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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 Visitor131
\\Austral Visitor12
||Transient15
##Non-breeding Dispersal13
<>Erratic/Irregular18
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant31
[]Accidental24

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened40
VVulnerable26
ENEndangered20
CRCritically Endangered5

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common43
CCommon492
FCFairly/Locally Common133
UCUncommon/Scarce211
RRare/Very Scarce39
VRVery Rare20
XAccidental/Vagrant3
?Uncertain186

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 species recorded in the country along with frequency of occurrence. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusManyFC
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesBS,SBNP,SBRFC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataManyC
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorManyC
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany?
6Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosManyC
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaManyC
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany?
9African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MPUC
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaManyC
11Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaManyC
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataManyA
13/Gadwall/Mareca streperaLNAIVR
14/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,SSR
15African Black DuckAnas sparsaManyUC
16Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataManyC
17[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosLNAIX
18Cape TealAnas capensisMany?
19Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaManyC
20/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaManyC
21/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaManyUC
22\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalmaManyC
23{Common Pochard}Aythya ferina X
24/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaMPVR
25/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaLB,LNAI,LNKUC
26Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaManyUC

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

27Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany?
28Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumBS,SBNP,SBRC
29Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniANP,MMC
30Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxiKFR,SS?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

31Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusKE,SBNPUC

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

32Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaManyFC
33Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPFC
34Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiMMUC
35Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorus UC
36Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoides R
37Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensisANP,MGUC
38Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiNNP,SBNPC
39&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMMUC
40Common QuailCoturnix coturnixManyFC
41&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorgueiManyC
42[Chestnut-naped Spurfowl]Pternistis castaneicollis X
43Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusManyC
44Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiManyC
45Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniANP,GF,MKC
46Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusManyC
47Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLV,MMFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

48Rock PigeonColumba liviaManyA
49Speckled PigeonColumba guineaManyA
50Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixManyC
51Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,GF,KFR,KV,MKC
52Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataManyUC
53{European Turtle-Dove}Streptopelia turtur X
54Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensManyFC
55White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowi C
56Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensManyC
57Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataManyC
58Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaManyC
59Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisManyA
60Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosManyC
61Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferManyC
62Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaManyC
63Namaqua DoveOena capensisManyC
64Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia FC
65African Green-PigeonTreron calvusManyC

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

66Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRFC
67Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMM,NNP,SBNP,SBRC
68Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusManyC
69Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiBS,LB,SBNP,SBRUC
70Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus UC

 
Bustards: Otididae

71Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs VR
72Kori BustardArdeotis koriManyFC
73Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMMUC
74Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiBS,SBRUC
75White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisManyC
76Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
77Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterManyC
78Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiBS,MM,NNPFC

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

79Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR,KFTC
80Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusKE,LNK,LV,MM,MPC
81White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterManyC
82Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusManyFC
83Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus FC
84Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeManyFC
85White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusManyC
86Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiKFRR
87Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMMC
88Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiManyFC
89Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri C

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

90Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusManyC
91Black CuckooCuculus clamosusManyC
92/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusManyC
93African CuckooCuculus gularisManyUC
94/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus FC
95\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiKIT,LBUC
96Black CoucalCentropus grilliiKFR,LB,MM,NNPC
97Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusManyC
98Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisBG,SSC
99White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusManyC
100Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusKFR?
101Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR,MM?
102Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusManyFC
103Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiManyFC
104/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusManyFC
105Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiLNK,MP,NNPUC
106Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasManyC
107African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusManyC
108Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusManyC
109\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanusGF,KVFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

110\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusLB,MM,SBNPC
111Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisLBUC
112/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusManyC
113Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusManyC
114Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLB,SBNP,SBR?
115Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
116Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisBG,KEC
117Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusManyC
118Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisKFR,LB,LV,MMC
119/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusBS,LB,MM,NNP,SBNPC
120Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusLBC
121Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaManyC
122#Long-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus climacurus C
123Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusManyC
124#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMMC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

125Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri UC
126Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniKFRR
127Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi UC
128Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusManyFC
129Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaManyUC
130Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisManyUC
131|Common Swift|Apus apusMany?
132Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeManyC
133African SwiftApus barbatusManyFC
134{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidusLNKX
135/Forbes-Watson's Swift/Apus berliozi ?
136Little SwiftApus affinisManyC
137/Horus Swift/Apus horusMany?
138White-rumped SwiftApus cafferManyC
139African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusManyC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

140African RailRallus caerulescensManyUC
141|Corn Crake|Crex crexBG,KP,MM,NNPUC
142African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaMany?
143/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaMM,MPR
144Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataManyUC
145Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusManyFC
146Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataManyC
147Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniLB,LNAI,LV,MM,NNPUC
148African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisManyFC
149\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalisLB,LNAI,NNPR
150Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraManyC
151Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaKIT,LB,MMUC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

152White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraBG,KFRC
153Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansManyUC
154Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaKFR,LV,MG,NNP,SSC
155(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiNNPVR
156Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinisMKR

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

157African FinfootPodica senegalensisLNAI,MM,NNPUC

 
Cranes: Gruidae

158Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumManyC
159Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKFR,LBUC
160[Demoiselle Crane]Anthropoides virgo X

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

161Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisManyUC
162Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusManyC
163/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusManyVR
164Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisLBFC

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

165[Egyptian Plover]Pluvianus aegyptius X

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

166Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusManyC
167Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaManyFC

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

168/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus UC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

169/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MPA
170Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaLNK,MP,NNPUC
171/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaManyC
172Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisManyC
173/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusManyUC
174[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus X
175Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisManyC
176Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusManyC
177Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusManyUC
178Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusKE,LB,SBNPFC
179{White-crowned Lapwing}Vanellus albiceps X
180Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisKP,LB,LNAI,MMFC
181Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusManyC
182Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusManyC
183Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusManyFC
184{Brown-chested Lapwing}Vanellus superciliosus X
185/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusManyC
186/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsManyA
187/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiLB,LNAI,LNK,MPA
188Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusManyC
189Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusLNK,MP,NNPFC
190White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus C
191/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusLNK,MPR

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

192&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensisManyUC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

193Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisKP,LNAI,MG,MPUC
194African JacanaActophilornis africanusManyC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

195/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPA
196/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataLNAI,LNK,MM,MPUC
197/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaLB,LNAI,LNK,MPUC
198/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaManyFC
199/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusLB,LNAIR
200/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaManyUC
201{Pin-tailed Snipe}Gallinago stenuraLNAIX
202African SnipeGallinago nigripennisManyFC
203/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoManyC
204{Red Phalarope}Phalaropus fulicariusNNPX
205/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusLNAI,LNK,MPFC
206/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPC
207/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosManyA
208[Spotted Sandpiper]Actitis macularius X
209/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusManyC
210/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisManyC
211/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaManyA
212/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLB,LNAI,LNK,MPUC
213/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusManyFC
214/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaManyC
215/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MPA
216{Red Knot}Calidris canutus X
217/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxManyA
218/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus UC
219/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaManyA
220/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiManyR
221{Long-toed Stint}Calidris subminuta X
222{Red-necked Stint}Calidris ruficollis X
223[Buff-breasted Sandpiper]Calidris subruficollis X
224/Sanderling/Calidris albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPA
225{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLNK,MPX
226/Little Stint/Calidris minutaManyA
227[Pectoral Sandpiper]Calidris melanotosNNPX

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

228Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusManyC
229Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus VR
230Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffreniiBS,SBRUC

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

231Crab-PloverDromas ardeolaLNKFC

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

232Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLOFC
233Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNPUC
234Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusManyFC
235{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor X
236Somali CourserCursorius somalensisBS,SBNP,SBRC
237Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiManyC
238Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,KE,LVC
239/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNPVR
240Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaManyC
241\Madagascar Pratincole\Glareola ocularis C

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

242[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus X
243/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus VR
244/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus UC
245{Brown Skua}Stercorarius antarcticus X

