KENYA FULL TRIP LIST September-October 2004
Some species may not have been seen at the actual site, but on the journey to or from there. Unfortunately for a few less common species the area was not noted down. Also see the separate site accounts and their lists on BSG.
Birding Site Guide
- STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
- Ostrich Struthio camelus S
- PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus LN, LNa
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens KE to K
- PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
- PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
- Darter Anhinga melanogaster T, A
- CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
- Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LB
- CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus SF
- Black Stork Ciconia nigra Mt, S
- Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
- Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus KE to K
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia LN, LB
- Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
- Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus
- CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
- Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba LN, LNa
- PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor NT LN
- ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
- White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Mt, SF
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus SF
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos SF, LB
- African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus SF
- Cape Teal Anas capensis LN
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha Mt, SF
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma SF
- FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides SS
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis S
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus S
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus S
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii S, LN
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus S, LN
- White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Mt, S, LN
- Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus MM, S, LN
- Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens T
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus S, LN, T
- Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT Mt
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates LB, K, T
- Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus LB
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Nairobi to Mombasa
- Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus S, SF, LNa
- Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus Mt
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis LN, T
- Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca V MM
- Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi S, LN
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii A
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus S
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Mt, LN
- FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
- Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius
- FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
- Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus S
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni V MM
- Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus LB
- African Hobby Falco cuvierii LB
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
- Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui MM, LN
- Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena S, T
- Shelley's Francolin Francolinus shelleyi Mt, K
- Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti
- Yellow-necked Francolin Francolinus leucoscepus
- Jackson's Francolin Francolinus jacksoni e Mt
- GALLIFORMES: Numididae
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani K
- Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum S
- GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
- Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum LN, LB
- GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
- African Rail Rallus caerulescens SS, LNa
- Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra
- Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio LB
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata LNa
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Mt, SF, LB
- GRUIFORMES: Otididae
- Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori MM, T, A
- White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis MM, A
- Buff-crested Bustard Eupodotis gindiana Nairobi to Mombasa
- Hartlaub's Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii A
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae
- Crab Plover Dromas ardeola LN
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus R
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
- Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii A
- Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus S
- Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus LB
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola SF
- Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis KE
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
- Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris LNa
- Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus
- Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus SF, R
- Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus LN
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula SF, LNa
- Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius SF
- Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
- White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus SF
- Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
- African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis LNa
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus SF
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii LNa
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus SF
- Ruff Philomachus pugnax
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
- Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii SF
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Gray-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
- CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
- Saunders' Tern Sternula saundersi
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia SF
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus LN, LB
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LNa
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii SF
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis SF
- PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
- Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis A
- Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus LN
- COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea LN, LB
- Delegorgue's Pigeon Columba delegorguei Mt
- Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens Mt
- African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Mt
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola S, LNa
- Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer SS
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis S, LN
- African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus Mt, KE
- PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri LNa
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius KE
- Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi Mt
- Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus LB
- Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris S
- CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae
- Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata KF
- White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus K
- Fischer's Turaco Tauraco fischeri NT SF
- Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
- Ross' Turaco Musophaga rossae KE
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus MM
- White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster KE
- Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
- CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius LNa
- Klaas' Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus K
- Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius SF, K
- Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus
- Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus SS
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis SF
- White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
- STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
- Sokoke Scops-Owl Otus ireneae E SF
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis LB
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus LN, LB
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus LB
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum N
- CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis KE
