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AFRICA KENYA

Area (SqMi):224,962
# Species:1128
# Excl Vagrants:1073
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:40
Species/1000 SqMi:4.8

OTHER COUNTRIESIN 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 QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMM
38Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
39&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix 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]Anthropoides 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-SnipelRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

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

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

180/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
214Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

215Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
216Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNP
217Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusLB,MM,OLO
218{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor 
219Somali CourserCursorius somalensis 
220Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
221Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,LV
222/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNP
223Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

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

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

255Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
256&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

257Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
258Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MP
259Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

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

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

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

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

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

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

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

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

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

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

275African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
276/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
277/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
278African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
279/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
280Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
281Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
282Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

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

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

285{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula 
286#Brown Booby#Sula leucogaster 
287Masked BoobySula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

288African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

289Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
290Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

291Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
292African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
293Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF
294Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
295/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNP
296African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

297Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiMany
298Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
299Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
300Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
301Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
302Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
303White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNP
304Striated HeronButorides striataMany
305Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MM
306Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
307\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeMany
308Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
309Great EgretArdea albaMany
310Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
311Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
312Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
313Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
314Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

315HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

316ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

317Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
318Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

319SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

320/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

321#Scissor-tailed Kite#Chelictinia riocouriiLB,LNK,MM,MP
322Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
323African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
324Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisLNAI,MM,NNP
325Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus 
326Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
327\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoidesMany
328/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
329White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisLB,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
330Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
331Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
332White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
333Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
334[Eurasian Griffon]Gyps fulvus 
335BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
336Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensBG,KFR,LV,MM
337Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
338/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusLB
339Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
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
354Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
355Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
356Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
357Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
358Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
359African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
360Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
361ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
362/Levant Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza brevipesLB,LNK,MP
363Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisLNK,MM,MP
364/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusLB
365Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisANP,GF,KP,MG,NNP
366Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
367/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
368African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
369/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
370Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany
371/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
372Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusLV,NNP
373African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
374/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
375|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoMany
376Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
377/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNP
378Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

379African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MM,MP
380Western Barn OwlTyto albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP

 
Owls: Strigidae

381/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsNNP
382African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisLB,LNAI,LV,MM
383Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisKFR,LB,MM
384Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
385Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
386Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensLB,LV
387Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
388Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMM
389Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
390Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumKFR
391African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiGF,KFR,LNAI,MM,NNP
392Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus 
393{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeusLNAI
394Marsh OwlAsio capensisLNK,LV,MM,MP,NNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

395Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
396White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusLNK,MP
397Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

398Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
399Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

400/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany
401African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaLNAI,LNK,MM

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

402Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
403Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisLB,LNAI,LNK,NNP
404White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
405Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
406Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

407Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLB
408Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
409Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
410Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLB,LNK,MP
411African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
412Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusLB,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
413Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisLB,MM,OLO
414Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniLB
415Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
416Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisANP,GF,KP,NNP
417Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaKFR,KFT,MM
418Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

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

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

432Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
433African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
434Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
435Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
436Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisLB,MM,NNP
437Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
438Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
439Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

440/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
441Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusLB,MM,NNP
442Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
443Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
444Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

445Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusKFR
446Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
447D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
448Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroMM
449Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,MM
450{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFR
451Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,GF,KP
452Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
453Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
454Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LV
455Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFR
456Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFR
457Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
458Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
459Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaLB,NNP,OLO
460White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
461Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKFR,LV
462Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusKFR,KFT,LV,MM

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

463Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisKFR
464Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
465Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
466Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
467Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFR
468Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
469Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
470Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

471/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaLB,LNK,LV,MP,NNP
472Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
473Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFR
474Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
475Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusMany
476African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
477Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
478Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFR
479Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
480Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFR
481Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFR
482Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG,MM
483Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MM
484Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
485Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

486Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
487/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
488/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
489Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
490Fox KestrelFalco alopexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
491Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
492Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraLB
493|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNP
494|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
495|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeMany
496|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
497/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
498African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
499Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
500{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MM
501Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
502Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLB

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

503Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LV
504Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNP
505Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAI

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

506Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR
507Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiANP,GF,LNK,MP
508Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
509Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris 

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

510African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR

 
Pittas: Pittidae

511\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisMM

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

512Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
513White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBG,KFR
514Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
515Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR
516Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFR
517Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,GF,KFR,MM

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

518|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
519#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
520Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFR
521African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
522Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

523Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaKFR
524Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBG,KFR,LV,MM
525Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
526Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFR
527Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFR
528Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
529Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLB
530Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriKFR,LNK,MP
531Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoLB,OLO