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

246{Little Gull}Hydrocoloeus minutusLBX
247/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiLNK,MPR
248/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany?
249Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusManyC
250/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusLBR
251Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii C
252{White-eyed Gull}Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus X
253[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus X
254Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany?
255African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisManyUC
256Brown NoddyAnous stolidus C
257Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris UC
258Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus C
259Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus C
260/Little Tern/Sternula albifronsLBVR
261/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersiLNK,MPA
262/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaManyC
263/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPUC
264Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaManyFC
265{Black Tern}Chlidonias nigerLB,LNAIX
266/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusManyA
267&Roseate TernlSterna dougallii C
268/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoLB,LNAIA
269White-cheeked TernSterna repressa UC
270/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensisLNAIA
271/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis UC
272#Great Crested Tern#Thalasseus bergii FC

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

273Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusManyC
274&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minorManyA

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

275Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisManyC
276Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MPUC
277Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPUC

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

278#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus ?
279#Red-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon rubricauda R

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

280#White-capped Albatross#Thalassarche cauta ?
281{Black-browed Albatross}Thalassarche melanophris X

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

282#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicus ?
283{Black-bellied Storm-Petrel}Fregetta tropica X

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

284{Leach's Storm-Petrel}Hydrobates leucorhoa X
285[Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates matsudairae X

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

286[Pintado Petrel]Daption capense X
287{Antarctic Prion}Pachyptila desolata X
288{Slender-billed Prion}Pachyptila belcheri X
289{Jouanin's Petrel}Bulweria fallax X
290[White-chinned Petrel]Procellaria aequinoctialis X
291#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus ?
292#Sargasso Shearwater#Puffinus lherminieri ?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

293African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusManyC
294/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraManyUC
295/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiManyA
296African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisManyUC
297/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaManyC
298Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisManyUC
299Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferManyC
300Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisManyC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

301[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel X
302/Great Frigatebird/Fregata minor UC

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

303{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula X
304#Brown Booby#Sula leucogaster ?
305Masked BoobySula dactylatra UC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

306African DarterAnhinga rufaManyFC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

307Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusManyC
308Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboManyC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

309Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusManyC
310African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusManyC
311Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF,KV,MKUC
312Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashManyC
313/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNPX
314African SpoonbillPlatalea albaManyC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

315Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiManyUC
316Little BitternBotaurus minutusManyFC
317Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxManyC
318Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaManyUC
319Little EgretEgretta garzettaManyC
320Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPR
321White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNPUC
322Striated HeronButorides striataManyC
323Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MMUC
324Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesManyC
325\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeManyR
326Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisManyA
327Great EgretArdea albaManyC
328Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaManyFC
329Gray HeronArdea cinereaManyFC
330Purple HeronArdea purpureaManyUC
331Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaManyC
332Goliath HeronArdea goliathManyUC

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

333HamerkopScopus umbrettaManyFC

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

334ShoebillBalaeniceps rexManyR

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

335Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusManyA
336Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensManyC

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

337SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusManyC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

338/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusManyFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

339#Scissor-tailed Kite#Chelictinia riocouriiManyVR
340Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusManyC
341African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany?
342Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisManyC
343Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMKUC
344Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusManyUC
345\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoidesManyUC
346/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusManyUC
347White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisManyUC
348Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosManyFC
349Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusManyC
350White-backed VultureGyps africanusManyC
351Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliManyFC
352[Eurasian Griffon]Gyps fulvus X
353BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusManyFC
354Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensManyUC
355Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus UC
356Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini VR
357Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisManyFC
358/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusLBVR
359Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusManyUC
360Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusManyUC
361Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusManyUC
362Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisManyFC
363/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaManyUC
364/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMM,MP,NNPX
365Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiManyC
366/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusManyFC
367Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiManyUC
368Tawny EagleAquila rapaxManyUC
369/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisManyC
370/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNPUC
371[Cassin's Hawk-Eagle]Aquila africana X
372Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiManyUC
373African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterManyC
374Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusManyUC
375Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarManyC
376Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesManyFC
377Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusManyC
378Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusManyC
379African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiManyC
380Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusManyUC
381ShikraTachyspiza badiusManyC
382/Levant Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza brevipesManyX
383Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisLNK,MM,MPR
384/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusLBVR
385Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisManyUC
386Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusManyFC
387/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusManyFC
388African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusManyUC
389/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusManyC
390Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany?
391/Black Kite/Milvus migransManyUC
392Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusLV,NNPC
393African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferManyC
394/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisMany?
395|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoManyC
396Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusManyFC
397/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNPUC
398Augur BuzzardButeo augurManyC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