- Abyssinian Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus Mt
- Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus LB
- APODIFORMES: Apodidae
- Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus Mt
- Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri SF
- African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Mt
- Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis SF
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Nyanza Swift Apus niansae Mt, LN
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Horus Swift Apus horus Mt
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer R, T
- COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus S
- Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus S, LB
- TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
- Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
- CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
- Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
- African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta SF, LNa
- Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis SS
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti LN,
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus Mt, LN
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
- Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri K
- White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides LN, LNa
- Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus S
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
- Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii S
- White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
- CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
- European Roller Coracias garrulus NT T, TNa
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias noevius MM
- CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
- Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops S, LB
- CORACIIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
- Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus T, LNa
- Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis Mt, LN
- Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- Abyssinian Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus minor T
- CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
- Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus S, T
- Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris S, LB, T
- Jackson's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni SF
- Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni MM, LB, T
- Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus SF, LNa
- African Gray Hornbill Tockus nasutus MM, K, T,
- Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Ceratogymna brevis Mt
- Black-&-white-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna subcylindrica K
- Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri MM, T
- PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
- Red-&-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus LB
- D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii LB
- Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro MM
- Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei K
- Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea h
- Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex h
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus LB, K
- Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui K
- Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta K
- Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata LB
- Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa K
- Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala S, LB
- White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus Mt, K
- Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito K
- Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus K
- PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
- Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus LB, K
- Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis K
- Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris K
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor S, LNa
- Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus LB
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- PICIFORMES: Picidae
- Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica S
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni SF
- Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi K
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa K
- Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli K
- Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendropicos poecilolaemus K
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus LB
- Golden-crowned Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus K
- Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
- PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae
- African Broadbill Smithornis capensis h
- PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
- Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
- White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda A
- Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
- Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna S, T, A
- Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides S, LN
- Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix signatus
- Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia S, T, A
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea LN, A
- Somali Short-toed Lark Calandrella somalica A
- Short-tailed Lark Pseudalaemon fremantlii A
- PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
- White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps Mt, K
- Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Gray-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga LN
- Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
- Bank Swallow Riparia riparia LN
- Banded Martin Riparia cincta LN
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis K, R
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica SF
- Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula LN, LB
- House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Lesser Striped-Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis MM, Mt, SF
- Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis LN, K
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Mt, LN
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mt, K
- Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis E SF
- Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus SF, T
- Sharpe's Longclaw Hemimacronyx sharpei e E LNa
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus MM
- Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula T
- Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis LNa
- Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea K
- Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara LN
- PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
- Gray Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caesia Mt
- Petit's Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga petiti K
- Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava Mt, K
- Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga quiscalina
- PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Shelley's Greenbul Andropadus masukuensis K
- Little Greenbul Andropadus virens K
- Ansorge's Greenbul Andropadus ansorgei K
- Plain Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris K
- Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris LN, K
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus SF
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris
- Eastern Mountain-Greenbul Andropadus nigriceps
- Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator
- Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris SF
- Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima K
- Placid Greenbul Phyllastrephus placidus K, LNa
- Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris K
- Common Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus K
- Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis SF, LNa
- PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
- Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus SF
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis K
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Zoothera piaggiae Mt
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus Mt, LN
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- African Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus K
- Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala K, LNa
- PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
- Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
- Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi K
- Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri Mt
- Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana LN, SF
- Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus S, T
- Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
