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Kenya: Birds and Other Wildlife, custom trip report
August 2014
Kenya lies across equator, ranging in altitude from 5199 m to sea level. The country’s
topography and climate are highly varied, hence it exhibits many different habitats
and vegetation types. Huge populations of wildlife are concentrated in protected areas,
mainly national parks, national reserves, and conservancies. However, there are also
opportunities to find a wealth of biodiversity in non-protected areas, as for example in
Important Bird Areas (IBAs), some of which are found in non-protected areas, while
others are located in protected areas. The IBAs provide a good chance to see some of
the national or regional endemic species of both flora and fauna. They also provide
opportunities for visitors to interact with local populations, which might be sharing
their knowledge of indigenous life and traditional lifestyles.
Our 15-day safari took us through unique and pristine habitats, ranging from the
coastal strip of the Indian Ocean and its dry forest to the expansive savanna bushland
of Tsavo East National Park, the semiarid steppes of Samburu National Park in
northern Kenya, the mountain range of the Taita Hills, tropical rainforests, and Rift
Valley lakes, before ending in the Masai Mara in southwestern Kenya. The variance
of these habitats provided unique and rich wildlife diversity.
Nairobi
The city of Nairobi has much to offer its visitors. The Nairobi National Park is just
seven kilometers away from the city and offers lots of wildlife. With open plains,
savanna grasslands and bush land, and numerous wetlands the park provides a
fascinating introduction to Kenya’s birds and mammals. The Nairobi Arboretum
offers a great diversity of montane avifauna. The Kikuyu Escarpment Forest on the
slopes of the Aberdare Range is a great habitat for highland forest birds. An afternoon
at the Manguo Ponds and its surrounding area provides good opportunities to see
Hunter’s Cisticola, Golden-winged Sunbird, Augur Buzzard, Common Moorhen,
Yellow-billed Duck, African Spoonbill, Little Egret, Great Egret, Common
Sandpiper, and Red-billed Firefinch, among others.
On August 1st Jaynee, one of our clients, arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport late in the evening, and we had introductions and a briefing before she was
transferred to the Boulevard Hotel.
On August 2nd after breakfast we visited the Elephant Orphanage and after lunch
drove to the Giraffe Center, where we interacted with Rothschild’s giraffes by feeding
them pellets. In the late afternoon we went birding and watched Yellow-whiskered
Greenbul, Red-billed Firefinch, Rüppell’s Robin-Chat, and Cabanis’s Greenbul,
among others. In the evening we traveled to the airport to meet our safari guide and
the driver and to pick up Lu, who was coming in from Namibia.
The next morning after breakfast we had a bird walk on the hotel grounds before
driving to Manguo Ponds in Limuru. This wetland was teeming with African Sacred
Ibis, Hadada Ibis, Grey Heron, Yellow-billed Stork, Black Crake, Red-knobbed
Coot, and Yellow-billed Duck. We then moved to a hill past Limuru and enjoyed
Little Egret, Augur Buzzard, Rock Martin, Hunter’s Cisticola, Cape RobinChat, and Golden-winged Sunbird.
Grey Heron
Black Crake
Red-knobbed Coot
Coastal Trip
We started our trip to the coast by flying from Nairobi to Malindi, where we met
Willy, our local guide. After lunch at A Rocha Kenya we drove to Mida Creek in the
Malindi Marine National Park. This is a complex of marine tidal habitats on the
southern coast of Kenya, composed of coral gardens, mangrove forests, reefs, islets,
and sandy beaches. This area is an important feeding ground for coastal avian
migrants. Here we enjoyed, among others, African Snipe, Eurasian Curlew,
Whimbrel, Common Redshank, Curlew and Common Sandpipers, Kittlitz’s,
Three-banded, and Grey Plovers, Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers, and, as a
special bonus, the enigmatic Crab-plover.
Arabuko Sokoke Forest
Our bird list suddenly increased substantially with a full day in the Arabuko Sokoke
coastal dry forest. This is a biodiversity hotspot, which forms part of the East Africa
Coastal Forests, one of the Endemic Bird Areas of the World.
In the bush thickets just behind the forest office we found the endemic golden-rumped
sengi, a beautiful little elephant shrew, restricted to the coastal forests of northern
Kenya and one of our mammalian highlights. Five meters from the shrew a Redcaped Robin-Chat was hopping around. Without having to move far we spent the
better part of the morning birding around the office, where both Silvery-cheeked and
Trumpeter Hornbills provided great views, calling from the trees in front of the
forest office.