399African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MK,MM,MPUC
400Western Barn OwlTyto albaManyUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

401Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae UC
402/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsNNP?
403African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisManyC
404Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisManyUC
405Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti UC
406Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisManyUC
407Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusManyFC
408Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensKV,LB,LV,SBNP?
409Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaManyC
410Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMMUC
411Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumManyC
412Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumKFRUC
413African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense C
414African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiManyC
415Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusMKR
416{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeusLNAIX
417Marsh OwlAsio capensisLNK,LV,MM,MP,NNPFC

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

418Speckled MousebirdColius striatusManyC
419White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusBS,LNK,MP,SBNP,SBRUC
420Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusManyC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

421Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaManyFC
422Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR,KV,MKUC

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

423/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsManyUC
424African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaLNAI,LNK,MMC

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

425Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusManyC
426Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisManyUC
427Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis FC
428White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiManyFC
429Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneiceps UC
430Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasManyFC
431Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorManyC

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

432Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLBUC
433Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriManyUC
434Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusManyC
435Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiKE,KV,LB,LNK,MPUC
436African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusManyC
437Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusManyC
438Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisManyUC
439Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniKE,KV,LBC
440Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniManyC
441Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisManyC
442Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaManyC
443Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMMC

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

444Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleriKFRUC
445White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesManyFC
446Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusManyC
447Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBG,LV?
448Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesManyC
449[Swallow-tailed Bee-eater]Merops hirundineus X
450Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiBS,SBNP,SBRUC
451/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisManyC
452/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusManyFC
453\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany?
454|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany?
455/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany?
456{Southern Carmine Bee-eater}Merops nubicoides X

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

457Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata UC
458Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachysKFRVR
459Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusManyC
460African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany?
461Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaManyC
462Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisManyC
463Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides FC
464Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica FC
465Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisManyC
466Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiManyC
467Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaManyUC
468Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisManyC

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

469/European Roller/Coracias garrulusManyC
470Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusManyC
471Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusManyC
472Purple RollerCoracias naeviusManyUC
473Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusManyFC

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

474Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusKFR,SSFC
475Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusManyC
476D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiManyC
477Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroMM?
478Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea C
479Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,KIT,MM,SSFC
480White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisMKC
481{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFRX
482Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex UC
483Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxManyC
484Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusManyC
485Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisManyC
486Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LVC
487Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFRC
488Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFRC
489Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany?
490Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaManyFC
491Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany?
492White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusManyC
493Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKE,KFR,LVUC
494Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus ?
495Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterus FC
496Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusManyC

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

497Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisKFRUC
498Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeManyUC
499Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusManyUC
500Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusManyUC
501Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFRUC
502Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorManyC
503Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusManyFC
504Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorManyC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

505/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaManyR
506Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisManyC
507Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFRC
508Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensManyC
509Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusManyUC
510African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeManyC
511Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusManyC
512Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFRC
513Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany?
514Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFRC
515Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFRC
516Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaManyC
517Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MMC
518Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaManyC
519Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM,SSR
520Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica C

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

521Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusManyFC
522/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniManyC
523/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusManyC
524Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesManyUC
525Fox KestrelFalco alopexKE,LB,LNAI,LNK,MPUC
526Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusManyUC
527#Dickinson's Kestrel#Falco dickinsoni VR
528Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraBS,LB,SBNP,SBRUC
529|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNPVR
530|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany?
531|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeManyR
532|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorManyR
533/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoManyC
534African HobbyFalco cuvieriiManyUC
535Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusManyC
536{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MMX
537Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusManyUC
538/Barbary Falcon**/Falco pelegrinoides VR
539Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLBR

