP,MM
926White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusKFR
927Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosLB,MM,NNP,OLO
928Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaLB
929Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaBG,KFR,LV,MG
930Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiANP,GF,KP
931Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBG,KFR,MG,MM
932Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
933Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesBG
934Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
935QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
936<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciataMany
937Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
938Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
939Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
940Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
941Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LV
942Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
943Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
944Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriBG
945Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
946African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
947Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia 
948Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraBG,KFR
949Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG,KFR,LV

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

950Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
951Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
952Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaLB,NNP,OLO
953Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriLB,MM,NNP,OLO
954Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
955Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensLB
956Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisKFR,MM,NNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

957House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
958Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus 
959Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
960Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
961Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisMany
962Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
963Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
964Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

965Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
966Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
967/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
968/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
969African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
970/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
971African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
972Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
973/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisLB
974Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
975/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
976/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
977Bush PipitAnthus cafferMM
978Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusLB
979Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiMany
980Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
981Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMM,NNP
982Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

983Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,GF,KFR
984Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
985African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
986Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisGF
987Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusKFR,KFT,MM
988Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisLV
989Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisKFR,LB
990Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
991White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
992Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniLB
993Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiLNAI,MM,OLO
994Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
995Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
996Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniMany
997Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusLNK,MP
998Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

999Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxKFR

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1000{Ortolan Bunting}Emberiza hortulanaLB,LNK,MP
1001Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
1002Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
1003Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraLB,NNP,OLO
1004Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinis 

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Aberdare National Park326
Buffalo Springs Nature Reserve425
Busia Grassland129
Gatamaiyu Forest218
Kakamega Forest447
Kakamega Town75
Kerio Valley384
Kikuyu Escarpment Forest156
Kinangop Plateau253
Kitale Vicinity227
Kongelai Escarpment333
Lake Baringo533
Lake Naivasha National Park514
Lake Nakuru National Park539
Lake Victoria & Kisumu367
Manguo Swamp529
Masai Mara586
Mau Narok/Molo Grassland175
Mount Kenya National Park223
Nairobi National Park541
Olorgesailie253
Saiwa Swamp National Park307
Samburu National Park454
Shaba Nature Reserve372
Total Species1004

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.