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

532White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusKFR,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
533Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MP
534African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFR

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

535BrubruNilaus aferMany
536Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
537Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiOLO
538Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
539Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR
540Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM
541Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
542Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
543Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiLB
544Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR
545Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK
546Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
547Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterBG,KFR,LB,LV,MM
548Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLV
549Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
550[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus 
551Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
552Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR
553Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiKFR
554Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
555Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,GF,MM,NNP
556Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

557Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR
558Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR
559Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
560Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFR

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

561Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFR
562African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

563Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaKFR
564Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMM
565/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
566/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
567|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
568Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
569Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
570Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMM,NNP,OLO
571Somali FiscalLanius somalicusLB
572Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV
573Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
574/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLB
575/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,LB,LV,MM
576White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

577PiapiacPtilostomus aferBG
578Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
579Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
580Somali CrowCorvus edithae 
581Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusLB,LNK,MP
582White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

583Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMM
584Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

585African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
586Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFR
587White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

588White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
589Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFR
590Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
591Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiLB

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

592Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusLB,LNAI,OLO
593African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

594Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusOLO
595Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
596Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLB
597Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
598Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLB,MM,NNP,OLO
599White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNP
600Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi 
601Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
602Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
603Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaKFR,KP,MM
604Sentinel LarkCorypha athiANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP
605Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraNNP
606[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla 
607&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO
608Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
609Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaMM,NNP,OLO

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

610Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLNAI

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

611Green CrombecSylvietta virensBG,KFR
612White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysANP,GF,KFR
613Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraLB,LNAI,NNP,OLO
614Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
615Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina 
616Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

617Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis 
618Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
619Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMM
620Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneriKFR
621White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonBG,KFR,LV,MM
622Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherANP,GF,KFR,MP,NNP
623Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMM
624Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
625Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
626Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaKFR
627Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
628Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniANP,GF,KFR,MM
629Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
630Brown-tailed Apalis**Apalis viridicepsLB
631Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFR
632Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG
633Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF
634Gray ApalisApalis cinereaMany
635[Maasai Apalis]Apalis stronachiMM
636Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
637Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaLB
638Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFR
639Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLV
640Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsLB,NNP,OLO
641Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFR
642Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFT
643Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
644Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsKFR,LV,MM,NNP
645Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
646Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFR
647Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMM
648Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR
649Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany
650Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMM
651Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa 
652Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
653Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusOLO
654Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusLNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
655Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
656Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLV
657Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensANP,KP,MG
658Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
659Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNP
660Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG
661Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMM
662Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
663Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes 
664Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaNNP,OLO
665Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
666Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
667Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMM
668Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
669Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

670Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLV
671/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
672African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
673Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisANP,GF,KP,MG
674/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaLB,NNP
675|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumMany
676[Melodious Warbler]Hippolais polyglotta 
677/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaBG,LB,MM,NNP
678/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
679/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisMany
680/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
681/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldisLB,LNAI,NNP
682Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
683Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBG,LNAI,LV
684/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

685|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP
686[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides 
687[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia 
688Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP
689Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF
690Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,GF,KP,MG,MP
691White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLV
692Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

693White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
694Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
695Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
696Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
697Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
698/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
699Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
700/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LV
701/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
702Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaLB
703Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisMany
704Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
705/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
706African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
707Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
708Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MM
709Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

710Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNP
711Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisMany
712Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFR
713Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBG,KFR,LNAI,LV,MM
714Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM
715Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisNNP
716Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFR
717Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFR
718Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisANP,GF
719Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFR
720Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisMany
721Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR
722Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR
723Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFR
724Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansLB,NNP
725Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNP
726Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany
727Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFR
728Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

729/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixGF,KFR,MM,NNP
730/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
731/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI,MM
732Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,GF,KP,LNAI,MG
733Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFR

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

734Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFR

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

735/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
736/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
737African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
738/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaLB,MM,NNP
739Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
740Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
741/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

742Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
743Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniKFR
744Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisLNK
745Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisMany
746Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

747Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensKFR
748Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisKFR
749Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraKFR
750Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFR

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

751Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaLB,LNK,NNP,OLO
752Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriNNP,OLO
753Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusKFT,LB,LV
754Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiANP
755Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK,LV,MM,MP
756Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
757Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

758African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

759Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
760Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

761Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
762Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
763Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
764Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
765Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
766Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiLB
767Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorLB
768Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,GF,KFR,MM,NNP
769Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,GF
770Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR
771Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
772Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
773Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
774Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor 
775&Splendid StarlinglLamprotornis splendidusKFR
776Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius 
777Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
778Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri 
779Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusLB,LNAI
780Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
781Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusBG

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

782White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFR
783Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeANP,GF
784Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyiGF
785African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusKFR,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
786Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
787African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

788African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
789|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
790Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeLB,LNK,MP
791Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaLV
792African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
793Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
794Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLB
795Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFR
796Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensKFR,LB,LNK,MM,MP
797SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
798Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesKFR,KFT,LV,MM
799Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
800White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
801/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesLB
802Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiMany
803White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
804Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraMany
805Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFR
806Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
807White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
808Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKFR,LNAI,MM
809Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR
810Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
811White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataMany
812Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
813Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraBG,KFR
814Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR
815/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisLB,MM,NNP
816|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
817/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
818/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataKFR,MM
819{European Pied Flycatcher}Ficedula hypoleucaKFR
820|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisKFR
821/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
822Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
823/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
824/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
825African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
826Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaANP,KP
827Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
828Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMM
829Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
830/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
831Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
832/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
833{Desert Wheatear}Oenanthe deserti 
834[Eastern Black-eared Wheatear]Oenanthe melanoleucaLB
835/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
836Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLB,MM
837Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaLB
838Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

839Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiKFR
840Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisLB,LNK,MM,NNP,OLO
841Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFR
842Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
843&Pygmy SunbirdlHedydipna platuraLB
844Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisMany
845Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaKFR
846Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaANP,GF,KFR,MM
847Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR
848Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
849Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
850Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriLB
851Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
852Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
853Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
854Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANP
855Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiMany
856Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusBG,KFR,LV
857Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiMany
858Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisMany
859Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusMany
860Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
861Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusMany
862Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides 
863Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusLV,MM,NNP
864Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFR
865Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusLB,LNK
866Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusBG,KFR
867Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
868Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusBG,KFR,LV,MM

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

869White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisLB,LNK,MP
870Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerLB,MM,NNP
871White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliLB,MM
872Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
873White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
874Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusLB
875Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni 
876{Rufous-tailed Weaver}Histurgops ruficaudaMM
877Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
878Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi 
879Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFR
880Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
881Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
882Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLB,LV,MM
883Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniBG,LV
884Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
885Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
886Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR
887Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
888Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeri 
889Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsLV
890Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLB
891Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
892Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusLB
893Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
894Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
895Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR,KFT
896Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
897Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusMany
898&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoniKFR,LB,LNK,LV,MP
899&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosusMany
900Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR
901Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisANP,GF,KFR,MM
902Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFR
903&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisMany
904Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLV
905&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
906Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusLB
907Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV,MM,NNP
908Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBG,KFR,LV
909Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiBG,KFR,LNAI,LV
910&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
911&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematusLB,LV
912Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
913White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
914Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
915Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
916Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
917Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBG,KFR
918Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneMany
919Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
920Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

921Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
922Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
923African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
924Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
925Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKFR,MM
926Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBG,KFR,LV,MM,NNP
927Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,GF,KP
928Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,GF,KFR,KP,MM
929White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusKFR
930Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosLB,MM,NNP,OLO
931Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaLB
932Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaBG,KFR,LV,MG
933Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiANP,GF,KP
934Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBG,KFR,MG,MM
935Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
936Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesBG
937Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
938QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
939&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataMany
940Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
941Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
942Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
943Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
944Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LV
945Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
946Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
947Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriBG
948Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
949African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
950Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia 
951Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraBG,KFR
952Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG,KFR,LV

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

953Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
954Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
955Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaLB,NNP,OLO
956Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriLB,MM,NNP,OLO
957Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
958Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensLB
959Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisKFR,MM,NNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

960House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
961Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus 
962Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
963Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
964Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisMany
965Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
966Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
967Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

968Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
969Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
970/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
971/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
972African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
973/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
974African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
975Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
976/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisLB
977Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
978/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
979/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
980Bush PipitAnthus cafferMM
981Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusLB
982Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiMany
983Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
984Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMM,NNP
985Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

986Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,GF,KFR
987Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
988African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
989Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisGF
990Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusKFR,KFT,MM
991Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisLV
992Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisKFR,LB
993Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
994White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
995Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniLB
996Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiLNAI,MM,OLO
997Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
998Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
999Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniMany
1000Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusLNK,MP
1001Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

1002Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxKFR

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1003{Ortolan Bunting}Emberiza hortulanaLB,LNK,MP
1004Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
1005Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
1006Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraLB,NNP,OLO
1007Brown-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 Reserve426
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 Park223
Nairobi National Park541
Olorgesailie253
Saiwa Swamp National Park307
Samburu National Park454
Shaba Nature Reserve372
Total Species1007

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.