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KENYA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
KENYA

Start:12/10/2012
End:12/29/2012
Duration:20 days
#Species:517
#Endemics:15
#Heard Only:21

2012 Kenya Birding & Mammal Safari

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates 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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusLB,LNK,MG,MM,NNP

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataKMP,LNK
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorKMP
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusKMP,MG
5Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicolaXFER1
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisNNP
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaKMP,LNAI,LNK,MG
9/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataKMP,LNK
10/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeSS
11Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataKMP,LNAI,LNK,MG
12Cape TealAnas capensisLNK
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaKMP,LNK,MG
14\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalmaKMP,LNK,MG
15Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMG

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

16Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisLNK,MM,NNP
17Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniMM,SSh

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

18Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaKV,LB
19Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLNKh
20Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiMM
21Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMGh
22Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusKCRL
23Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiLNK
24Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniKABER
25Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusNNP
26Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMM

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

27Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusLNK
28<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minorLNAI,LNK

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

29Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisKMP,LNAI,LNK,MG
30Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMG

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba liviaKIT,KP,XFER1
32Speckled PigeonColumba guineaKV,LB,SS
33Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorgueiKCRL
34Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensKABER,MG
35Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensKV,LB,LV
36Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
37Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
38Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisLB,LNKh,NNPh
39Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosKCRL,LB,LNAIh
40Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferLV,SSh
41Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaGF,KFR,LNK,LV,NNP
42Namaqua DoveOena capensisMM,NNP
43African Green-PigeonTreron calvusKFR,LV,MM

 
Bustards: Otididae

44Kori BustardArdeotis koriNNP
45White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMM,NNP
46Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMM
47Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiNNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

48Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR
49Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMMh
50White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusKV
51Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiGF,KABER,KCRL,MK
NNP
52Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeKFR,KV,MM
53Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMM
54White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterKV,LB

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusNNP
56Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusBG,KV,LV,SSh
57White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusBG,LB,LV,MM,NNP
58Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR
59Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasKFR,LNAI
60African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusKCRL,KFR,NNP,SS
61Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusLNAI,NNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

62Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusLB
63Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusLB

 
Swifts: Apodidae

64Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusKCRL
65Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeKABER,LNK
66African SwiftApus barbatusKV
67Little SwiftApus affinisKFR,MM,NNP,XFER1
XFER2
68/Horus Swift/Apus horusKCRL,MM,NNP
69African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusBG,LNK,LV,NNPg

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

70African RailRallus caerulescensKV,NNPh,SS
71Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusKMP,LB,LNAI,LNK,MG
72Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataKMP,LNAI,LNK,MG
73African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMG,NNP
74Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraLB,MG,SS

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

75White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraKFRh
76Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMGh

 
Cranes: Gruidae

77Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

78Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusKFR,KMP,LNAI,LNK
79Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLNK

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

80/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaLNK
81Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisLNK,NNP
82Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisXFER1
83Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
84Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusLNK,MM,NNP,XFER1
85Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMM,NNP
86Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMM
87Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusNNP

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

88African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

89African SnipeGallinago nigripennisKP,MG
90/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
91/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusBG,LNK,MG,MK,NNP
92/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisLNAI,LNK,NNP
93/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaKMP,LNAI,LNK,NNP
94/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaKCRL,KMP,LNK,NNP
95/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxKMP,LNK
96/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiLNK,NNP

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

97Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusLB
98Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMM
99Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

100Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusLNAI,LNK
101/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaLNAI,LNK
102Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaKMP,LNAI,LNK,MG
103/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusKMP,LB

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

104African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusLV,XFER1
105/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraLNK
106/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaLNK
107Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisLNK,NNP
108Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
109Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

110African DarterAnhinga rufaLB

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

111Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusKMP,LB,LNAI,LNK,SS
112Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboKMP,LB,LNAI,LNK,MG

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

113Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusLNAI,LNK
114Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensLNAI

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

115HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

116Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxLB,LNAI,MG,NNP
117Little EgretEgretta garzettaKMP,LNAI,LNK,XFER1
118Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisKMP
119Striated HeronButorides striataKMP,LB,LV,NNP
120Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesLB,LNAI,MG
121Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
122Great EgretArdea albaKMP,LNAI,LNK,LV
XFER1
123Medium EgretArdea intermediaLNAI,LNK,MG
124Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
125Purple HeronArdea purpureaLB,LNAI,NNP
126Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
127Goliath HeronArdea goliathLB

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

128Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusKMP,LB,LNAI,LNK,LV
129African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
130Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
131African SpoonbillPlatalea albaLNK,MM,NNP,XFER1

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

132SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMM,NNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

133Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMM,NNP
134African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMM
135Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisLV
136Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMM
137White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMM
138Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosNNP
139Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMM
140White-backed VultureGyps africanusMM,NNP
141BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMM,NNP
142Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisKML,MM
143Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMM
144Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusKCRL,KFR
145Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMM
146Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
147/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMM
148Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiKV,MM,NNP,SS
149Tawny EagleAquila rapaxNNP
150/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMM,NNP
151Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiLB
152Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusXFER1g
153Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesLB
154/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusKMP,MG
155/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusNNP
156ShikraAccipiter badiusKV,LB,LV
157Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusLNAI,NNP
158Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusKABER,LNAI,SS
159/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
160Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusLV,NNP
161African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferKV,LB,LNAI,LV,NNP
162|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoLNK,MM,NNP
163Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMK
164Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

165African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisLB
166Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisLB
167Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusLB
168Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaLB,MK
169Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumLB

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

170Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
171Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusKV,LB,NNP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

172Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMMh
173Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KCRLh

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

174/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsLNK
175African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaLNAI,LNK

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

176Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusLB,LNAI,LNK,SS
177White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiKFR
178Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasLNK
179Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorKV

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

180Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMM,XFER1
181Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMM
182Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLBh
183African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusKV,LNK,MM,XFER1
184Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusKIT,KV,LB
185Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniLB
186Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniKV
187Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisGF,KCRL,MK
188Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaKFR,KIT,SS

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

189Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
190African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaKFR,LB
191Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaLB,LNK,XFER1,XFER2
192Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisBG,LB,LV,SS,XFER1
193Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiLNK,NNP
194Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLNAI
195Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

196White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesLNK,LV
197Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusBG,MM,NNP
198Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesKABER,KCRL,KFR,NNP
199/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisBG,KFR,LV,XFER1
200|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

201Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusLB,LNK,MM,XFER1
202Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusSS

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

203Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratusKFR,SS
204Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusKV,LB
205D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiKV,LB
206Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroMM
207Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,MM
208Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxMK
209Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusGF,KCRL,KFR,MM
210Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusLB
211Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG
212Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFR
213Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataLB,NNP
214Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMM
215White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMM,NNP
216Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoLV
217Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusKFR,KV,LV

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

218Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusNNP
219Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFR
220Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorLB
221Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusLNKh
222Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorLNKh,MKh

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

223Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollisMM
224Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusKFR
225Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensGF,KFR,LNK,NNP
226African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeKV,NNP,SS
227Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusLB,LNAI,LNK
228Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusGF,KFR,LNK
229Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaKV,LB,LNAI,LNK,LV

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

230Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusLB
231/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusKP
232Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusLV,MM
233Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusLB,LNK

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

234Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG
235Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriNNP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

236Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiKCRL,MK
237Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriKV,LB,LV

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

238African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

239Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaGF,MK,SS
240Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR
241Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaSS

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

242African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusKIT,KV,LB,LNKh,SS
243Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliGF,KCRL

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

244Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBG,KFR
245Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataSS
246Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFR
247Chinspot BatisBatis molitorGF,KFR,MM,NNP
248Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriKVh
249Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoLB

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

250White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusKV,LNK

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

251BrubruNilaus aferLB,MM,NNP
252Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisKV,LB,SS
253Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMK,MM,NNP
254Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR
255Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMM
256Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisKFR
257Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR,SS
258Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
259Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterBG,KVh,LV
260Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLV
261Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisLB
262Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocageiKFR
263Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusKV,LNAI,SS
264Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifronsGF

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

265Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR
266Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

267African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

268Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesKABER,LNAI,LNK,MM
269Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiNNP
270Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR
271Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

272PiapiacPtilostomus aferBG
273Cape CrowCorvus capensisKABER,KP
274Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
275Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusKV,LB

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

276Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

277African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaBG,KFR,LV,MM,SS
278White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataKCRLh

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

279White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
280Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFR
281Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiLB

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

282Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusLB

 
Larks: Alaudidae

283Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaNNP
284Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaMM,NNP
285Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMM
286Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMM,NNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

287White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysKFR
288Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraLB
289Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiKV,MM,NNP
290Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisNNP
291Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFR

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

292White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonKFR
293Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherGF,KCRL,KFR,SS
294Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMMh
295Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexLB
296Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraGF,KFR,LNAI,NNP,SS
297Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniGFh,KCRL
298Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaLNAI,NNP
299Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFR
300Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaGF,KCRLh
301Gray ApalisApalis cinereaGFh,KCRL,KFR,SS
302Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsLB
303Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR
304Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaNNP,SS
305Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsLV
306Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansNNP
307Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiKMLh,MMh
308Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR,SS
309Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriKABER,KCRL,KP
310Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaKVh
311Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaKABER,LNK,MM,NNP
312Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisKABER,LNK
313Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusLV,MM,NNP
314Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensKV,MG,SS
315Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMM,NNP
316Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMM,NNP
317Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareMG
318Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusNNP
319Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisNNP
320Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusNNP
321Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMM
322Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiMG

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

323African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisNNP
324Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisKABER
325/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisXFER2
326Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisKMP,LNAI,LV,MG,NNP
327Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensLV

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

328Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziKCRLh
329Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusGF,KABERh,KCRLh
MKh
330Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaKVh,SS