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

540Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LVFC
541Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNPFC
542Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAIUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

543Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR,SBNPR
544Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiManyC
545Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriManyFC
546Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus FC
547Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisBS,SBNP,SBRC

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

548African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR,MKUC

 
Pittas: Pittidae

549\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisKEUC

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

550Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaManyC
551White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBG,KFRUC
552Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaManyC
553Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR,MKC
554Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFRC
555Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaManyUC

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

556|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusManyC
557#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusManyC
558Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus FC
559Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFRC
560African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusManyC
561Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF,KV,MK,SSC

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

562Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaKFRFC
563Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaManyC
564Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataManyUC
565Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFRFC
566Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFRUC
567Short-tailed BatisBatis mixta ?
568Chinspot BatisBatis molitorManyC
569Pale BatisBatis soror ?
570Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLBR
571Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriManyC
572Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minor ?
573Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoManyC

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

574White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusManyC
575Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MPUC
576Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii C
577Chestnut-fronted HelmetshrikePrionops scopifrons C
578African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFRUC
579Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus R

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

580BrubruNilaus aferManyC
581Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisManyC
582Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiBS,OLO,SBNP,SBR,SS?
583Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaManyC
584Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR?
585Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM,SSUC
586Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusManyC
587Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisManyC
588Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiBS,LB,SBNP,SBR?
589Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps ?
590Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR,KIT,SS?
591Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK?
592Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorManyC
593Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteus ?
594Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterManyC
595Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLVC
596Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisManyC
597[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus X
598Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusManyC
599Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis ?
600Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR,KVFC
601Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiKFR,KITC
602Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusManyC
603Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsManyFC
604Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiManyC

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

605Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR?
606Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR?
607Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisManyC
608Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFRUC

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

609African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas C
610Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFRC
611African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisManyC

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

612Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaKE,KFR,KIT,SSC
613Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMMUC
614/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioManyC
615/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusManyC
616|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorManyC
617Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesManyC
618Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiManyC
619Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisManyC
620Somali FiscalLanius somalicusBS,LB,SBNPUC
621Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV,SSUC
622Northern FiscalLanius humeralisManyA
623/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLBR
624/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,KIT,LB,LV,MMUC
625White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliManyC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

626PiapiacPtilostomus aferBGC
627House CrowCorvus splendens A
628Cape CrowCorvus capensisManyC
629Pied CrowCorvus albusManyC
630Somali CrowCorvus edithaeBS,SBNP,SBRC
631Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusManyC
632White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany?

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

633Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterKE,MMFC
634Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR?

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

635African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaManyC
636Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFRC
637White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF,KV,MKC

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

638White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis C
639White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisManyC
640Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFRFC
641Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPUC
642Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

643Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusManyUC
644African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliManyUC

 
Larks: Alaudidae

645&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisBS,SBNP,SBRC
646Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusBS,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
647Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaManyC
648Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gilletti ?
649Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
650Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesManyC
651Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaManyC
652White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNPUC
653Williams's LarkMirafra williamsiBS,SBNP,SBR?
654Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpaBS,SBNP,SBR?
655Collared LarkAmirafra collaris ?
656Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany?
657Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaKFR,KP,MMC
658Sentinel LarkCorypha athiMany?
659Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraBS,NNP,SBNP,SBR?
660Masked LarkSpizocorys personataSBRC
661Crested LarkGalerida cristata C
662Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae A
663&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO?
664[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla X
665Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaManyC
666Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaManyUC

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

667Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLNAIC

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

668Green CrombecSylvietta virensBG,KFRC
669White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysMany?
670Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraManyC
671Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiManyC
672Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaBS,SBNP,SBRUC
673Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany?
674Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri UC