We proceeded into the woods during light showers of rain, while we admired Crested
Guineafowls crisscrossing the trails. After the rain had ceased it was a shiny morning
again, with lots of forest bird symphonies and choruses. We found Forest Batis,
Mombasa Woodpecker, Green Tinkerbird, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Amani
Sunbird, and Malindi Pipit, among others, before our lunch break.
After lunch we entered some Brachystegia woodland, looking for Sokoke Scops Owl.
A pair of little brown morphs five meters away was spotted by Willy. Later a flock of
Clarke’s Weavers was passing by on their way to their roosting site. Heading back to
the road, we spotted Narina Trogon in trees along the road.
We had another morning on the forest trails on the following day, and there was no
rain. The forest was alive with bird choruses. In the forest canopy we enjoyed a flock
of 10 Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrikes. We also patiently searched for Fourcolored Bushshrike, sometimes wandering off the trails. East Coast Akalat
crisscrossed the trails, but was very quiet. In the canopy we found Pale Batis and
Plain-backed and Amani Sunbirds.
Sabaki River Mouth
Five kilometers north of Malindi town we birded the Sabaki River Mouth. On the
mud banks and in the freshwater pools we saw Lesser Flamingo and Great Egret,
while in the vegetation thickets were male Zanzibar Red Bishop in breeding
plumage and White-browed Coucal.
Tsavo East National Park and Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
On the way to Tsavo we visited the Gede Ruins National Monument. These are
excavated ruins of an old Arab-African town, abandoned in the 17th century. This
monument is managed by The National Museums of Kenya as a historic site. The
Arabs settled along the East Coast of Africa, where they transacted trade along the
coast.
We then proceeded to Tsavo East National Park, birding en route. On the power lines
at intervals of a few kilometers we saw multiple Lizard Buzzards. Thickets of bushes
lined the road, with lots of birds. Northern Carmine Bee-eater, Red-and-yellow
Barbet, Grey Wren-Warbler, Eastern Chanting Goshawk, and Bateleur were
observed along the roadside.
We arrived at the Sala Gate of Tsavo East National Park at 12:30 p.m. and had some
lunch at the gate. After lunch we proceeded into the park, where we spent the
afternoon birding, but it was rather quiet, and Somali Ostrich was one of the few new
birds added to our list. In the evening we proceeded to Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary,
where we spent the night at the Sarova Taita Hills Game Lodge.
The Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary has greater habitat diversity than Tsavo East,
ranging from savanna woodland, riverine woodland, and open shrub to savanna
grassland and rivers and marshes. It is therefore also much richer in avian diversity.
Grey-headed and Striped Kingfishers were spotted in huge acacia trees. Also seen
were Black-headed Oriole, Retz’s Helmetshrike, Jameson’s Firefinch, Red-billed
Buffalo Weaver, Knob-billed Duck, Yellow-billed Stork, Eastern Violet-backed
Sunbird, Red-billed Oxpecker, White-bellied Bustard, and African Hawk- Eagle.
We returned back to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon drove to the Taita Hills
Afromontane Forest in search of the Taita endemics, Taita Thrush, Taita White-eye,
and Taita Apalis. In addition, this was a great opportunity to see White-starred
Robin.
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
White-bellied Bustard
Red-billed Oxpecker
Samburu
From Taita Hills we flew back to Nairobi and from there to the semi-arid north of
Kenya, arriving at the Samburu Simba Lodge at lunch time. Samburu National
Reserve is a magnificent park with a unique species diversity of both mammals and
birds found mainly north of the equator. This is one of the few places to see gerenuk,
reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, and Günther’s dik-dik, among others. Some of the
great birds we saw here were White-headed Mousebird, Vulturine Guineafowl,
Martial Eagle, the northern subspecies of Crested Francolin, Bateleur, Eastern
Yellow-billed Hornbill, Northern Red-billed Hornbill, Donaldson Smith’s
Sparrow-Weaver, Somali Bee-eater, and Somali Ostrich, among others.
Martial Eagle
Donaldson Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Kori Bustard
Grevy’s zebra
Gerenuk
Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park was the first bird sanctuary in Kenya due to its
spectacular iconic view of pink Lesser Flamingos and huge flocks of both Great
White and Pink-backed Pelicans among thousands of other flocks of birds. This is one
of the Rift Valley saline lakes that host close to two to four million breeding Lesser
Flamingos every year.
