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Accessible Species

AFRICA
KENYA

Area (SqMi):224,962
# Species:1126
# Excl Vagrants:1071
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:35
Species/1000 SqMi:4.8

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor127
\\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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

46Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
47<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

48Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
49Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MP
50Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

51Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
52Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
53Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
54Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,GF,KFR
55Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
56{European Turtle-Dove}Streptopelia turtur 
57Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
58Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensLB,LNAI,LV,NNP,OLO
59Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
60Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
61Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
62Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
63Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
64Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
65Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
66African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

67Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusLB,OLO
68Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMM,NNP
69Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusLNK,MM,NNP,OLO
70Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiLB

 
Bustards: Otididae

71Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
72Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMM
73Heuglin's BustardNeotis heuglinii 
74White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO
75Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaLB,OLO
76Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
77Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiMM,NNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

78Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR,KFT
79Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMM
80Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiKFR
81White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusBG,LB
82Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiMany
83Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeKFR,LV,MM
84Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusLNK,LV,MM,MP
85White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
86Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusKFR,LV,MM

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

87Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
88Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
89/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
90African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
91\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiLB
92Black CoucalCentropus grilliiKFR,LB,MM,NNP
93Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
94Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisBG
95White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
96Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusKFR
97Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR,MM
98Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
99Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
100/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusMany
101Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiLNK,MP,NNP
102Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
103African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
104Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
105\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanusGF

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

106\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusLB,MM
107Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisLB
108/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusMany
109Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusMany
110Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLB
111Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniLB,OLO
112Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisBG
113Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
114Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisKFR,LB,LV,MM
115/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusLB,MM,NNP
116Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusLB
117Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaLB,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
118Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusLB,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
119#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMM

 
Swifts: Apodidae

120Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniKFR
121Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusANP,GF,KFR,LB
122Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
123Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
124|Common Swift|Apus apusMany
125Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
126{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidusLNK
127African SwiftApus barbatusMany
128Little SwiftApus affinisMany
129/Horus Swift/Apus horusMany
130White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
131African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

132African RailRallus caerulescensMany
133|Corn Crake|Crex crexBG,KP,MM,NNP
134African CrakeCrex egregiaMany
135/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaMM,MP
136Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
137Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
138Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
139Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniLB,LNAI,LV,MM,NNP
140African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
141\Striped Crake\Amaurornis marginalisLB,LNAI,NNP
142Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
143Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaLB,MM

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

144White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraBG,KFR
145Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansBG,GF,KFR,MM
146Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaKFR,LV,MG,NNP
147(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiNNP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

148African FinfootPodica senegalensisLNAI,MM,NNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

149Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
150Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKFR,LB
151[Demoiselle Crane]Anthropoides virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

152Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
153Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
154/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusMany
155Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisLB

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

156[Egyptian Plover]Pluvianus aegyptius 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

157Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
158Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

159/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP
160Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaLNK,MP,NNP
161/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
162Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisMany
163/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubiusMany
164[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
165Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
166Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
167Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
168Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusLB
169{White-crowned Lapwing}Vanellus albiceps 
170Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisKP,LB,LNAI,MM
171Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
172Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
173Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
174{Brown-chested Lapwing}Vanellus superciliosus 
175/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
176/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsMany
177/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
178Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
179Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusLNK,MP,NNP
180White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus 
181/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusLNK,MP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

182<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

183Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisKP,LNAI,MG,MP
184African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

218Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

219Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNP
220Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusLB,MM,OLO
221Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
222{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor 
223Somali CourserCursorius somalensis 
224Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
225Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,LV
226/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNP
227Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

228[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
229/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus 
230/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 
231{Brown Skua}Stercorarius antarcticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

232{Little Gull}Hydrocoloeus minutusLB
233/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiLNK,MP
234/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
235Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
236/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusLB
237Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii 
238{White-eyed Gull}Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 
239[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus 
240Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany
241African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany
242Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
243Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris 
244Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
245Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
246/Little Tern/Sternula albifronsLB
247/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersiLNK,MP
248/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
249/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
250Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
251{Black Tern}Chlidonias nigerLB,LNAI
252/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
253<Roseate Tern>Sterna dougallii 
254/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoLB,LNAI
255White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
256/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensisLNAI
257/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis 
258#Great Crested Tern#Thalasseus bergii 

 
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[Cape 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#Audubon's 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

288Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
289Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

290Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
291Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

292ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

293HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

294Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmiiMany
295Little BitternIxobrychus minutusMany
296Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
297Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
298Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
299Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
300White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNP
301Striated HeronButorides striataMany
302Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MM
303Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
304\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeMany
305Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
306Great EgretArdea albaMany
307Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
308Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
309Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
310Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
311Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

312Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
313African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
314Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF
315Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
316/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNP
317African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

318SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

319/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

320Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
321#Scissor-tailed Kite#Chelictinia riocouriiLB,LNK,MM,MP
322African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
323Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisLNAI,MM,NNP
324Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus 
325Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
326/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
327\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoidesMany
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
335/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusLB
336Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
337Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
338Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensBG,KFR,LV,MM
339Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
340Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
341Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
342Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
343/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
344/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMM,MP,NNP
345Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
346/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
347Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
348Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
349/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
350/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
351[Cassin's Hawk-Eagle]Aquila africana 
352Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
353African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
354Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
355Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
356Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
357Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
358/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
359/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
360African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
361/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
362Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany
363African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiMany
364ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
365/Levant Sparrowhawk/Accipiter brevipesLB,LNK,MP
366Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusMany
367Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisLNK,MM,MP
368/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusLB
369Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisANP,GF,KP,MG,NNP
370Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusMany
371/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
372Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusLV,NNP
373African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
374|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoMany
375Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
376/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNP
377Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

378African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MM,MP
379Barn OwlTyto albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP

 
Owls: Strigidae

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

398/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany
399African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaLNAI,LNK,MM

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

400Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
401Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisLB,LNAI,LNK,NNP
402White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
403Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
404Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

405Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLB
406Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
407Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
408Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLB,LNK,MP
409African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
410Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusLB,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
411Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisLB,MM,OLO
412Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniLB
413Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
414Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisANP,GF,KP,NNP
415Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaKFR,KFT,MM
416Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMM

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

417Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
418African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
419Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
420Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
421Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisLB,MM,NNP
422Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
423Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
424Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

425Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleriKFR
426White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
427Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
428Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBG,LV
429Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
430[Swallow-tailed Bee-eater]Merops hirundineus 
431Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii 
432/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
433/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusKFR,LB,LV,MM,NNP
434\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany
435|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany
436/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany
437{Southern Carmine Bee-eater}Merops nubicoides 

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

438/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
439Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusLB,MM,NNP
440Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
441Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusMany
442Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

443Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratusKFR
444Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
445D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
446Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroMM
447Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,MM
448{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFR
449Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,GF,KP
450Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
451Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusMany
452Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LV
453Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFR
454Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFR
455Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
456Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
457Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaLB,NNP,OLO
458White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
459Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKFR,LV
460Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusKFR,KFT,LV,MM

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

461Cassin's HoneyguideProdotiscus insignisKFR
462Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
463Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusMany
464Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
465Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFR
466Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
467Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
468Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

469/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaLB,LNK,LV,MP,NNP
470Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
471Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFR
472Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
473Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusMany
474African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
475Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
476Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFR
477Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
478Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFR
479Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFR
480Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG,MM
481Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MM
482Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
483Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

484Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
485/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
486/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
487Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
488Fox KestrelFalco alopexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
489Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
490Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraLB
491|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNP
492|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
493|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeMany
494|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
495/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
496African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
497Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
498{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MM
499Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
500Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLB

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

501Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LV
502Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNP
503Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAI

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

504Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR
505Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiANP,GF,LNK,MP
506Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
507Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris 

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

508African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR

 
Pittas: Pittidae

509\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisMM

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

510Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaMany
511White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisBG,KFR
512Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
513Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR
514Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFR
515Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,GF,KFR,MM

