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NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK

KENYALOCALE

Area (SqKm):117
Altitude (m):1540-1780
# Species:542
# Excl Vagrants:542
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:8
Species/100 SqKm:463.2
Habitat: Grassland, riverine woodland, bush, thickets, gorges, dry forest

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
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
10/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
11African Black DuckAnas sparsa
12Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
13Cape TealAnas capensis
14Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
16/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
17\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

19Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
20Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
21Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
22Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
23&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorguei
24Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
25Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
26Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

27Rock PigeonColumba livia
28Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
29Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
30Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
31Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
32Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
33Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
34Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
35Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
36Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
37Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
38Namaqua DoveOena capensis
39African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

40Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
41Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

42Kori BustardArdeotis kori
43White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
44Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
45Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

46White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
47Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

48Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
49Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
50/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
51African CuckooCuculus gularis
52Black CoucalCentropus grillii
53White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
54Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
55Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
56/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
57Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
58Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
59African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
60Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

61/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
62Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
63Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
64/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
65Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma

 
Swifts: Apodidae

66Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
67|Common Swift|Apus apus
68Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
69African SwiftApus barbatus
70Little SwiftApus affinis
71/Horus Swift/Apus horus
72White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
73African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

74African RailRallus caerulescens
75|Corn Crake|Crex crex
76African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
77Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
78Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
79Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
80Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
81African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
82\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
83Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

84Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
85(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmi

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

86African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

87Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

88Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
89Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
90/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

91Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
92Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

93Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
94/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
95Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
96/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
97Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
98Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
99Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
100Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
101Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
102/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
103/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
104Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
105Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

106&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

107African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

108/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
109/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
110African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
111/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
112Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
113/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
114/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
115/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
116/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
117/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
118/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
119/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
120/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
121/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
122/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
123/Sanderling/Calidris alba
124/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
125Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

126Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

127Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
128Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
129/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanni
130Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

131/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
132Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
133Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
134African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
135/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
136Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
137/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

138&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

139Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
140Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

141African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
142/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
143/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
144African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
145/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
146Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
147Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
148Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

149African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

150Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
151Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

152Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
153African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
154Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
155/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodia
156African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

157Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
158Little BitternBotaurus minutus
159Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
160Little EgretEgretta garzetta
161Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis
162White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
163Striated HeronButorides striata
164Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
165\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
166Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
167Great EgretArdea alba
168Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
169Gray HeronArdea cinerea
170Purple HeronArdea purpurea
171Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
172Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

173HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

174ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

175Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
176Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

177SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

178/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

179Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
180African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
181Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
182Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
183\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoides
184/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
185White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
186Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
187Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
188White-backed VultureGyps africanus
189Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
190BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
191Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
192Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
193Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
194Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
195Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
196/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
197/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
198Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
199/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
200Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
201Tawny EagleAquila rapax
202/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
203/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
204Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
205African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
206Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
207Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
208Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
209Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
210Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
211African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
212Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
213ShikraTachyspiza badius
214Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
215Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
216/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
217African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
218/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
219Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
220/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
221Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
222African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
223/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
224|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
225/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
226Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

227/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scops
228Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
229Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
230Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
231African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
232Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

233Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
234Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

235Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

236/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

237Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis
238White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
239Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
240Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

241Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
242African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
243Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
244Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
245Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

246Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
247Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
248/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
249/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
250\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
251|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster
252/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

253Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
254African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
255Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
256Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
257Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
258Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
259Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

260/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
261Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
262Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
263Purple RollerCoracias naevius
264Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

265Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
266D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
267Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
268Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
269Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
270Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
271Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
272White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

273Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
274Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
275Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
276Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
277Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
278Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

279/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
280Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
281Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
282Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
283Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
284Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
285Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

286Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
287/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
288/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
289Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
290Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
291|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus
292|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
293|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
294|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
295/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
296African HobbyFalco cuvierii
297Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
298Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

299Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

300Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

301Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
302Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

303|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
304#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
305African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

306Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

307White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

308BrubruNilaus afer
309Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
310Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
311Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
312Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
313Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
314Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons
315Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

316Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

317African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

318/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
319/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
320|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
321Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
322Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
323Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
324White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

325Cape CrowCorvus capensis
326Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

327White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
328Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

329African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

330Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
331Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
332Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
333White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
334Sentinel LarkCorypha athi
335Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
336&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantlii
337Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
338Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

339Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
340Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
341Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

342Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
343Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcher
344Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
345Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
346Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
347Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
348Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
349Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
350Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
351Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
352Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
353Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
354Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
355Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
356Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
357Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
358Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
359Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
360Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
361Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens
362Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

363/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
364African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
365/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
366|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorum
367/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
368/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
369/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
370/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
371/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldis
372Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
373/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

374|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis
375Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
376Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

377White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
378Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
379Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
380Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
381Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
382/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
383Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
384/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
385Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
386Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
387/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
388African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
389Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
390Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

391Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
392Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
393Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
394Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
395Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
396Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
397Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

398/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
399/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

400/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
401/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
402/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoria
403Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
404Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
405/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

406Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
407Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensis
408Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

409Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
410Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
411Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
412Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

413Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
414Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

415Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
416Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
417Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
418Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
419Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
420Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
421Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
422Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

423African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
424Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

425African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
426|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
427African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
428Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
429Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
430White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
431Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
432White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
433Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
434Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
435White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
436Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
437White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
438/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
439|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
440/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
441/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
442/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
443/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
444African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
445Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
446Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
447/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
448Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
449/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
450/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

451Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
452Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
453Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
454Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
455Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
456Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
457Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
458Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
459Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
460Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
461Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
462Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
463Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
464Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
465Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
466Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

467Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
468Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
469White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
470Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
471Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
472Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
473Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
474Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
475Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
476Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
477Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
478Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
479Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
480Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
481&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
482&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
483&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
484Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
485&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes afer
486Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
487White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
488Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
489Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoni
490Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

491Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
492Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
493African SilverbillEuodice cantans
494Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
495Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
496Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
497Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
498Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
499QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
500&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
501Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
502Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
503Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
504Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
505Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
506Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
507African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

508Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
509Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
510Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
511Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
512Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
513Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

514House SparrowPasser domesticus
515Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
516Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
517Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
518Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
519Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

520Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
521Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
522/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
523/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
524African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
525African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
526Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
527/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
528/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
529Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpei
530Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
531Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
532Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

533Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
534African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
535Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
536White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
537Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
538Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
539Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

540Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
541Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
542Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleura

 

 *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 Visitor90
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient14
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular9
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable8
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.