- Carruthers' Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi
- Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus K
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis LN, LNa
- Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens A
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava S, LN
- Banded Prinia Prinia bairdii K
- White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon K
- Black-collared Apalis Apalis pulchra SS
- Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni K
- Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
- Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis K
- Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema Mt
- Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala SF
- Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea Mt, LN
- Red-fronted Warbler Urorhipis rufifrons S, T
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota K
- Gray Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex T
- PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
- African Bush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus Mt
- Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus K
- Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis T
- African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus SS
- Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris S
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida LNa
- Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum LB, T
- African Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis SS
- Mountain Yellow Warbler Chloropeta similis Mt
- Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella LNa
- Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis S
- Turner's Eremomela Eremomela turneri E K
- White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys Mt
- Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
- Green Hylia Hylia prasina K
- Uganda Wood-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis K
- Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens Mt, Lna
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix SF
- Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis
- Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin K
- Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria SF
- Banded Warbler Parisoma boehmi A
- PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
- Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus Mt, K
- Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
- African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus S, MM, T
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
- Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides K
- Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina Mt, S
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata LN, SF
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica K
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Mt, LN
- Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens SF
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata MT, S, LNa
- Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
- East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi V SF
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra Mt, LN
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter K
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera K
- Rueppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa LN, SF
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini K
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla Mt
- Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata S, LB
- Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata SF
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys K, T
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra LN
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe LN, MM
- Mourning Wheatear (Schalow's) Oenanthe lugens LN
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka LN
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata MM, LNa
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops LN, LNa
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra MM
- Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris LN, LB
- PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
- African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus K
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea K
- Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata SS
- Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea K
- Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni K
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
- Short-tailed Batis Batis mixta SF
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Mt, LN
- Pale Batis Batis soror SF
- Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo S, LB
- PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
- Yellow Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus SF
- African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda SS, K
- Dusky Crested-Flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata K
- White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher Elminia albonotata Mt
- African Crested-Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas SF
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer K
- African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
- Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis
- Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens K
- African Hill Babbler Pseudoalcippe abyssinica LN, LNa
- Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosa S, LN, LB
- Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei LNa
- Northern Pied-Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca Mt
- Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus LB
- Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii SF, LNa
- PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
- White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris Mt, LNa
- Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus K
- Gray Tit Melaniparus afer
- PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
- Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus K
- PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
- African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli R, LNa
- PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
- Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis S, LN, LB
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris SF
- Amani Sunbird Hedydipna pallidigaster E SF
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Eastern Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea K
- Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis LN
- Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri
- Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze Mt
- Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Mt, LN
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa Mt
- Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi LN
- Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius K
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi LN
- Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris Mt
- Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus LB
- Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis K
- Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus K, LNa
- Black-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris nectarinioides S
- Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus SF
- Orange-tufted Sunbird Cinnyris bouvieri K
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Mt, LN
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus Mt
- PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
- African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis LB
- Broad-ringed White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus Mt, LN, LNa
- White-breasted White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus T
- PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
- African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus SF, T
- Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus K
- African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
- Black-tailed Oriole Oriolus percivali Mt
- PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio K
- Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus LN, T
- Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
- Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
- Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis S
- Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni K
- Common Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina K
- White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens
- PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
- Brubru Nilaus afer S, LN
- Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis S, LN
- Pringle's Puffback Dryoscopus pringlii T
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla Mt
- Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis K
- Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minutus