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

516|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
517#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
518Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFR
519African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
520Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

521Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBG,KFR,LV,MM
522Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
523Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castaneaKFR
524Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFR
525Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFR
526Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
527Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLB
528Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriKFR,LNK,MP
529Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoLB,OLO

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

530White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusKFR,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
531Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MP
532African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFR

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

533BrubruNilaus aferMany
534Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
535Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiOLO
536Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
537Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR
538Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM
539Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
540Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
541Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiLB
542Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR
543Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK
544Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
545Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterBG,KFR,LB,LV,MM
546Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLV
547Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
548[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus 
549Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
550Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocageiKFR
551Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
552Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifronsANP,GF,MM,NNP
553Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR
554Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

555Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR
556Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR
557Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
558Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFR

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

559Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFR
560African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

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
566Yellow-billed ShrikeLanius corvinaKFR
567Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaMM
568Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMM,NNP,OLO
569Somali FiscalLanius somalicusLB
570Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV
571Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
572/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLB
573/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,LB,LV,MM
574White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

575PiapiacPtilostomus aferBG
576Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
577Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
578Somali CrowCorvus edithae 
579Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusLB,LNK,MP
580White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

581Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMM
582Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

583African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
584Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFR
585White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

586White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
587Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFR
588Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
589Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiLB

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

590Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusLB,LNAI,OLO
591African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

592Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusOLO
593Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
594Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLB
595Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
596Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLB,MM,NNP,OLO
597White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNP
598Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi 
599Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
600Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetraNNP
601Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaMany
602Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
603[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla 
604Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
605<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO
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
614Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFR

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

615Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis 
616Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
617Greencap 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
628Brown-tailed Apalis**Apalis viridicepsLB
629Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFR
630Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG
631Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF
632Gray ApalisApalis cinereaMany
633[Karamoja Apalis]Apalis karamojaeMM
634Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
635Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaLB
636Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFR
637Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLV
638Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsLB,NNP,OLO
639Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFR
640Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFT
641Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
642Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsKFR,LV,MM,NNP
643Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
644Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFR
645Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMM
646Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR
647Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany
648Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMM
649Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa 
650Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
651Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusOLO
652Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisLNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
653Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
654Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLV
655Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensANP,KP,MG
656Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
657Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNP
658Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG
659Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMM
660Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
661Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes 
662Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaNNP,OLO
663Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
664Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
665Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMM
666Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
667Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

683|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP
684[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides 
685[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia 
686Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP
687Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF
688Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,GF,KP,MG,MP
689White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLV
690Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

691White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
692Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
693Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
694Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
695Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
696/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
697Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
698/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LV
699/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
700Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaLB
701Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisMany
702Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
703/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
704Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
705Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
706Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MM
707Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

708Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNP
709Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisMany
710Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFR
711Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisBG,KFR,LNAI,LV,MM
712Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM
713Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisNNP
714Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFR
715Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFR
716Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsANP,GF
717Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFR
718Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisMany
719Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR
720Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR
721Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFR
722Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansLB,NNP
723Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNP
724Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany
725Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFR
726Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

727/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixGF,KFR,MM,NNP
728/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
729/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI,MM
730Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,GF,KP,LNAI,MG
731Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFR

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, 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
741Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusLNK
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

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

755African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

756Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMany
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
782Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
783African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusKFR,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
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
794SilverbirdMelaenornis 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
800Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
801Cape Robin-ChatCossypha 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
838Green 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
856Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
857Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
858Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusMany
859Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides 
860Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusLV,MM,NNP
861Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFR
862Shining 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-headed 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
897Forest 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
997Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiLNK,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 Valley383
Kikuyu Escarpment Forest156
Kinangop Plateau253
Kitale Vicinity227
Kongelai Escarpment332
Lake Baringo533
Lake Naivasha National Park514
Lake Nakuru National Park539
Lake Victoria & Kisumu367
Manguo Swamp529
Masai Mara586
Mau Narok/Molo Grassland175
Mount Kenya National Park222
Nairobi National Park541
Olorgesailie253
Saiwa Swamp National Park307
Samburu National Park454
Shaba Nature Reserve371
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.