In the past two years the water level of the lake had tremendously increased beyond
its normal level, flooding even the adjacent terrestrial habitat. This has caused a
sudden change in the ecosystem. Lesser Flamingos, which depend on algae, have been
affected, since the algae supply has been diluted by the increased water quantities. So
we observed only lesser numbers of both Lesser and Greater Flamingos, but enjoyed
good numbers of Great Egret, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Cape Teal, and Redbilled Teal and also saw Malachite Kingfisher. In the terrestrial habitat, mostly
acacia woodland, we found African Grey Woodpecker, Nubian Woodpecker,
Mocking Cliff Chat, and African Fish Eagle, among many others. The park is also
a rhino sanctuary, hence we had the opportunity to see both black and white rhinos.
Other mammals seen were Rothschild’s giraffe, spotted hyena, and African buffalo,
among others.
Little Egret
Malachite Kingfisher
African Fish Eagle
Lake Victoria, Kisumu
Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake and the second-largest freshwater lake in the
world. It is also the world’s largest tropical lake. We arrived at the famous Kiboko
Bay Resort in Kisumu in the evening. The next morning we had a boat ride, exploring
the shores of Lake Victoria with the help of a local guide. Right at the edge of the
camp we found Swamp Flycatcher and later African Pygmy Kingfisher, Orangetufted Sunbird, Blue-headed Coucal, Black-headed Weaver, Little Weaver,
Slender-billed Weaver, and Orange Weaver.
Kakamega Forest National Reserve
Kakamega Forest, a magnificent area of rainforest north of Lake Victoria, is about a
45-minutes drive from Kisumu city, during which we had our second experience with
rain, after Arabuko Sokoke at the coast. We arrived in the evening at the luxurious
Rondo Retreat at Kakamega.
Early the next morning before breakfast we took a walk in the lodge compound and its
surroundings. After breakfast we went for a long walk in the forest along the trails.
This forest is pristine rainforest with very different bird species, most of which are
only found in this western area within Kenya. We enjoyed numerous species of
greenbuls, among them Joyful Greenbul, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, and
Cabanis’s Greenbul. Other nice birds were Black-headed Oriole, Brown-chested
Alethe, Yellow-billed Barbet, Equatorial Akalat, and the majestic Black-andwhite-casqued Hornbill.
In the evening we drove to the Ikuywa River, where we found Red-headed Malimbe,
White-headed Wood Hoopoe, African Blue Flycatcher, African Yellow Whiteeye, Chubb’s Cisticola, and plenty of others.
The following day was spent hiking on forest trails. We started with the fish pond
area, where we saw White-spotted Flufftail and Grey-winged Robin-Chat. A few
meters south of the lodge along the main road we came across a flock of both Great
Blue Turacos and Ross’s Turacos feeding together in the same trees.
African Blue Flycatcher
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Lake Naivasha, the Kieni forest, and the Kinangop grasslands
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake, part of the chain of the Great Rift Valley lakes.
We arrived here late in the evening, showered, and settled for dinner. In the morning
we went birding around the lodge, and immediately after breakfast we headed to the
Kieni forest (part of the Kikuyu escarpment forest IBA) on the slope of the Aberdare
Mountains, where we found Mountain Greenbul, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, and
Hartlaub’s Turaco. Along the road we saw African Stonechat, Northern Doublecollared Sunbird, and Augur Buzzard, among others.
On our way back we stopped at the Kinangop grasslands, montane grasslands being
the habitat of the endangered Sharpe’s Longclaw. We were lucky enough here to
spot three pairs of the longclaw. Also seen were African Pipit and Crowned and
Black-headed Lapwings.
Masai Mara
After many stops along the roadside for birding as well looking at wildlife and people,
we finally arrived at the Masai Mara. We checked in at the Sarova Mara Game Camp
in time for lunch, the meal of the trip. After lunch we had a break until 3:30 p.m.,
when we went on a game drive. The patch of tropical forest on the lodge grounds
provided us with African Green Pigeon and Rüppell’s Robin-Chat. As we left we
saw Little Bee-eater and Long-tailed Glossy Starling at the gate. A Tawny Eagle
was found nesting on a tree next to the lodge.
We proceeded with our game drive and particularly appreciated a panoramic view of
the park in the evening, packed with a huge biomass of African buffalo, African
elephant, common eland, topi, and Coke’s hartebeest, and a cheetah was much
admired. This was also our vulture day: we observed lots of White-backed Vultures,
White-headed Vulture, Hooded Vulture, Rüppell’s Vulture, and Lappet-faced
Vulture. We came back to the lodge a bit tired after seeing too much of everything.
On our final day in the park we had a full day out with a picnic lunch. We drove to the
Mara River, where we enjoyed hundreds of hippos in the water. There were also Nile
crocodiles along the banks of the river. Climbing out of the vehicle at the river bridge
and looking down toward the river, we saw hundreds of vultures and Marabou
Storks feeding on a dead wildebeest. We crossed the bridge and encountered Bluespotted Wood Dove, and on the ground Red-necked Spurfowl were scurrying about.