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
- Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra jamesi S
- Luehder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi SS, K
- Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus S, LN, LB
- Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris T
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus S, K
- Gray-green Bushshrike Telophorus bocagei K
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus LB
- Many-colored Bushshrike Telophorus multicolor LNa
- Four-colored Bushshrike Telophorus viridis LB
- Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti T
- PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae
- White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus K, T
- Retz's Helmetshrike Prionops retzii SF
- Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons SF
- PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
- Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii K
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
- House Crow Corvus splendens intro
- Cape Crow Corvus capensis LN, LNa
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus S, LB
- PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Mt, LN
- Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus SS
- Rueppell's Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera LN, T, LNa
- Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius T
- Black-bellied Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis corruscus SF
- Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
- Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti MM, T
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Mt
- Fischer's Starling Spreo fischeri T
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris K
- Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri Mt, K, Lna
- Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii LB
- Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni
- Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus S, LN, SF
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Mt
- PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus S
- Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus Mt, LN
- Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus S, LN, LB
- Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey MM
- PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
- Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
- White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
- Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis S
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus
- Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser donaldsoni S
- Black-capped Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi S, T
- Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis K
- Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
- Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus LB
- Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni R
- Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis K
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Mt, LNa
- Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster K
- African Golden-Weaver Ploceus subaureus T
- Holub's Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops
- Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri SF
- Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops
- Northern Masked-Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus LB
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus SF
- Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei S, LN, MM
- Vieillot's Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus K
- Clarke's Weaver Ploceus golandi e E SF
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus R
- Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni K, R
- Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus S
- Forest Weaver Ploceus bicolor K, SF
- Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis Mt, K
- Compact Weaver Pachyphantes superciliosus K
- Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis Mt
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Zanzibar Bishop Euplectes nigroventris SF
- Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus R
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis T, A
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus T
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Mt
- Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Mt, T
- Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne LN
- Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni NT
- Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons K
- PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
- Gray-headed Negrofinch Nigrita canicapillus Mt
- White-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita fusconotus
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia Mt, LN
- Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
- Abyssinian Crimson-wing Cryptospiza salvadorii Mt
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga LB
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Mt
- Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula SS
- Black-headed Waxbill Estrilda atricapilla Mt
- Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla K, T, A
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus T
- Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster S
- Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba S, LB
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala K
- Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta
- Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara K
- African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata LB
- Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia S
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus Mt, K
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor Mt, LN
- Gray-headed Munia Lonchura caniceps intro Mt, LB
- PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea S
- Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri S
- PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
- Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex S
- African Citril Serinus citrinelloides Mt, K
- Papyrus Canary Serinus koliensis K
- Reichenow's Seedeater Serinus reichenowi LN, MM
- Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus K
- White-bellied Canary Serinus dorsostriatus S
- Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus LN
- Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus
- Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni Mt, LNa
- PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi LN, T
- Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris Mt
- Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura S
- KEY
- CR = Critical
- E = Endangered
- V = Vulnerable
- NT = Near-threatened
- e = endemic
- intro = introduced
- no sites given for common species or
species more readily found in Europe L = Liota Plains LB = Lake Baringo LN = Lake Nakuru LNa = Lake Naivasha MM = Masia Mara NP Mt = Mount Kenya NP N = Niarobi NP R = Red Brick Dam, Lake Victoria S = Samburu GR SF = Sokoke Forest & coast SS = Saiwa Swamp T = Tsavo h = heard only
Mammals seen
- Order: Macroscelidea (elephant-shrews)
- Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew EN Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
- Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
- Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax LC Heterohyrax brucei
- Cape Hyrax LC Procavia capensis
- Order: Proboscidea (elephants)
- African Bush Elephant VU Loxodonta africana
- Order: Primates
- Chlorocebus (Green Monkey) LR/lc Cercopithecus aethiops
- Black-cheeked White-nosed Monkey (Red-tailed Monkey) LR/lc Cercopithecus ascanius
- Blue Monkey (Blue Sykes or White-throated Monkey) LR/lc Cercopithecus mitis
- Olive Baboon LR/lc Papio anubis
- Angola Colobus LR/lc Colobus angolensis
- Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
- Springhare LC Pedetes capensis
- Striped Ground Squirrel LC Xerus erythropus
- Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
- Wildcat LC Felis silvestris
- Cheetah VU Acinonyx jubatus
- Serval LC Leptailurus serval
- Lion Panthera leo VU
- Egyptian Mongoose LR/lc Herpestes ichneumon
- Spotted Hyena LR/cd Crocuta crocuta
- Golden Jackal LC Canis aureus
- Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
- Black Rhinoceros CR Diceros bicornis
- White Rhinoceros
- Burchell's Zebra LC Equus burchellii
- Grevy's Zebra EN Equus grevyi
- Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
- Warthog LR/lc Phacochoerus africanus
- Hippopotamus VU Hippopotamus amphibius
- Giraffe LR/cd Giraffa camelopardalis
- Grant's Gazelle LR/cd Gazella granti
- Thomson's Gazelle LR/cd Gazella thomsonii
- Gerenuk LR/cd Litocranius walleri
- Guenther's Dikdik LR/lc Madoqua guentheri
- Steenbok LR/lc Raphicerus campestris
- African Buffalo LR/cd Syncerus caffer
- Common Eland LR/cd Tragelaphus oryx
Author: BSG
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