List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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.*

1	Somali Ostrich	Struthio molybdophanes		V
2	White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus	LC
3	/Ferruginous Duck/	Aythya nyroca		NT
4	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa		EN
5	Eastern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani	NE
6	Red-winged Francolin	Scleroptera levaillantii	LC
7	Ring-necked Francolin	Scleroptera streptophorus	LC	NT
8	Elgon Francolin	Scleroptera elgonensis	NE	NT
9	Jackson's Spurfowl	Pternistis jacksoni	NE
10	Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis afer	RR
11	<Lesser Flamingo>	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
12	White-winged Collared-Dove	Streptopelia reichenowi	RR	NT
13	Bruce's Green-Pigeon	Treron waalia	RR
14	Arabian Bustard	Ardeotis arabs		NT
15	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori		NT
16	Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami		NT
17	Great Blue Turaco	Corythaeola cristata	RR
18	Black-billed Turaco	Tauraco schuettii	RR
19	Fischer's Turaco	Tauraco fischeri		NT
20	Purple-crested Turaco	Gallirex porphyreolophus	RR
21	Swamp Nightjar	Caprimulgus natalensis	RR
22	#Long-tailed Nightjar#	Caprimulgus climacurus	RR
23	#Square-tailed Nightjar#	Caprimulgus fossii	RR
24	/Forbes-Watson's Swift/	Apus berliozi	RR
25	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum		EN
26	Black Crowned-Crane	Balearica pavonina	RR	V
27	/Eurasian Oystercatcher/	Haematopus ostralegus		NT
28	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
29	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
30	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
31	/Great Snipe/	Gallinago media		NT
32	/Broad-billed Sandpiper/	Calidris falcinellus	RR
33	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
34	Black-rumped Buttonquail	Turnix nanus	LC
35	Quail-plover	Ortyxelos meiffrenii	LC
36	Rock Pratincole	Glareola nuchalis	RR
37	/Black-winged Pratincole/	Glareola nordmanni		NT
38	\Madagascar Pratincole\	Glareola ocularis		NT
39	#White-capped Albatross#	Thalassarche cauta		NT
40	African Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia microscelis		NT
41	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	LC	V
42	Western Reef-Heron	Egretta gularis	RR
43	\Malagasy Pond-Heron\	Ardeola idae		EN
44	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
45	(Scissor-tailed Kite)	Chelictinia riocourii		V
46	Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus		NT
47	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
48	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis		CR
49	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
50	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
51	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
52	Rueppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli		CR
53	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus		EN
54	Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle	Circaetus beaudouini		V
55	Fasciated Snake-Eagle	Circaetus fasciolatus		NT
56	Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus		NT
57	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
58	/Greater Spotted Eagle/	Clanga clanga		V
59	Ayres's Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus ayresii	LC
60	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
61	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
62	/Imperial Eagle/	Aquila heliaca		V
63	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
64	Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus		NT
65	African Grass-Owl	Tyto capensis	LC
66	Sokoke Scops-Owl	Otus ireneae	NE	EN
67	Northern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis leucotis	LC
68	Black-billed Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus somaliensis	RR
69	Forest Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus castaneiceps	RR