Cheetah
African elephant
Summary
During our 15-day safari we recorded a total of 472 species of birds. We also saw 45
species and subspecies of mammals. Considering the fact that this trip took place
outside of the palearctic migration season, this was a very acceptable number of
species encountered, which was the result of close collaboration between our clients,
the driver, the local guides, and our full-time guide. We were lucky enough to have
had unlimited game drives and sufficient time to pay attention to details.
KENYA 2014 BIRD LIST
Common Name (IOC 5.1)
Ostriches
Ostrich
Somali Ostrich
Ducks and Geese
White-faced Whistling Duck
Egyptian Goose
African Black Duck
Cape Teal
Yellow-billed Duck
Red-billed Teal
Hottentot Teal
Knob-billed Duck
Guineafowl
Crested Guineafowl
Vulturine Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
Scientific Name (IOC 5.1)
STRUTHIONIFORMES
Struthionidae
Struthio camelus
Struthio molybdophanes
ANSERIFORMES
Anatidae
Dendrocygna viduata
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Anas sparsa
Anas capensis
Anas undulata
Anas erythrorhyncha
Anas hottentota
Sarkidiornis melanotos
GALLIFORMES
Numididae
Guttera pucherani
Acryllium vulturinum
Numida meleagris
Trip
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Pheasants and allies
Coqui Francolin
Crested Francolin
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Scaly Francolin
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Red-necked Spurfowl
Grebes
Little Grebe
Flamingos
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
Storks
Woolly-necked Stork
Marabou Stork
African Openbill
Yellow-billed Stork
Ibises and Spoonbills
African Sacred Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Hadada Ibis
African Spoonbill
Herons, Bitterns
Black-crowned Night Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Black Heron
Squacco Heron
Malagasy Pond Heron
Intermediate Egret
Great Egret
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Black-headed Heron
Hamerkop
Hamerkop
Pelicans
Great White Pelican
Phasianidae
Peliperdix coqui
Dendroperdix sephaena
Pternistis hildebrandti
Pternistis squamatus
Pternistis leucoscepus
Pternistis afer
PODICIPEDIFORMES
Podicipedidae
Tachybaptus ruficollis
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopterus roseus
Phoeniconaias minor
CICONIIFORMES
Ciconiidae
Ciconia episcopus
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Anastomus lamelligerus
Mycteria ibis
PELECANIFORMES
Threskiornithidae
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Plegadis falcinellus
Bostrychia hagedash
Platalea alba
Ardeidae
Nycticorax nycticorax
Bubulcus ibis
Egretta garzetta
Egretta ardesiaca
Ardeola ralloides
Ardeola idae
Egretta intermedia
Ardea alba
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardea melanocephala
Scopidae
Scopus umbretta
Pelecanidae
Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Pink-backed Pelican
Cormorants, Shags
White-breasted Cormorant
Reed Cormorant
Secretarybird
Secretarybird
Kites, Haws and Eagles
Black-winged Kite
Black Kite
Hooded Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Rüppell's Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
White-headed Vulture
Black-chested Snake Eagle
Brown Snake Eagle
Bateleur
African Harrier-Hawk
Gabar Goshawk
Eastern Chanting Goshawk
Black Sparrowhawk
Lizard Buzzard
Augur Buzzard
African Fish Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Wahlberg's Eagle
African Hawk-Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Crowned Eagle
Martial Eagle
Bustards
Kori Bustard
Buff-crested Bustard
White-bellied Bustard
Flufftails
White-spotted Flufftail
Rails, Crakes and Coots
Black Crake
Pelecanus rufescens
SULIFORMES
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax lucidus
Microcarbo africanus
ACCIPITRIFORMES
Sagittariidae
Sagittarius serpentarius
Accipitridae
Elanus caeruleus
Milvus migrans
Necrosyrtes monachus
Gyps africanus
Gyps rueppelli
Torgos tracheliotos
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Circaetus pectoralis
Circaetus cinereus
Terathopius ecaudatus
Polyboroides typus
Micronisus gabar
Melierax poliopterus
Accipiter melanoleucus
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Buteo augur
Haliaeetus vocifer
Aquila rapax
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Hieraaetus spilogaster
Lophaetus occipitalis
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Polemaetus bellicosus
OTIDIFORMES
Otididae
Ardeotis kori
Lophotis gindiana
Eupodotis senegalensis
GRUIFORMES
Sarothruridae
Sarothrura pulchra
Rallidae
Amaurornis flavirostra