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

675Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisBS,SBNP,SBR?
676Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany?
677Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensKE,KVFC
678Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMMFC
679Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneriKFRUC
680White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonBG,KFR,LV,MM,SSC
681Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherManyC
682Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMM?
683Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexManyC
684Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany?
685Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaKFRC
686Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaManyC
687Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica C
688Taita ApalisApalis fuscigularis ?
689Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniManyC
690White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa ?
691Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaManyC
692Brown-tailed Apalis**Apalis viridicepsLBC
693Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFRFC
694Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaManyC
695Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF,KEF,KV,MK?
696Gray ApalisApalis cinereaManyC
697Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticola C
698[Maasai Apalis]Apalis stronachiMMX
699Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaManyA
700Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaBS,LB,SBNP,SBR?
701Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFRC
702Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLVUC
703Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsManyC
704Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFRC
705Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFTC
706Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany?
707Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsManyC
708Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansManyC
709Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFRFC
710Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMMR
711Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR,KIT,SS?
712Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany?
713Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMMUC
714Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaBS,KE,KV,SBNPUC
715Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaManyC
716Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusBS,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
717Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficeps UC
718Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusKEF,LNAI,LNK,MP
OLO
C
719Tana River CisticolaCisticola restrictus R
720Coastal CisticolaCisticola haematocephala ?
721Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusManyA
722Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLVC
723Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensManyC
724Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusManyC
725Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNPC
726Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG?
727Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMMUC
728Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusManyC
729Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesKEC
730Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaBS,NNP,OLO,SBNP?
731Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisManyC
732Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusManyC
733Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMMVR
734Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPC
735Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,MK,NNPC

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

736Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLVUC
737/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaManyC
738African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany?
739Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisManyC
740/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaManyFC
741|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumManyUC
742[Melodious Warbler]Hippolais polyglotta X
743/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaManyUC
744/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusManyC
745/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisManyA
746/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusManyUC
747/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldisLB,LNAI,NNP,SBR?
748Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisManyC
749Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBG,LNAI,LV,SSC
750/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusManyUC

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

751|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP,SBNPFC
752[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides X
753[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia X
754Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP,SS?
755Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF,KV,MK?
756Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusManyC
757Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala UC
758White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLVC
759Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

760White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsManyC
761Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraManyC
762Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaManyFC
763\Mascarene Martin\Phedina borbonica VR
764Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaManyFC
765Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaManyC
766/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaManyC
767Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaManyC
768/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LVUC
769/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaManyA
770Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
771Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisManyUC
772Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiManyC
773/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumManyC
774African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusManyC
775Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaManyC
776Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MMUC
777Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany?

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

778Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNPA
779Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisManyC
780Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFRC
781Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaManyC
782Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM,SSFC
783Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMK,NNPC
784Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFRFC
785Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFRFC
786Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisANP,GF,KV,MK,SS?
787Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps C
788Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifacies C
789Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFRC
790Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisManyA
791Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR,SSC
792Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR?
793Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFRC
794Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis UC
795Placid Greenbul**Phyllastrephus placidus ?
796Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus VR
797Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris UC
798Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansManyC
799Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNPUC
800Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri C
801Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany?
802Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFRUC
803Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusManyA

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

804/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixManyFC
805/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusManyA
806/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaManyR
807Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensManyC
808Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla C
809Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFRUC

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

810Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFRFC

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

811Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus C

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

812/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaManyC
813/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinManyC
814African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaManyC
815/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaManyC
816Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany?
817Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany?
818/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisManyC

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

819Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany?
820Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensis ?
821Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniKFR,SS?
822Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisLNK?
823Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisMany?
824Taita White-eyeZosterops silvarnus ?
825Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisManyFC

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

826Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensKFRC
827Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisKFRUC
828Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distans ?
829Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraKFR,SSC
830Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFRFC

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

831Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaManyC
832Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriBS,NNP,OLO,SBNPUC
833Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusManyC
834Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiANP?
835Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata ?
836Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK,LV,MM,MPC
837Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiManyC
838Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaManyC

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

839African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR,SSC

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

840Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaManyC
841Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusManyC

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

842Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaManyC
843Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterManyC
844Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisManyC
845Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioManyC
846Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriManyC
847Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRFC
848Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRC
849Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiManyUC
850Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,GF,KV,MKUC
851Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR,SSC
852Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiMKFC
853Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca C
854Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiManyC
855&Shelley's StarlinglLamprotornis shelleyiSBNPUC
856Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraManyC
857Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor ?
858&Splendid StarlinglLamprotornis splendidusKE,KFR,KIT,SSUC
859Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusBS,SBNP,SBRC
860Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusManyC
861White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus C
862Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriBS,SBNP,SBRC
863Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusManyC
864Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusManyC
865Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusBG,KITUC
866Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurusKE,SSUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

867Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus ?
868White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFRC
869\Spotted Ground-Thrush\Geokichla guttata UC
870Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeANP,GF,KV,MK?
871Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyiGF,MK?
872African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusManyC
873Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusManyC
874Taita ThrushTurdus helleri R
875African ThrushTurdus peliosManyC

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

876African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaManyA
877|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataManyC
878Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeManyUC
879Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaLV,SSC
880African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusManyC
881Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany?
882Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusKE,KV,LBR
883Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFRR
884Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensKFR,LB,LNK,MM,MPFC
885SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusManyC
886Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesManyC
887Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaManyC
888White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriManyC
889Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata ?
890/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
891Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiManyUC
892White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysManyC
893Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraManyC
894Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFRUC
895Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany?
896White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniManyC
897Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKFR,LNAI,MM,SSC
898Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR,KIT,SS?
899Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata C
900Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany?
901White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataManyC
902Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaManyC
903Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraBG,KFR,KIT,SS?
904Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR,SSFC
905East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi ?
906/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisManyUC
907|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaManyC
908/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosManyFC
909/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataKFR,KIT,MMC
910{European Pied Flycatcher}Ficedula hypoleucaKFRX
911|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisKFR?
912/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusManyFC
913Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany?
914/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisManyC
915/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany?
916African StonechatSaxicola torquatusManyC
917Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaANP,KP,MKC
918Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany?
919Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMMC
920Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsManyC
921/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheManyC
922Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataManyC
923/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaManyC
924&Heuglin's WheatearlOenanthe heuglinii FC
925{Desert Wheatear}Oenanthe desertiKVX
926[Eastern Black-eared Wheatear]Oenanthe melanoleucaLB,SBRX
927/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaManyC
928Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKE,LB,MM?
929Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBR?
930Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany?

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

931Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi UC
932Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiKE,KFRFC
933Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisManyC
934Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus UC
935Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFRC
936Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisManyC
937&Pygmy SunbirdlHedydipna platuraLB,SBRUC
938Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster UC
939Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisManyC
940Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaKFRC
941Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaManyC
942Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii UC
943Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR,SSC
944Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaManyC
945Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany?
946Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriManyC
947Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeManyC
948Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisManyC
949Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaManyC
950Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANPC
951Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiManyC
952Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusBG,KFR,LVC
953Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiManyC
954Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisManyC
955Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricus ?
956Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusManyFC
957Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisManyC
958Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusManyC
959Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesBS,SBNP,SBRC
960Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusKE,LV,MM,NNPC
961Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensis ?
962Violet-breasted SunbirdCinnyris chalcomelas UC
963Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFRUC
964Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany?
965Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusBG,KFR?
966Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusManyC
967Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusManyC

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

968White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisKE,KV,LB,LNK,MP?
969Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerManyC
970White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliManyC
971Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisManyFC
972White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliManyA
973Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusKE,KV,LBUC
974Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniBS,SBNP,SBRC
975{Rufous-tailed Weaver}Histurgops ruficaudaMMVR
976Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiManyC
977Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiBS,SBNP,SBR?
978Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFRUC
979Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsManyC
980Red WeaverAnaplectes jubaensis ?
981Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtManyA
982Little WeaverPloceus luteolusManyFC
983Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniBG,LVC
984Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisManyUC
985Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisManyC
986Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR,KIT,MK,SSFC
987African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusBS,SBNP,SBRC
988Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsManyC
989Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius C
990Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeriBS,SBNP,SBRC
991Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneiceps C
992Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsLV,SSC
993Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLBR
994Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusManyC
995Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusLB?
996Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany?
997Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heugliniKE,KITUC
998&Rueppell's WeaverlPloceus galbula VR
999Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiManyC
1000Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR,KFTC
1001Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusManyA
1002Kilifi WeaverPloceus golandi FC
1003Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalus ?
1004Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusManyC
1005&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoniManyFC
1006&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosusManyA
1007Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR,KITC
1008Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisManyFC
1009Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFRFC
1010&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisManyC
1011Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLVFC
1012&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaManyC
1013Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusLBC
1014Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV,MM,NNPC
1015Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventris C
1016Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBG,KE,KFR,KV,LVC
1017Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiBG,KFR,LNAI,LVFC
1018&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNPUC
1019&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematusBS,LB,LV,SBNP,SBRA
1020Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisManyC
1021White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusManyC
1022Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraManyC
1023Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany?
1024Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisManyC
1025Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBG,KE,KFR,SSUC
1026Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneManyC
1027Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniManyC
1028Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany?