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

331White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsKFR
332Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
333Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaKV,SS
334Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
335/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMG
336Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaKV,LNK,MK,NNP
337Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisLV
338Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiLV
339Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaLB,MM,NNP,SS
340Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaLV,MM
341Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaMM
342Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisKCRL,SS

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

343Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusXFER2h
344Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisKFR
345Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFRh
346Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisXFER1
347Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR
348Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFR
349Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsGF
350Little GreenbulEurillas virensKFR
351Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisGF,KCRL,KFR,SS
352Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansLB
353Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiKCRL,KFR,SS
354Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

355/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusKV,LNAI,LNK
356Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensKABER
357Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFR

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

358/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaGF,KCRL,KFR,LV,SS
359/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinKCRL,MK,MM
360African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaGFh,MKh
361Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensNNP

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

362Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisNNP
363Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisGF,KABER,KCRL,NNP
364Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisKFR,LNAI,SS

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

365Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFRh

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

366Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaKIT,KV,LB
367Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusLB
368Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiXFER2
369Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK
370Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiLV
371Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNNP,XFER2

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

372Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusLNK,MM,XFER1
373Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMM

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

374Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMM
375Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiLB
376Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorKV
377Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisKCRL
378Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR
379Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiKCRL
380Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMM,NNP
381Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
382Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
383Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusKV,LB,LNK,MM

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

384White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFR
385Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeKABERh
386Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
387African ThrushTurdus peliosKFR,LV,SS

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

388African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaGF,KCRL,KFR,MK,SS
389|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataNNP
390African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusLB
391Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLBh
392Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFR
393Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesKFR,KIT,MM
394Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaNNP
395White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
396/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesLB
397Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysLNK,NNP
398Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffraXFER2
399Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFR
400Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaNNP
401White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniKIT,LNAI,MM,SS
402Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR
403Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataKIT,KV,LB,XFER2h
404Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaKFR
405Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraKFR
406Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR
407|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaNNPh
408Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusLNK
409/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraNNP
410African StonechatSaxicola torquatusKCRL,KMP,KV,XFER1
411Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisLB
412Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMM
413Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsLNAI,LNK
414/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMM,NNP
415/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaKV
416/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMM
417Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaLB
418Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisKABER

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

419Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisKV,LB
420Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFR
421Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisKFR,LV,NNP,SS
422Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisGF,KFR,LNK
423Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR
424Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaKFR,KV,LNAI,LNK
425Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
426Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriLB
427Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeKABER,MK
428Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
429Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaKABER,MG
430Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiKABER,MG
431Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiGF,KFR
432Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisKABER,KCRL
433Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusLB
434Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisKV
435Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusKFR,LV
436Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

437White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisKV,LB
438White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliKV,LB
439Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisKML,MM
440White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliKV,LB,LNAI,NNP
441Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusKV
442Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMM
443Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFR
444Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsKV,LNAI,MM
445Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
446Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLB
447Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniLV
448Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisKFR
449Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisKCRL,LNAI,LNK,LV
SS
450Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR,SS
451Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsKMP,LNAI,NNP,SS
452Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsSS
453Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLB
454Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiGF,LNAI,LNK
455Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR
456Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusLB,LV,MM
457Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusLV
458<Golden-backed Weaver>Ploceus jacksoniLV
459Forest WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR
460Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisGF,KCRL,KFR,SS
461<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea queleaMG,NNP
462Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV
463<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes aferNNP
464<Fire-fronted Bishop>Euplectes diadematusLV
465Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisKABER,MM,NNP,SS
466White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusNNP
467Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraMM
468Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMM,NNP
469Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisKV,SS
470Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneGF
471Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMG,NNP
472Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsKMP,XFER2

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

473Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataBG,LV,NNP
474Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorKCRL,NNP
475African SilverbillEuodice cantansNNP
476Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaKCRL
477Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiKCRLg
478Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusKCRL,KFR
479Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaKFR
480Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildGF,KFR,LB,LNK,NNPg
481Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
482Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusKV,LB,LNK,MM,NNP
483Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusKV
484Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LV
485Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaLB
486Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaKIT,KV,LB,NNP
487African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMM,NNP
488Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

489Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraKCRL,MM,NNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

490House SparrowPasser domesticusLB,NNP
491Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
492Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
493Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisKV,LB
494Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaKV

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

495Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisKMP,MG,MK
496/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaBG,KMP,LV,MG
497African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
498African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusLNK,MG
499Long-billed PipitAnthus similisKV
500Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysLNK,MM
501/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisLNAI
502Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiKP,MG
503Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusLNK,MM
504Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaNNP
505Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMM,NNP

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

506Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusKFR
507Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusLV,MM
508Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusKIT,KV
509Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiLV,NNP
510White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusLB
511Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusKABER,KV,NNP
512Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
513Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniKCRL,KFR
514Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMG

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

515Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiKV,MM,NNP
516Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMK,NNP

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor121
\\Austral Visitor9
||Transient15
##Non-breeding Dispersal3
<>Erratic/Irregular13
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant13
[]Accidental4

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.