List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Many	EN
2	Eastern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani	ANP,MM	NE
3	Elgon Francolin	Scleroptera elgonensis	ANP,MG	NE
4	Jackson's Spurfowl	Pternistis jacksoni	ANP,GF,MK	NE
5	Forbes-Watson's Swift	Apus berliozi		BC
6	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	Many	EN
7	\Malagasy Pond-Heron\	Ardeola idae	Many	EN
8	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Many	EN
9	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
10	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
11	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Many	CR
12	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
13	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
14	/Grasshopper Buzzard/	Butastur rufipennis	Many	BC
15	Sokoke Scops-Owl	Otus ireneae		BC
16	Blue-headed Bee-eater	Merops muelleri	KFR	BC
17	Usambiro Barbet**	Trachyphonus usambiro	MM	NE
18	Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus	KFR,SBNP	EN
19	Short-tailed Batis	Batis mixta		BC
20	Gray-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops poliolophus	LNAI,LNK,MP	NE
21	Red-naped Bushshrike	Laniarius ruficeps		BC
22	Zanzibar Boubou	Laniarius sublacteus		BC
23	Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus	Many	NE
24	Gillett's Lark	Calendulauda gilletti		BC
25	Williams's Lark	Mirafra williamsi	BS,SBNP,SBR	E
26	Sentinel Lark	Corypha athi	Many	NE
27	Masked Lark	Spizocorys personata	SBR	NE
28	Taita Apalis	Apalis fuscigularis		BC
29	Brown-tailed Apalis**	Apalis viridiceps	LB	BC
30	Black-capped Rufous-Warbler	Bathmocercus cerviniventris	KFR	BC
31	Lyne's Cisticola	Cisticola distinctus	Many	NE
32	Tana River Cisticola	Cisticola restrictus		BC
33	Aberdare Cisticola	Cisticola aberdare	ANP,KP,MG	E
34	/Basra Reed Warbler/	Acrocephalus griseldis	LB,LNAI,NNP SBR	EN
35	Black-headed Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla nigriceps		BC
36	Mbulu White-eye	Zosterops mbuluensis		BC
37	Kafa White-eye	Zosterops kaffensis	LNK	NE
38	Kikuyu White-eye	Zosterops kikuyuensis	Many	E
39	Taita White-eye	Zosterops silvarnus		BC
40	Tanzanian Illadopsis	Illadopsis distans		BC
41	Hinde's Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hindei	ANP	E
42	Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca	Many	NE
43	Abbott's Starling	Poeoptera femoralis	ANP,GF,KV,MK	NE
44	Kenrick's Starling	Poeoptera kenricki	MK	NE
45	Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	Many	NE
46	Ashy Starling	Lamprotornis unicolor		BC
47	Taita Thrush	Turdus helleri		BC
48	Chapin's Flycatcher	Fraseria lendu	KFR	NE
49	Amani Sunbird	Hedydipna pallidigaster		BC
50	Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris	Many	NE
51	Usambara Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris usambaricus		BC
52	Gorgeous Sunbird	Cinnyris melanogastrus	Many	NE
53	Tsavo Sunbird	Cinnyris tsavoensis		BC
54	Violet-breasted Sunbird	Cinnyris chalcomelas		BC
55	Red Weaver	Anaplectes jubaensis		BC
56	Taveta Golden-Weaver	Ploceus castaneiceps		BC
57	Kilifi Weaver	Ploceus golandi		BC
58	Juba Weaver	Ploceus dichrocephalus		BC
59	Jackson's Widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni	Many	NE
60	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	Many	NE
61	Swahili Sparrow	Passer suahelicus	Many	NE
62	Malindi Pipit	Anthus melindae		BC
63	Sokoke Pipit	Anthus sokokensis		BC
64	Sharpe's Longclaw	Macronyx sharpei	Many	E
65	Southern Grosbeak-Canary	Crithagra buchanani	LNAI,MM,OLO	NE
66	West African Seedeater	Crithagra canicapilla	KE	BC

 

 *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 COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

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

BIRDING LOCALES

• Aberdare National Park (ANP)
• Buffalo Springs Nature Reserve (BS)
• Busia Grassland (BG)
• Gatamaiyu Forest (GF)
• Kakamega Forest (KFR)
• Kakamega Town (KFT)
• Kerio Valley (KV)
• Kikuyu Escarpment Forest (KEF)
• Kinangop Plateau (KP)
• Kitale Vicinity (KIT)
• Kongelai Escarpment (KE)
• Lake Baringo (LB)
• Lake Naivasha National Park (LNAI)
• Lake Nakuru National Park (LNK)
• Lake Victoria & Kisumu (LV)
• Manguo Swamp (MP)
• Masai Mara (MM)
• Mau Narok/Molo Grassland (MG)
• Mount Kenya National Park (MK)
• Nairobi National Park (NNP)
• Olorgesailie (OLO)
• Saiwa Swamp National Park (SS)
• Samburu National Park (SBNP)
• Shaba Nature Reserve (SBR)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	10
NE	Near Endemic	38
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	9
BC	Best Seen in This Country	7
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.