LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Area (ha):	18,800
Altitude (m):	1750-2070
# Species:	541
# Excl Vagrants:	540
# Endemics:	1
# Near Endemics:	8
Species/100 ha:	2.9
Habitat: Alkaline lake, woodland, grassland

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.*

color codes

1	White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus	LC
2	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa		EN
3	<Lesser Flamingo>	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
4	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori		NT
5	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum		EN
6	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
7	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
8	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
9	/Great Snipe/	Gallinago media		NT
10	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
11	African Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia microscelis		NT
12	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	LC	V
13	Western Reef-Heron	Egretta gularis	RR
14	\Malagasy Pond-Heron\	Ardeola idae		EN
15	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
16	(Scissor-tailed Kite)	Chelictinia riocourii		V
17	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
18	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis		CR
19	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
20	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
21	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
22	Rueppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli		CR
23	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus		EN
24	Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus		NT
25	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
26	/Greater Spotted Eagle/	Clanga clanga		V
27	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
28	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
29	/Imperial Eagle/	Aquila heliaca		V
30	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
31	Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus		NT
32	African Grass-Owl	Tyto capensis	LC
33	Southern Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri	LC	V
34	Hemprich's Hornbill	Lophoceros hemprichii	LC
35	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus	RR
36	Green-backed Honeyguide	Prodotiscus zambesiae	LC
37	\|Sooty Falcon\|	Falco concolor		V
38	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	LC
39	Western Black-headed Batis	Batis erlangeri	RR
40	Gray-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops poliolophus	NE	NT
41	Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus	NE
42	Heuglin's White-eye	Zosterops poliogastrus	NE
43	Kikuyu White-eye	Zosterops kikuyuensis	E
44	Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardineii	RR
45	Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca	NE
46	Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	NE
47	Gambaga Flycatcher	Muscicapa gambagae	LC
48	Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne	RR
49	Jackson's Widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni	NE	NT
50	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	NE
51	Swahili Sparrow	Passer suahelicus	NE
52	Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis	LC
53	Reichard's Seedeater	Crithagra reichardi	RR

*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	16
\\	Austral Visitor	3
\|\|	Transient	2
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	4
<>	Erratic/Irregular	4
()	Breeding Season Only	2
{}	Casual/Vagrant	8
[]	Accidental	5

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	10
LC	Local	35
NE	Near Endemic	35
RR	Restricted Range	156

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	12
V	Vulnerable	8
EN	Endangered	9
CR	Critically Endangered	4

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.