2012 Kenya Birding & Mammal Safari

ENDEMIC BIRDS POSSIBLE FOR TOUR

List of endemic and near endemic birds for locations visited on this tour along with which species were actually seen. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN. Endemic birds (E) are those with a restricted range in a single country. Near endemic birds (NE) are those with a restricted range in two (or rarely three) neighboring countries. The right-most column indicates whether species was seen on the tour. If blank, the species wasn't seen.*

1	Eastern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani	NE	Y
2	Elgon Francolin	Scleroptera elgonensis	NE
3	Jackson's Spurfowl	Pternistis jacksoni	NE	Y
4	Usambiro Barbet**	Trachyphonus usambiro	NE	Y
5	Gray-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops poliolophus	NE
6	Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus	NE
7	Aberdare Cisticola	Cisticola aberdare	E	Y
8	Heuglin's White-eye	Zosterops poliogastrus	NE
9	Kikuyu White-eye	Zosterops kikuyuensis	E	Y
10	Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca	NE	Y
11	Abbott's Starling	Poeoptera femoralis	NE	Y
12	Kenrick's Starling	Poeoptera kenricki	NE	Y
13	Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	NE	Y
14	Chapin's Flycatcher	Fraseria lendu	NE	Y
15	Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris	NE	Y
16	Jackson's Widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni	NE	Y
17	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	NE	Y
18	Swahili Sparrow	Passer suahelicus	NE
19	Sharpe's Longclaw	Macronyx sharpei	E	Y
20	Southern Grosbeak-Canary	Crithagra buchanani	NE

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 *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

• Aberdares
• Busia Grassland
• Castle Rock Lodge
• En Route Kisumu to Masai Mara
• En Route Mt Kenya to Nairobi
• Gatamaiyu Forest
• Kakamega Forest
• Kerio Valley
• Kinangop Plateau
• Kitale Vicinity
• Lake Baringo
• Lake Naivasha National Park
• Lake Nakuru National Park
• Lake Victoria & Kisumu
• Manguo Ponds
• Masai Mara
• Masai land east of Masai Mara
• Mau Narok/Molo Grassland
• Mount Kenya National Park
• Nairobi National Park
• Saiwa Swamp National Park

ENDEMIC CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	3
NE	Near Endemic	18