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LAKE NAIVASHA NATIONAL PARK

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Area (ha):23,600
Altitude (m):1890
# Species:514
# Excl Vagrants:514
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:11
Species/100 ha:2.2
Habitat: Freshwater lake, Acacia woodland

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
14African Black DuckAnas sparsa
15Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
16MallardAnas platyrhynchos
17Cape TealAnas capensis
18Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
19/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
20/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
21\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma
22/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
23Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

24Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

25Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
26Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
27Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
28&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorguei
29Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
30Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
31Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

32Rock PigeonColumba livia
33Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
34Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
35Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
36Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
37Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
38Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
39Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
40Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
41Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
42Namaqua DoveOena capensis
43African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Bustards: Otididae

44Kori BustardArdeotis kori
45Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

46White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
47Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

48Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
49Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
50/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
51African CuckooCuculus gularis
52White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
53Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
54Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
55/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
56Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
57African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
58Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

59/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
60Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
61Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

62Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
63Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
64|Common Swift|Apus apus
65Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
66African SwiftApus barbatus
67Little SwiftApus affinis
68/Horus Swift/Apus horus
69White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
70African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

71African RailRallus caerulescens
72African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
73Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
74Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
75Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
76Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
77African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
78\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
79Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

80African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

81Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

82Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
83Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
84/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

85Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
86Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

87/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
88/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
89Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
90/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
91Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
92Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
93Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
94Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
95Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
96Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
97Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
98/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
99/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
100/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
101Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

102&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

103Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
104African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

105/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
106/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
107/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
108/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
109/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus
110/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
111Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
112African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
113/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
114/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
115/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
116/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
117/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
118/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
119/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
120/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
121/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
122/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
123/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
124/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
125/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
126/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
127/Sanderling/Calidris alba
128/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

129Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
130Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
131Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

132/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
133Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
134Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
135African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
136/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
137/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
138Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
139Black TernChlidonias niger
140/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
141/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
142/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensis

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

143Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
144&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

145Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
146Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
147Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

148African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
149/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
150/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
151/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
152Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
153Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
154Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

155African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

156Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
157Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

158Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
159African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
160Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
161/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodia
162African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

163Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
164Little BitternBotaurus minutus
165Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
166Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
167Little EgretEgretta garzetta
168Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis
169Little HeronButorides atricapilla
170Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
171\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
172Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
173Great EgretArdea alba
174Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
175Gray HeronArdea cinerea
176Purple HeronArdea purpurea
177Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
178Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

179HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

180ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

181Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
182Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

183SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

184/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

185Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
186African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
187Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
188Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
189\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoides
190/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
191Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
192Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
193White-backed VultureGyps africanus
194Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
195BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
196Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
197Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
198Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
199Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
200Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
201/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
202/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
203Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
204/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
205Tawny EagleAquila rapax
206/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
207/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
208Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
209African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
210Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
211Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
212African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
213Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
214ShikraTachyspiza badius
215Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
216/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
217African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
218/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
219Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
220Black KiteMilvus migrans
221African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
222/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
223|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
224Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

225Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

226African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
227Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
228Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
229Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
230Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
231African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
232Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

233Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
234Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

235Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

236Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

237Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
238Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis
239White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
240Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
241Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

242Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
243Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
244African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
245Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

246White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
247Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
248Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
249/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
250\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
251|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster
252/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

253Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
254African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
255Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
256Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
257Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
258Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
259Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

260/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
261Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
262Purple RollerCoracias naevius
263Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

264D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
265Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
266Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
267Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
268Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
269White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

270Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
271Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
272Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
273Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
274Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

275Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
276Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
277Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
278African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
279Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
280Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

281/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
282/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
283Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
284Fox KestrelFalco alopex
285|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
286|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
287|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
288/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
289African HobbyFalco cuvierii
290Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
291Saker FalconFalco cherrug
292/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

293Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri
294Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

295Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

296|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
297#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
298African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

299Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
300Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

301Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

302BrubruNilaus afer
303Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
304Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
305Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
306Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
307Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
308Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
309Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
310Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

311Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

312African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

313/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
314/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
315|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
316Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
317Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
318Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
319White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

320Cape CrowCorvus capensis
321Pied CrowCorvus albus
322White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

323White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
324Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

325Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculus
326African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

327Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
328Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
329Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
330Sentinel LarkCorypha athi
331Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

332Eastern NicatorNicator gularis

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

333Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
334Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

335Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
336Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
337Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
338Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
339Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
340Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
341Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
342Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
343Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
344Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteri
345Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
346Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctus
347Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
348Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
349Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
350Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
351Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

352/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
353African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
354|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorum
355/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
356/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
357/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
358/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldis
359Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
360Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
361/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

362Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

363White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
364Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
365Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
366Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
367Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
368/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
369Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
370/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
371Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
372Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
373/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
374African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
375Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
376Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

377Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
378Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
379Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

380/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
381/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
382Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

383/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
384/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
385African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
386Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
387/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

388Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
389Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensis
390Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

391Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
392Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
393Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

394Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
395Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

396Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
397Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
398Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
399Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
400Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
401Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
402Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
403Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
404Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

405Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
406African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

407African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
408|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
409African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
410Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
411Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
412White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
413White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
414Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
415Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
416White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
417Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
418Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
419White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
420Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
421|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
422/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
423/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
424Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
425/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
426/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
427African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
428Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
429Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
430/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
431Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
432/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
433/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
434Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

435Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
436Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
437Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
438Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
439Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
440Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
441Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
442Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
443Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
444Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
445Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
446Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
447Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

448Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
449White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
450Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
451Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
452Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
453Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
454Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
455Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
456Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
457Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
458Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
459Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
460&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
461&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
462&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
463Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
464Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
465White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
466Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
467Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
468Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoni
469Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

470Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
471Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
472Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
473Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
474QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
475&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
476Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
477Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
478Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
479Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
480Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
481Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
482African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

483Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
484Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

485House SparrowPasser domesticus
486Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
487Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
488Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
489Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
490Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
491Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

492Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
493Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
494/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
495/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
496African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
497/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
498African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
499Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
500Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
501/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
502/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
503Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpei
504Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

505African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
506Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
507White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
508Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchanani
509Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
510Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
511Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
512Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

513Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
514Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor95
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient11
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened11
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered12
CRCritically Endangered3

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.