70	Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus	RR	V
71	Southern Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri	LC	V
72	Hemprich's Hornbill	Lophoceros hemprichii	LC
73	Half-collared Kingfisher	Alcedo semitorquata	RR
74	Blue-breasted Kingfisher	Halcyon malimbica	RR
75	Usambiro Barbet**	Trachyphonus usambiro	NE
76	Green Barbet	Cryptolybia olivacea	RR
77	White-eared Barbet	Stactolaema leucotis	RR
78	Green Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus simplex	RR
79	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus	RR
80	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus chrysoconus	RR
81	Double-toothed Barbet	Pogonornis bidentatus	RR
82	Cassin's Honeyguide	Prodotiscus insignis	RR
83	Green-backed Honeyguide	Prodotiscus zambesiae	LC
84	Brown-eared Woodpecker	Pardipicus caroli	RR
85	Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni	RR
86	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
87	|Red-footed Falcon|	Falco vespertinus		V
88	|Sooty Falcon|	Falco concolor		V
89	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	LC
90	Taita Falcon	Falco fasciinucha		V
91	Red-headed Lovebird	Agapornis pullarius	RR
92	Fischer's Lovebird	Agapornis fischeri	RR	NT
93	Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus	RR	EN
94	Brown-headed Parrot	Poicephalus cryptoxanthus	RR
95	Petit's Cuckooshrike	Campephaga petiti	RR
96	Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike	Campephaga phoenicea	RR
97	Green-headed Oriole	Oriolus chlorocephalus	RR
98	Western Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus brachyrhynchus	RR
99	Chestnut Wattle-eye	Platysteira castanea	RR
100	Jameson's Wattle-eye	Platysteira jamesoni	RR
101	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye	Platysteira concreta	RR
102	Short-tailed Batis	Batis mixta	NE
103	Gray-headed Batis	Batis orientalis	RR
104	Western Black-headed Batis	Batis erlangeri	RR
105	Gray-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops poliolophus	NE	NT
106	African Shrike-flycatcher	Megabyas flammulatus	RR
107	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher	Bias musicus	RR
108	Pink-footed Puffback	Dryoscopus angolensis	RR
109	Red-naped Bushshrike	Laniarius ruficeps	NE
110	Zanzibar Boubou	Laniarius sublacteus	NE
111	Black-headed Gonolek	Laniarius erythrogaster	RR
112	Papyrus Gonolek	Laniarius mufumbiri	RR	NT
113	Gray-green Bushshrike	Telophorus bocagei	RR
114	Four-colored Bushshrike	Telophorus viridis	RR
115	Doherty's Bushshrike	Telophorus dohertyi	RR
116	Sharpe's Drongo	Dicrurus sharpei	RR
117	Square-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus ludwigii	RR
118	Velvet-mantled Drongo	Dicrurus modestus	RR
119	Yellow-billed Shrike	Lanius corvina	RR
120	Magpie Shrike	Lanius melanoleuca	RR
121	Mackinnon's Shrike	Lanius mackinnoni	RR
122	/Woodchat Shrike/	Lanius senator		NT
123	Piapiac	Ptilostomus afer	RR
124	House Crow	Corvus splendens	RR
125	Yellow-bellied Hyliota	Hyliota flavigaster	RR
126	Southern Hyliota	Hyliota australis	RR
127	Dusky Crested Flycatcher	Elminia nigromitrata	RR
128	Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus	NE
129	Williams's Lark	Mirafra williamsi	E
130	Friedmann's Lark	Mirafra pulpa	RR
131	Gillett's Lark	Mirafra gilletti	NE
132	Masked Lark	Spizocorys personata	NE
133	Thekla's Lark	Galerida theklae	RR
134	Green Crombec	Sylvietta virens	RR
135	Kretschmer's Longbill	Macrosphenus kretschmeri	RR
136	Greencap Eremomela	Eremomela scotops	RR
137	Turner's Eremomela	Eremomela turneri	RR	NT
138	Olive-green Camaroptera	Camaroptera chloronota	RR
139	Bar-throated Apalis	Apalis thoracica	RR
140	Taita Apalis	Apalis fuscigularis	E	CR
141	White-winged Apalis	Apalis chariessa		NT
142	Brown-headed Apalis	Apalis alticola	RR
143	Banded Prinia	Prinia bairdii	RR
144	Red-winged Prinia	Prinia erythroptera	RR
145	Black-faced Rufous-Warbler	Bathmocercus rufus	RR
146	Whistling Cisticola	Cisticola lateralis	LC
147	Rock-loving Cisticola	Cisticola aberrans	LC
148	Boran Cisticola	Cisticola bodessa	LC
149	Red-pate Cisticola	Cisticola ruficeps	RR
150	Tana River Cisticola	Cisticola restrictus	E
151	Carruthers's Cisticola	Cisticola carruthersi	RR
152	Levaillant's Cisticola	Cisticola tinniens	RR
153	Aberdare Cisticola	Cisticola aberdare	E	V
154	Tabora Cisticola	Cisticola angusticauda	RR
155	Foxy Cisticola	Cisticola troglodytes	RR
156	Black-backed Cisticola	Cisticola eximius	RR
157	Papyrus Yellow-Warbler	Calamonastides gracilirostris	RR	V
158	/Basra Reed Warbler/	Acrocephalus griseldis		EN
159	Evergreen-forest Warbler	Bradypterus lopezi	RR
160	#Montane Blue Swallow#	Hirundo atrocaerulea		V
161	Rufous-chested Swallow	Cecropis semirufa	RR
162	Red-tailed Bristlebill	Bleda syndactylus	RR
163	Yellow-throated Greenbul	Atimastillas flavicollis	RR
164	Honeyguide Greenbul	Baeopogon indicator	RR
165	Stripe-cheeked Greenbul	Arizelocichla milanjensis		NT
166	Little Greenbul	Eurillas virens	RR
167	Gray Greenbul	Eurillas gracilis	RR
168	Ansorge's Greenbul	Eurillas ansorgei	RR
169	Tiny Greenbul	Phyllastrephus debilis	RR
170	Gray-olive Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cerviniventris	RR
171	Fischer's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus fischeri	RR
172	Toro Olive-Greenbul	Phyllastrephus hypochloris	RR
173	Uganda Woodland-Warbler	Phylloscopus budongoensis	RR
174	Mbulu White-eye	Zosterops mbuluensis	NE
175	Heuglin's White-eye	Zosterops poliogastrus	NE
176	Kikuyu White-eye	Zosterops kikuyuensis	E
177	Taita White-eye	Zosterops silvarnus	E	EN
178	Brown Illadopsis	Illadopsis fulvescens	RR
179	Pale-breasted Illadopsis	Illadopsis rufipennis	RR
180	Tanzanian Illadopsis	Illadopsis distans	NE
181	Scaly-breasted Illadopsis	Illadopsis albipectus	RR
182	Hinde's Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hindei	E	V
183	Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardineii	RR
184	Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca	NE
185	African Spotted Creeper	Salpornis salvadori	RR
186	Bristle-crowned Starling	Onychognathus salvadorii	LC
187	Abbott's Starling	Poeoptera femoralis	NE	EN
188	Kenrick's Starling	Poeoptera kenricki	NE
189	Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	NE
190	Ashy Starling	Lamprotornis unicolor	NE
191	(Splendid Starling)	Lamprotornis splendidus	RR
192	White-crowned Starling	Lamprotornis albicapillus	RR
193	Lesser Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chloropterus	RR
194	Purple Starling	Lamprotornis purpureus	RR
195	Bronze-tailed Starling	Lamprotornis chalcurus	RR
196	White-tailed Ant-Thrush	Neocossyphus poensis	RR
197	\Spotted Ground-Thrush\	Geokichla guttata	RR	V
198	Orange Ground-Thrush	Geokichla gurneyi	RR
199	Taita Thrush	Turdus helleri	E	EN
200	Gambaga Flycatcher	Muscicapa gambagae	LC
201	Swamp Flycatcher	Muscicapa aquatica	RR
202	Gray Tit-Flycatcher	Fraseria plumbeus	LC
203	Chapin's Flycatcher	Fraseria lendu	NE	V
204	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat	Cossypha cyanocampter	RR
205	Collared Palm-Thrush	Cichladusa arquata	RR
206	Gray-winged Robin-Chat	Sheppardia polioptera	LC
207	East Coast Akalat	Sheppardia gunningi	LC	NT
208	Moorland Chat	Pinarochroa sordida	RR
209	<Heuglin's Wheatear>	Oenanthe heuglinii	RR
210	Familiar Chat	Oenanthe familiaris	LC
211	Plain-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes reichenowi	RR	NT
212	Western Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes longuemarei	RR
213	Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes neglectus	RR
214	Green Sunbird	Anthreptes rectirostris	RR
215	<Pygmy Sunbird>	Hedydipna platura	RR
216	Amani Sunbird	Hedydipna pallidigaster	NE	EN
217	Green-throated Sunbird	Chalcomitra rubescens	RR
218	Red-tufted Sunbird	Nectarinia johnstoni	RR
219	Olive-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris chloropygius	RR
220	Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris	NE
