Birds in kenya : Kenya is a bird watcher’s paradise with over 1,100 recorded species including 12 endemics and many sought after rarities. Kenya has a rich variety of habitats including wetlands rainforests, lagoons, saltpans, savannah and woodlands.
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Somali Ostrich Struthio molybdophanes Vulnerable
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Rare/Accidental
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Near-threatened
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa Endangered
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum
Eastern Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Western Crested Guineafowl Guttera verreauxi
Southern Crested Guineafowl Guttera edouardi
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora Near-threatened
Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii
Moorland Francolin Scleroptila psilolaema Near-threatened
Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis Near-threatened
Orange River Francolin Scleroptila gutturalis
Shelley’s Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
Blue Quail Synoicus adansonii
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Chestnut-naped Spurfowl Pternistis castaneicollis
Jackson’s Spurfowl Pternistis jacksoni Endemic
Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Near-threatened
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Delegorgue’s Pigeon Columba delegorguei
Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens
White-winged Collared-Dove Streptopelia reichenowi Near-threatened
Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea Rare/Accidental
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Bruce’s Green-Pigeon Treron waalia
African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus
Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Near-threatened
Denham’s Bustard Neotis denhami Near-threatened
Heuglin’s Bustard Neotis heuglinii
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Buff-crested Bustard Eupodotis gindiana
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub’s Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
Schalow’s Turaco Tauraco schalowi
Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii
White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus
Fischer’s Turaco Tauraco fischeri Near-threatened
Hartlaub’s Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus
Ross’s Turaco Musophaga rossae
Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus
White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus
Green Malkoha Ceuthmochares australis
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Levaillant’s Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius
Standard-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longipennis
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus
Donaldson-Smith’s Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus
Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus Rare/Accidental
Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
Sabine’s Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
Bat-like Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi Rare/Accidental
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine Swift Apus melba
Mottled Swift Apus aequatorialis
Common Swift Apus apus
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
African Swift Apus barbatus
Forbes-Watson’s Swift Apus berliozi
Little Swift Apus affinis
Horus Swift Apus horus
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
Corn Crake Crex crex
African Crake Crex egregia
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
Striped Crake Amaurornis marginalis
Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum Endangered
Black Crowned-Crane Balearica pavonina Vulnerable
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo Rare/Accidental
Common Crane Grus grus Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Rare/Accidental
Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Pluvianidae
Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus
Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Near-threatened
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina Rare/Accidental
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe Gallinago media Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Rare/Accidental
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Black-rumped Buttonquail Turnix nanus
Quail-plover Ortyxelos meiffrenii
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae
Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Rare/Accidental
Somali Courser Cursorius somalensis
Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii
Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis Near-threatened
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Rare/Accidental
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Rare/Accidental
White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Rare/Accidental
Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Pallas’s Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Common Gull Larus canus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons Rare/Accidental
Saunders’s Tern Sternula saundersi
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern Chlidonias niger Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Rare/Accidental
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta Rare/Accidental
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach’s Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Matsudaira’s Storm-Petrel Hydrobates matsudairae Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Cape Petrel Daption capense Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata Rare/Accidental
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri Rare/Accidental
Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii
African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Rare/Accidental
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
African Darter Anhinga rufa
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
PELECANIFORMES: Balaenicipitidae
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Rare/Accidental
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Malagasy Pond-Heron Ardeola idae Endangered
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Olive Ibis Bostrychia olivacea
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Endangered
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Vulnerable
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Near-threatened
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Endangered
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Rare/Accidental
African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Critically endangered
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Endangered
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Critically endangered
Rüppell’s Griffon Gyps rueppelli Critically endangered
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Rare/Accidental
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Endangered
Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Rare/Accidental
Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini Vulnerable
Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Fasciated Snake-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus Near-threatened
Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Near-threatened
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Endangered
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Vulnerable
Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Endangered
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle Aquila africana Rare/Accidental
Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Near-threatened
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Shikra Accipiter badius
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Rare/Accidental
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Rare/Accidental
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus Near-threatened
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
African Grass-Owl Tyto capensis
Barn Owl Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Sokoke Scops-Owl Otus ireneae Endangered
Eurasian Scops-Owl Otus scops
African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
Grayish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa lacteus
Pel’s Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rare/Accidental
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis
Black-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis
White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Vulnerable
Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri Vulnerable
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
Hemprich’s Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii
African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
Jackson’s Hornbill Tockus jacksoni
Von der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni
Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus
Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Rare/Accidental
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Rare/Accidental
Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus Rare/Accidental
Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
PICIFORMES: Lybiidae
Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus
Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Cassin’s Honeyguide Prodotiscus insignis
