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ENGIKARET LARK PLAINS

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# Species:388
# Excl Vagrants:388
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:11
Habitat: City, savanna

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
3Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
4Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

5Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

6Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
7Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
8Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
9Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
10Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
11Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
14Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
15Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
16Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
17Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
18Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
19Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
20Namaqua DoveOena capensis

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

21Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
22Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
23Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

24Kori BustardArdeotis kori
25White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
26Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana
27Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

28Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
29White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

30Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
31Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
32/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
33African CuckooCuculus gularis
34White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
35Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
36/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
37Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
38Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

39Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
40Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
41Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

42Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
43Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
44Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
45|Common Swift|Apus apus
46Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
47African SwiftApus barbatus
48Little SwiftApus affinis
49(Horus Swift)Apus horus
50White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
51African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

52Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Cranes: Gruidae

53Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

54Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

55Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

56Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
57Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
58Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
59Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
60Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
61Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
62Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
63/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
64Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

65/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
66/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
67/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
68/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

69Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
70Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
71Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

72Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
73&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

74Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

75/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
76/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
77/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
78Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
79Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

80Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

81Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
82African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
83Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
84African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

85Little EgretEgretta garzetta
86Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
87Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
88Great EgretArdea alba
89Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
90Gray HeronArdea cinerea
91Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
92Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

93HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

94ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

95SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

96Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
97African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
98Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
99/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
100White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
101Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
102White-backed VultureGyps africanus
103Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
104BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
105Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
106Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
107Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
108/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
109Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
110/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
111Tawny EagleAquila rapax
112/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
113African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
114Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
115Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
116Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
117Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
118Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
119ShikraTachyspiza badius
120/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
121Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
122/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
123African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
124|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
125/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
126Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

127Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

128African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
129Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
130Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
131Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

132Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
133White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus
134Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

135/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

136Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
137Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

138African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
139Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
140Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
141Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
142Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

143White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
144Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
145/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
146/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
147\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
148|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

149Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
150Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
151Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
152Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
153Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

154/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
155Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
156Purple RollerCoracias naevius
157Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

158Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
159D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
160White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis
161Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
162Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
163Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
164Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
165White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
166Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

167Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
168Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
169Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

170Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
171African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
172Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
173Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
174Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

175Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
176/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
177/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
178Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
179Fox KestrelFalco alopex
180Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
181|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
182/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
183African HobbyFalco cuvierii
184Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

185Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri
186Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

187Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

188Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

189African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

190Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
191Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
192Pygmy BatisBatis perkeo

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

193BrubruNilaus afer
194Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
195Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
196Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
197Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
198Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
199Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
200Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
201Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

202Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

203African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

204Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
205/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
206/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
207|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
208Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
209Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
210Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
211Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
212White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

213Cape CrowCorvus capensis
214Pied CrowCorvus albus
215White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

216White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

217Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

218Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculus
219African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

220Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyi
221Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
222Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosterna
223Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
224Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
225White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
226Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
227Sentinel LarkCorypha athi
228Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
229&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantlii
230Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
231Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

232Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
233Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
234Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

235Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
236Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
237Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
238Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
239Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
240Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
241Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
242Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
243Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
244Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
245Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
246Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
247Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
248Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
249Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
250Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
251Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
252Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
253Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

254/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
255/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

256Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
257Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
258/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
259Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
260/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
261Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
262/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
263African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
264Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
265Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

266Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

267/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

268/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoria
269Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
270/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

271Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

272Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
273Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
274Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
275Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
276Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

277Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
278Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

279Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
280Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
281Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
282Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
283Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor
284Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
285Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
286Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

287African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

288African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
289|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
290African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
291Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
292Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
293SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
294Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
295White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
296White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
297Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
298White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
299Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
300Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
301/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
302Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
303/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
304/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
305African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
306Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
307/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
308Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
309/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
310/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
311Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

312Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
313Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
314Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
315Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
316Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
317Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
318Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

319Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
320White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
321Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
322White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
323Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
324Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
325Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi
326Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
327Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
328Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
329Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneiceps
330Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
331Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
332Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
333Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
334&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
335&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
336&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
337&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
338Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
339&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes afer
340Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
341White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
342Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
343Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

344Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
345African SilverbillEuodice cantans
346Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
347Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
348Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
349&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
350Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
351Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
352Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
353Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
354Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
355Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
356African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

357Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
358Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
359Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
360Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
361Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
362Dusky IndigobirdVidua funerea

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

363House SparrowPasser domesticus
364Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
365Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
366Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
367Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
368Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

369/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
370African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
371African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
372Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
373Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
374/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
375Bush PipitAnthus caffer
376Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellus
377Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

378Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
379Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
380Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
381White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
382Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchanani
383Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
384Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
385Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

386Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
387Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
388Somali 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 Visitor42
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient6
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered3

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.