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KONGELAI ESCARPMENT

KENYA
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Altitude (M):1400-2300
# Species:336
# Excl Vagrants:336
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:2
Habitat: Rocky Cliffs

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
2Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisRR 
3African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
4ShoebillBalaeniceps rexLCV
5Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
6Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiLC 
7/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
8Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus NT
9Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLC 
10Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusRR 
11Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusRR 
12|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor V
13Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriRR 
14Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterRR 
15Yellow-billed ShrikeLanius corvinaRR 
16Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterRR 
17Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaLC 
18Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensRR 
19Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesRR 
20Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisRR 
21(Splendid Starling)Lamprotornis splendidusRR 
22Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusRR 
23Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurusRR 
24Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeLC 
25Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLC 
26Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC 
27Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiRR 
28Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusRR 
29Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLC 
30Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heugliniLC 
31Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiRR 
32Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENT
33Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraLC 
34Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensRR 
35Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE 
36Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisLC 
37West African SeedeaterCrithagra canicapillaRR 
38Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiRR 
39Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisRR 

 

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

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor16
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal4
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant8
[]Accidental5

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic10
LCLocal35
NENear Endemic35
RRRestricted Range156

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered0

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.