KAKAMEGA TOWN

Area (ha):	24,000
Altitude (m):	1500-1600
# Species*:	75
# Excl Vagrants*:	75
# Endemics*:	0
# Near Endemics*:	1
Species/100 ha*:	0.3
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

color codes

Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
1	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	?
2	Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea	?
3	Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	?
4	Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	?
5	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur afer	?
6	African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus	?
Turacos: Musophagidae
7	Great Blue Turaco	Corythaeola cristata	?
Swifts: Apodidae
8	Little Swift	Apus affinis	?
9	African Palm Swift	Cypsiurus parvus	?
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
10	Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	?
11	Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata	?
12	Black Crake	Zapornia flavirostra	?
Cranes: Gruidae
13	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	?
Storks: Ciconiidae
14	/Abdim's Stork/	Ciconia abdimii	?
15	/White Stork/	Ciconia ciconia	?
16	Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer	?
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
17	Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash	?
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
18	Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	?
Hamerkop: Scopidae
19	Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	?
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
20	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	?
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
21	African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus	?
22	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	?
23	Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis	?
24	African Goshawk	Aerospiza toussenelii	?
25	Black Goshawk	Astur melanoleucus	?
26	/Black Kite/	Milvus migrans	?
27	\|Common Buzzard\|	Buteo buteo	?
28	Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur	?
Mousebirds: Coliidae
29	Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus	?
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
30	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill	Bycanistes subcylindrica	?
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
31	/White-throated Bee-eater/	Merops albicollis	?
African Barbets: Lybiidae
32	Gray-throated Barbet	Gymnobucco bonapartei	?
33	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus	?
34	Double-toothed Barbet	Pogonornis bidentatus	?
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
35	African Hobby	Falco cuvierii	?
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
36	Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major	?
Shrikes: Laniidae
37	Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis	?
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
38	Pied Crow	Corvus albus	?
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
39	African Blue Flycatcher	Elminia longicauda	?
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
40	Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava	?
41	Black-faced Rufous-Warbler	Bathmocercus rufus	?
Swallows: Hirundinidae
42	White-headed Sawwing	Psalidoprocne albiceps	?
43	Black Sawwing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera	?
44	Angola Swallow	Hirundo angolensis	?
45	Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii	?
46	Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica	?
47	Mosque Swallow	Cecropis senegalensis	?
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
48	Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus	?
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
49	Northern Yellow White-eye	Zosterops senegalensis	?
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
50	Brown Babbler	Turdoides plebejus	?
Starlings: Sturnidae
51	Superb Starling	Lamprotornis superbus	?
52	Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus	?
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
53	African Thrush	Turdus pelios	?
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
54	African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta	?
55	Northern Black-Flycatcher	Melaenornis edolioides	?
56	White-browed Robin-Chat	Cossypha heuglini	?
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
57	Tacazze Sunbird	Nectarinia tacazze	?
58	Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis	?
59	Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus	?
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
60	Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht	?
61	Holub's Golden-Weaver	Ploceus xanthops	?
62	Vieillot's Black Weaver	Ploceus nigerrimus	?
63	Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	?
64	Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus	?
65	Yellow-mantled Widowbird	Euplectes macroura	?
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
66	Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata	?
67	Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor	?
68	Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus	?
Indigobirds: Viduidae
69	Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura	?
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
70	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	?
71	Northern Gray-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus	?
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
72	African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp	?
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
73	Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambicus	?
74	Southern Citril	Crithagra hypostictus	?
75	Streaky Seedeater	Crithagra striolatus	?

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

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

Code	Description	##
//	Boreal Visitor	4
\\	Austral Visitor	0
\|\|	Transient	1
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	0
<>	Erratic/Irregular	0
()	Breeding Season Only	0
{}	Casual/Vagrant	0
[]	Accidental	0

OCCURRENCE CODES

Code	Description	##
A	Abundant/Very Common	0
C	Common	0
FC	Fairly/Locally Common	0
UC	Uncommon/Scarce	0
R	Rare/Very Scarce	0
VR	Very Rare	0
X	Accidental/Vagrant	0
?	Uncertain	74

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	0
V	Vulnerable	1
EN	Endangered	1
CR	Critically Endangered	1

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.