Green-backed Honeyguide Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg’s Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus
Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Rufous-necked Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Chloropicus poecilolaemus
Cardinal Woodpecker Chloropicus fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
Golden-crowned Woodpecker Chloropicus xantholophus
Brown-backed Woodpecker Chloropicus obsoletus
African Gray Woodpecker Chloropicus goertae
Mountain Gray Woodpecker Chloropicus spodocephalus
Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa
Tullberg’s Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi
Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Bennett’s Woodpecker Campethera bennettii Rare/Accidental
Reichenow’s Woodpecker Campethera scriptoricauda Rare/Accidental
Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Mombasa Woodpecker Campethera mombassica
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Dickinson’s Kestrel Falco dickinsoni
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Vulnerable
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Vulnerable
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Endangered
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha Vulnerable
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Gray-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus Introduced species
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri Near-threatened
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus Introduced species
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris
PASSERIFORMES: Calyptomenidae
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
African Pitta Pitta angolensis
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Gray Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia
White-breasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis
Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
Petit’s Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
Green-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus
African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Black-tailed Oriole Oriolus percivali
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
Jameson’s Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
Short-tailed Batis Batis mixta
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Pale Batis Batis soror
Gray-headed Batis Batis orientalis
Western Black-headed Batis Batis erlangeri
Eastern Black-headed Batis Batis minor
Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Gray-crested Helmetshrike Prionops poliolophus Near-threatened
Retz’s Helmetshrike Prionops retzii
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Brubru Nilaus afer
Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
Pringle’s Puffback Dryoscopus pringlii
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis
Marsh Tchagra Bocagia minuta
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra jamesi
Red-naped Bushshrike Laniarius ruficeps
Coastal Boubou Laniarius nigerrimus
Lühder’s Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi
Ethiopian Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
Zanzibar Boubou Laniarius sublacteus
Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri Near-threatened
Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
Lowland Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus Rare/Accidental
Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus
Gray-green Bushshrike Telophorus bocagei
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
Black-fronted Bushshrike Telophorus nigrifrons
Four-colored Bushshrike Telophorus viridis
Doherty’s Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi
Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Sharpe’s Drongo Dicrurus sharpei
Common Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Glossy-backed Drongo Dicrurus divaricatus
Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
African Crested-Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Rare/Accidental
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor Rare/Accidental
Lesser Gray Shrike Lanius minor
Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus
Magpie Shrike Lanius melanoleucus
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus
Mackinnon’s Shrike Lanius mackinnoni
Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Rare/Accidental
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Near-threatened
White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
House Crow Corvus splendens Introduced species
Cape Crow Corvus capensis
Pied Crow Corvus albus
Somali Crow Corvus edithae
Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus
White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae
Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher Elminia albonotata
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-shouldered Black-Tit Melaniparus guineensis
White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus
Somali Tit Melaniparus thruppi
Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus musculus
African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix signatus
Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna
Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
Collared Lark Mirafra collaris
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Williams’s Lark Mirafra williamsi Endemic
Friedmann’s Lark Mirafra pulpa Data deficient
White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda
Latakoo Lark Mirafra cheniana
Horsfield’s Bushlark Mirafra javanica
Gillett’s Lark Mirafra gilletti
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Rare/Accidental
Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica
Short-tailed Lark Spizocorys fremantlii
Masked Lark Spizocorys personata
Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae
Western Nicator Nicator chloris Rare/Accidental
Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
Somali Crombec Sylvietta isabellina
Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
Kretschmer’s Longbill Macrosphenus kretschmeri
Green Hylia Hylia prasina
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens
Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops
Turner’s Eremomela Eremomela turneri Near-threatened
White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon
Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulcher
Miombo Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus
Gray Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota
Cricket Longtail Spiloptila clamans
Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
Taita Apalis Apalis fuscigularis Endemic Critically endangered
Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni
White-winged Apalis Apalis chariessa Near-threatened
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema
Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea
Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola
Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Pale Prinia Prinia somalica
River Prinia Prinia fluviatilis
Banded Prinia Prinia bairdii
Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera
Red-fronted Prinia Prinia rufifrons
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus
Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis
Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
Chubb’s Cisticola Cisticola chubbi
Hunter’s Cisticola Cisticola hunteri
Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps
Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
Tana River Cisticola Cisticola restrictus Endemic Data deficient
Coastal Cisticola Cisticola haematocephalus
Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
Rufous-winged Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Carruthers’s Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi
Levaillant’s Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Aberdare Cisticola Cisticola aberdare Endemic Vulnerable
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes
Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola eximius
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Papyrus Yellow-Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
African Yellow-Warbler Iduna natalensis
Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis
Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Rare/Accidental
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Endangered
Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides Rare/Accidental
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Rare/Accidental
Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris
Evergreen-forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi
Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
White-winged Swamp Warbler Bradypterus carpalis
Highland Rush Warbler Bradypterus centralis
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica Rare/Accidental
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Montane Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Vulnerable
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
South African Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera Rare/Accidental
Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum
White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Gray-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus
Lesser Bristlebill Bleda notatus Rare/Accidental
Shelley’s Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps
Stripe-cheeked Greenbul Arizelocichla milanjensis
Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator
Yellow-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Rare/Accidental
Gray Greenbul Eurillas gracilis
Ansorge’s Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris
Little Greenbul Eurillas virens
Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans
Gray-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris
Fischer’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus fischeri
Cabanis’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Rare/Accidental
Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla
Uganda Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Yellow Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Rare/Accidental
Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens
Greater Whitethroat Curruca communis
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis
Mbulu White-eye Zosterops mbuluensis
Green White-eye Zosterops stuhlmanni
Kilimanjaro White-eye Zosterops eurycricotus Rare/Accidental
Heuglin’s White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus
Kikuyu White-eye Zosterops kikuyuensis Endemic
Taita White-eye Zosterops silvanus Endemic Endangered
Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens
Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri
Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
Hinde’s Pied-Babbler Turdoides hindei Endemic Vulnerable
Scaly Babbler Turdoides squamulata
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
Northern Pied-Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
African Spotted Creeper Salpornis salvadori
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Rare/Accidental
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris
Neumann’s Starling Onychognathus neumanni
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Waller’s Starling Onychognathus walleri
Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor
Sharpe’s Starling Pholia sharpii
Abbott’s Starling Arizelopsar femoralis Endangered
Stuhlmann’s Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni
Kenrick’s Starling Poeoptera kenricki
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca
Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Shelley’s Starling Lamprotornis shelleyi
Rüppell’s Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
White-crowned Starling Lamprotornis albicapillus
Fischer’s Starling Lamprotornis fischeri
Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus
White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis
Spotted Ground-Thrush Geokichla guttata Vulnerable
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Geokichla piaggiae
Orange Ground-Thrush Geokichla gurneyi
Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus
Taita Thrush Turdus helleri Endemic Endangered
African Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus
African Thrush Turdus pelios
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
Gray Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbea
Chapin’s Flycatcher Fraseria lendu Vulnerable
Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
Silverbird Melaenornis semipartitus
Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
Rüppell’s Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
Brown-chested Alethe Chamaetylas poliocephala
Gray-winged Robin-Chat Sheppardia polioptera
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi Near-threatened
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Rare/Accidental
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Rare/Accidental
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida
Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Heuglin’s Wheatear Oenanthe heuglini
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Rare/Accidental
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Rare/Accidental
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
Brown-tailed Chat Oenanthe scotocerca
Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
PASSERIFORMES: Modulatricidae
Gray-chested Babbler Kakamega poliothorax
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi Near-threatened
Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes neglectus
Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura
Amani Sunbird Hedydipna pallidigaster Endangered
Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema
Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
Mouse-colored Sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Hunter’s Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris usambaricus Near-threatened
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus
Black-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris nectarinioides
Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
Tsavo Sunbird Cinnyris tsavoensis
Violet-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris chalcomelas
Orange-tufted Sunbird Cinnyris bouvieri
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus
Donaldson-Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser donaldsoni
Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda
Gray-headed Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Black-capped Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
Red Weaver Anaplectes jubaensis
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster
African Golden-Weaver Ploceus subaureus
Holub’s Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius Rare/Accidental
Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri
Taveta Golden-Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops
Northern Masked-Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus
Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
Heuglin’s Masked-Weaver Ploceus heuglini
Rüppell’s Weaver Ploceus galbula Rare/Accidental
Speke’s Weaver Ploceus spekei
Vieillot’s Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Weyns’s Weaver Ploceus weynsi Rare/Accidental
Clarke’s Weaver Ploceus golandi Endemic Endangered
Salvadori’s Weaver Ploceus dichrocephalus
Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
Forest Weaver Ploceus bicolor
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis
Compact Weaver Pachyphantes superciliosus
Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis
Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris
Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Fire-fronted Bishop Euplectes diadematus
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura
Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Jackson’s Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni Near-threatened
Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Gray-headed Silverbill Spermestes griseicapilla
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides Rare/Accidental
Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
African Silverbill Euodice cantans
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor
Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus
Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
Black-cheeked Waxbill Brunhilda charmosyna
Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula
Kandt’s Waxbill Estrilda kandti
Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
Locustfinch Paludipasser locustella Rare/Accidental
Cut-throat Amadina fasciata
Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava
Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster
Southern Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis Rare/Accidental
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla
Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra
Peters’s Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
Jameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta
Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua obtusa Rare/Accidental
Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Variable Indigobird Vidua funerea
Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens
Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species
Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow Passer shelleyi
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Swainson’s Sparrow Passer swainsonii
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis
Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnoris pyrgita
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
Malindi Pipit Anthus melindae
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis Endangered
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei Endemic Endangered
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula
Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus
Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
African Citril Crithagra citrinelloides
Western Citril Crithagra frontalis Rare/Accidental
Southern Citril Crithagra hyposticta
Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis
Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis
Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata
Northern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra donaldsoni
Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni
West African Seedeater Crithagra canicapilla
Reichard’s Seedeater Crithagra reichardi
Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis Rare/Accidental
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Rare/Accidental
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
Gosling’s Bunting Emberiza goslingi Rare/Accidental
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata