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

1029Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataManyC
1030Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorManyC
1031Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides UC
1032African SilverbillEuodice cantansManyC
1033Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaManyC
1034Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKFR,MMUC
1035Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaManyC
1036Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiManyC
1037Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusManyC
1038White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusKFRFC
1039Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosKE,LB,MM,NNP,OLOC
1040Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaBS,KE,LB,SBNP,SBRC
1041Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaManyC
1042Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiANP,GF,KP,KV,MKC
1043Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBG,KE,KFR,MG,MMC
1044Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildManyA
1045Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesBGFC
1046Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaManyC
1047QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisManyC
1048LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella ?
1049&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataManyC
1050Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterManyC
1051Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany?
1052Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusManyA
1053Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusManyFC
1054Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LVC
1055Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus ?
1056Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaManyC
1057Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraKEUC
1058Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriBGUC
1059Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus FC
1060Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaManyC
1061African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany?
1062Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaKE,KV,SBNP?
1063Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraBG,KFR,SSUC
1064Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG,KFR,LVC

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

1065Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraManyC
1066Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa ?
1067Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaManyFC
1068Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaManyUC
1069Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany?
1070Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataManyC
1071Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaKV?
1072Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensBS,KE,LBUC
1073Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisKE,KFR,MM,NNP,SSUC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

1074House SparrowPasser domesticusManyC
1075Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusBS,SBNPFC
1076Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusManyC
1077Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi R
1078Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany?
1079Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii C
1080Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisManyC
1081Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLOC
1082Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyManyC
1083Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaManyC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

1084Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisManyUC
1085Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany?
1086/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaManyUC
1087/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaManyA
1088African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpManyC
1089/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPR
1090African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany?
1091Long-billed PipitAnthus similisManyUC
1092/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisLBR
1093Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysManyC
1094Malindi PipitAnthus melindae ?
1095Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris ?
1096/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisManyC
1097/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusManyC
1098Bush PipitAnthus cafferMMR
1099Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensis UC
1100Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusBS,LB,SBNP,SBRFC
1101Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiManyUC
1102Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusManyC
1103Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMM,NNP,SBRC
1104Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeManyC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

1105Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,GF,KFR,KV,MK?
1106Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusManyC
1107African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesManyC
1108Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisGF,KE,KITC
1109Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusManyC
1110Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisLVUC
1111Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisKFR,LBR
1112Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiManyC
1113White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusManyC
1114Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniLB,SBNPUC
1115Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiLNAI,MM,OLO?
1116Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusManyC
1117Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusManyC
1118Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniManyFC
1119West African SeedeaterCrithagra canicapillaKE?
1120Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusKE,KV,LNK,MPUC
1121Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexManyC

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

1122Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxKFRC

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1123{Ortolan Bunting}Emberiza hortulanaLB,LNK,MP,SBNPX
1124Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata C
1125Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiManyUC
1126Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisManyC
1127Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraManyC
1128Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisKER

 

 *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 Reserve428
Busia Grassland129
Gatamaiyu Forest218
Kakamega Forest448
Kakamega Town75
Kerio Valley385
Kikuyu Escarpment Forest156
Kinangop Plateau253
Kitale Vicinity228
Kongelai Escarpment336
Lake Baringo533
Lake Naivasha National Park514
Lake Nakuru National Park540
Lake Victoria & Kisumu367
Manguo Swamp529
Masai Mara586
Mau Narok/Molo Grassland175
Mount Kenya National Park226
Nairobi National Park541
Olorgesailie253
Saiwa Swamp National Park308
Samburu National Park457
Shaba Nature Reserve375
Total Species1128

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.