221	Usambara Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris usambaricus	NE	NT
222	Tsavo Sunbird	Cinnyris tsavoensis	NE
223	Violet-breasted Sunbird	Cinnyris chalcomelas	RR
224	Orange-tufted Sunbird	Cinnyris bouvieri	RR
225	Superb Sunbird	Cinnyris superbus	RR
226	Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser superciliosus	RR
227	Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser donaldsoni	LC
228	Red-headed Malimbe	Malimbus rubricollis	RR
229	Red Weaver	Anaplectes jubaensis	NE
230	Little Weaver	Ploceus luteolus	LC
231	Slender-billed Weaver	Ploceus pelzelni	RR
232	African Golden-Weaver	Ploceus subaureus	RR
233	Orange Weaver	Ploceus aurantius	RR
234	Taveta Golden-Weaver	Ploceus castaneiceps	NE
235	Northern Brown-throated Weaver	Ploceus castanops	RR
236	Northern Masked-Weaver	Ploceus taeniopterus	LC
237	Heuglin's Masked-Weaver	Ploceus heuglini	LC
238	<Rueppell's Weaver>	Ploceus galbula	RR
239	Vieillot's Black Weaver	Ploceus nigerrimus	RR
240	Clarke's Weaver	Ploceus golandi	E	EN
241	Salvadori's Weaver	Ploceus dichrocephalus	NE
242	Forest Weaver	Ploceus bicolor	RR
243	Compact Weaver	Pachyphantes superciliosus	RR
244	Red-headed Quelea	Quelea erythrops	RR
245	Northern Red Bishop	Euplectes franciscanus	RR
246	Zanzibar Red Bishop	Euplectes nigroventris	RR
247	Black Bishop	Euplectes gierowii	LC
248	Marsh Widowbird	Euplectes hartlaubi	RR
249	Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne	RR
250	Jackson's Widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni	NE	NT
251	Magpie Mannikin	Spermestes fringilloides	LC
252	White-breasted Nigrita	Nigrita fusconotus	RR
253	Black-crowned Waxbill	Estrilda nonnula	RR
254	Kandt's Waxbill	Estrilda kandti	RR
255	Black-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda troglodytes	RR
256	Locustfinch	Paludipasser locustella	RR
257	Red-headed Bluebill	Spermophaga ruficapilla	RR
258	Black-bellied Seedcracker	Pyrenestes ostrinus	LC
259	Orange-winged Pytilia	Pytilia afra	LC
260	Brown Twinspot	Clytospiza monteiri	LC
261	Black-bellied Firefinch	Lagonosticta rara	RR
262	Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah	Vidua obtusa	LC
263	Variable Indigobird	Vidua funerea	RR
264	Purple Indigobird	Vidua purpurascens	RR
265	Somali Sparrow	Passer castanopterus	LC
266	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	NE
267	Shelley's Rufous Sparrow	Passer shelleyi	RR
268	Swainson's Sparrow	Passer swainsonii	RR
269	Swahili Sparrow	Passer suahelicus	NE
270	Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis	LC
271	Malindi Pipit	Anthus melindae	NE
272	Striped Pipit	Anthus lineiventris	RR
273	Bush Pipit	Anthus caffer	LC
274	Sokoke Pipit	Anthus sokokensis	NE	EN
275	Sharpe's Longclaw	Macronyx sharpei	E	EN
276	Oriole Finch	Linurgus olivaceus	RR
277	Papyrus Canary	Crithagra koliensis	RR
278	Black-throated Canary	Crithagra atrogularis	RR
279	Southern Grosbeak-Canary	Crithagra buchanani	NE
280	West African Seedeater	Crithagra canicapilla	RR
281	Reichard's Seedeater	Crithagra reichardi	RR
282	Gray-chested Babbler	Kakamega poliothorax	RR
283	Brown-rumped Bunting	Emberiza affinis	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 COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

• Aberdare National Park
• Buffalo Springs Nature Reserve
• Busia Grassland
• Gatamaiyu Forest
• Kakamega Forest
• Kakamega Town
• Kerio Valley
• Kikuyu Escarpment Forest
• Kinangop Plateau
• Kitale Vicinity
• Kongelai Escarpment
• Lake Baringo
• Lake Naivasha National Park
• Lake Nakuru National Park
• Lake Victoria & Kisumu
• Manguo Swamp
• Masai Mara
• Mau Narok/Molo Grassland
• Mount Kenya National Park
• Nairobi National Park
• Olorgesailie
• Saiwa Swamp National Park
• Samburu National Park
• Shaba Nature Reserve

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	11
V	Vulnerable	10
EN	Endangered	9
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.