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MASAI MARA

KENYALOCALE

Area (ha):664,000
Altitude (m):1500-2170
# Species:588
# Excl Vagrants:588
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:12
Species/100 ha:0.1
Habitat: Grassland, riverine forest, acacia woodland, swamp, escarpments, thickets, scrub

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.*

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12African Black DuckAnas sparsa
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
14Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
16/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
17\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma
18Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

19Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
20Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

21Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
22Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
23Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
24&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansonii
25Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
26&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorguei
27Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
28Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
29Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
30Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba livia
32Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
33Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
34Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
35Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
36Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
37Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
38Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
39Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
40Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
41Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
42Namaqua DoveOena capensis
43African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

44Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
45Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

46Kori BustardArdeotis kori
47Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
48White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
49Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
50Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

51Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
52White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
53Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
54Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
55Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
56Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

57Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
58Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
59/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
60African CuckooCuculus gularis
61Black CoucalCentropus grillii
62Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
63White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
64Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
65Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
66Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
67/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
68Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
69African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
70Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

71\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
72/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
73Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
74Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
75Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
76/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
77Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
78Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
79#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

80Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
81Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
82|Common Swift|Apus apus
83Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
84African SwiftApus barbatus
85Little SwiftApus affinis
86/Horus Swift/Apus horus
87White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
88African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

89African RailRallus caerulescens
90|Corn Crake|Crex crex
91African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
92/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
93Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
94Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
95Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
96Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
97Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
98Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

99Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

100African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

101Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

102Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
103Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

104Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
105Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

106/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
107/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
108Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
109/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
110Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
111Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
112Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
113Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
114Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
115Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
116Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
117/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
118/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
119Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

120&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

121African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

122/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
123/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
124/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
125African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
126/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
127/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
128/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
129/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
130/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
131/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
132/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
133/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
134/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
135/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
136/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
137/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

138Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

139Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
140Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
141Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
142Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
143/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanni
144Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

145Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
146/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
147Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
148/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

149Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
150&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

151Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

152African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
153/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
154/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
155African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
156/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
157Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
158Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
159Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

160African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

161Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
162Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

163Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
164African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
165Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
166African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

167Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
168Little BitternBotaurus minutus
169Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
170Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
171Little EgretEgretta garzetta
172White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
173Striated HeronButorides striata
174Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
175Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
176\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
177Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
178Great EgretArdea alba
179Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
180Gray HeronArdea cinerea
181Purple HeronArdea purpurea
182Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
183Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

184HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

185ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

186Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
187Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

188SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

189(Scissor-tailed Kite)Chelictinia riocourii
190Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
191African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
192Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
193Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
194\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoides
195/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
196White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
197Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
198Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
199White-backed VultureGyps africanus
200Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
201BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
202Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
203Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
204Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
205Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
206Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
207Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
208/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
209/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
210Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
211/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
212Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
213Tawny EagleAquila rapax
214/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
215/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
216Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
217African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
218Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
219Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
220Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
221Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
222Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
223African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
224Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
225ShikraTachyspiza badius
226Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
227Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
228/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
229African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
230/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
231Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
232/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
233African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
234/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
235|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
236/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
237Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

238African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
239Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

240African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
241Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
242Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
243Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
244Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
245Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
246African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
247Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

248Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
249Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

250Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

251/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops
252African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

253Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
254White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
255Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
256Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

257Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
258Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
259African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
260Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
261Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
262Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica
263Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

264White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
265Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
266Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
267/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
268/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
269\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
270|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster
271/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

272Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
273African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
274Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
275Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
276Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
277Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
278Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
279Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

280/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
281&Abyssinian RollerlCoracias abyssinicus
282Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
283Purple RollerCoracias naevius
284Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

285Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
286D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
287Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiro
288Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
289Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
290Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
291Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
292Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
293White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
294Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

295Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
296Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
297Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
298Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
299Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

300Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
301Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
302Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
303African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
304Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
305Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
306Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema
307Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
308Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
309Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

310Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
311/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
312/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
313Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
314Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
315|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
316|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
317|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
318/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
319African HobbyFalco cuvierii
320Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
321Saker FalconFalco cherrug
322Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

323Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Pittas: Pittidae

324\African Pitta\Pitta angolensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

325Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
326Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
327Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

328|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
329#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
330African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

331Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
332Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

333Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

334BrubruNilaus afer
335Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
336Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
337Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
338Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
339Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
340Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
341Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
342Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
343Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
344Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons
345Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

346Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

347African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

348Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
349/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
350/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
351|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
352Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
353Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
354Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
355Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
356/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
357White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

358Cape CrowCorvus capensis
359Pied CrowCorvus albus
360White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

361Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

362African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

363White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
364Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

365African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

366Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
367Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
368Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
369White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
370Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
371Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
372Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
373Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

374Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
375Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

376Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
377Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
378White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
379Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus
380Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
381Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
382Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
383Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
384Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
385Maasai ApalisApalis stronachi
386Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
387Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
388Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
389Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
390Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
391Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
392Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
393Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
394Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
395Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
396Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
397Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
398Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
399Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius
400Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

401/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
402African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
403|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorum
404/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
405/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
406/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
407/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
408Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
409/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

410Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
411Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

412White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
413Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
414Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
415Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
416Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
417/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
418Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
419/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
420Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
421Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
422/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
423African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
424Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
425Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
426Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

427Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
428Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
429Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissima
430Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
431Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
432Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

433/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
434/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
435/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

436/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
437/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
438African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
439/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoria
440Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
441Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
442/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

443Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

444Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
445Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

446Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
447Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

448Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
449Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
450Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
451Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
452Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
453Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
454Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
455Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

456Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
457African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

458African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
459|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
460African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
461Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
462Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
463SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
464Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
465Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
466White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
467Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
468White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
469Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
470White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
471Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
472Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
473/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
474|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
475/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
476/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquata
477/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
478Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
479/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
480/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
481African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
482Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
483Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
484Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
485/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
486Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
487/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
488/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
489Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

490Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
491Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
492Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
493Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
494Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
495Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
496Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
497Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
498Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
499Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
500Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
501Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
502Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
503Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
504Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
505Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

506Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
507White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
508Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
509White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
510Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
511Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
512Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
513Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
514Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
515Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
516Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
517Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
518Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
519Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
520Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
521Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
522&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
523Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
524&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
525&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
526Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
527Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
528White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
529Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
530Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
531Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
532Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoni
533Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

534Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
535Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
536African SilverbillEuodice cantans
537Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
538Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
539Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
540Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
541Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
542Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
543Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
544Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
545QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
546&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
547Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
548Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
549Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
550Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
551Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
552African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

553Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
554Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
555Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
556Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
557Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

558House SparrowPasser domesticus
559Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
560Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
561Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
562Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
563Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

564Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
565Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
566/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
567/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
568African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
569African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
570Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
571Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
572/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
573/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
574Bush PipitAnthus caffer
575Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
576Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
577Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

578Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
579African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
580Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
581Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
582White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
583Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchanani
584Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
585Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
586Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

587Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
588Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor87
\\Austral Visitor6
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered10
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.