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Spotted Crake
Common Moorhen
Lesser Moorhen
Red-knobbed Coot
Cranes
Grey Crowned Crane
Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
Spotted Thick-knee
Water Thick-knee
Crab-plover
Crab-plover
Stilts, Avocets
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet
Plovers
Little Ringed Plover
Kittlitz's Plover
Three-banded Plover
Lesser Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover
Grey Plover
Blacksmith Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Long-toed Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
Black-headed Lapwing
Painted-snipes
Greater Painted-snipe
Jacanas
African Jacana
Sandpipers, Snipes
Little Stint
Curlew Sandpiper
African Snipe
Eurasian Curlew
Whimbrel
Common Redshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Porzana porzana
Gallinula chloropus
Gallinula angulata
Fulica cristata
Gruidae
Balearica regulorum
CHARADRIIFORMES
Burhinidae
Burhinus capensis
Burhinus vermiculatus
Dromadidae
Dromas ardeola
Recurvirostridae
Himantopus himantopus
Recurvirostra avosetta
Charadriidae
Charadrius dubius
Charadrius pecuarius
Charadrius tricollaris
Charadrius mongolus
Charadrius leschenaultii
Pluvialis squatarola
Vanellus armatus
Vanellus spinosus
Vanellus crassirostris
Vanellus coronatus
Vanellus senegallus
Vanellus tectus
Rostratulidae
Rostratula benghalensis
Jacanidae
Actophilornis africanus
Scolopacidae
Calidris minuta
Calidris ferruginea
Gallinago nigripennis
Numenius arquata
Numenius phaeopus
Tringa totanus
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa ochropus
Tringa glareola
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Common Sandpiper
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers
Sooty Gull
White-eyed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Grey-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
Sandgrouse
Black-faced Sandgrouse
Pigeons, Doves
African Green Pigeon
Tambourine Dove
Blue-spotted Wood Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
Namaqua Dove
Speckled Pigeon
Rock Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Mourning Collared Dove
Ring-necked Dove
Laughing Dove
African Green Pigeon
Turacos
Great Blue Turaco
Ross's Turaco
Black-billed Turaco
Fischer's Turaco
Hartlaub's Turaco
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Cuckoos
Black Cuckoo
Red-chested Cuckoo
African Emerald Cuckoo
Klaas's Cuckoo
Actitis hypoleucos
Laridae
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
Larus fuscus
Croicocephalus cirrocephalus
Croicocephalus ridibundus
Gelochelidon nilotica
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias leucopterus
PTEROCLIFORMES
Pteroclidae
Pterocles decoratus
COLUMBIFORMES
Columbidae
Treron calvus
Turtur tympanistria
Turtur afer
Turtur chalcospilos
Oena capensis
Columba guinea
Columba livia
Streptopelia semitorquata
Streptopelia decipiens
Streptopelia capicola
Spilopelia senegalensis
Treron calvus
MUSOPHAGIFORMES
Musophagidae
Corythaeola cristata
Musophaga rossae
Tauraco schuetti1
Tauraco fischeri
Tauraco hartlaubi
Corythaixoides personatus
Corythaixoides leucogaster
CUCULIFORMES
Cuculidae
Cuculus clamosus
Cuculus solitarius
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Chrysococcyx klaas
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Diederik Cuckoo
Blue Malkoha
Blue-headed Coucal
White-browed Coucal
Owls
Sokoke Scops Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Pel's Fishing Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
African Wood Owl
Nightjars
Montane Nightjar
Swifts
Mottled Spinetail
African Palm Swift
Nyanza Swift
Mottled Swift
Little Swift
Mousebirds
Speckled Mousebird
White-headed Mousebird
Blue-naped Mousebird
Trogons
Narina Trogon
Rollers
Lilac-breasted Roller
Purple Roller
Kingfishers
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Chrysococcyx caprius
Ceuthmochares aereus
Centropus monachus
Centropus superciliosus
STRIGIFORMES
Strigidae
Otus ireneae
Bubo africanus
Bubo lacteus
Scotopelia peli
Glaucidium perlatum
Strix woodfordii
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgus poliocephalus
APODIFORMES
Apodidae
Telacanthura ussheri
Cypsiurus parvus
Apus niansae
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Apus affinis
COLIIFORMES
Coliidae
Colius striatus
Colius leucocephalus
Urocolius macrourus
TROGONIFORMES
Trogonidae
Apaloderma narina
CORACIIFORMES
Coraciidae
Coracias caudatus
Coracias naevius
Alcedinidae
Halcyon leucocephala
Halcyon chelicuti
Corythornis cristatus
Ispidina picta
Halcyon senegalensis
Megaceryle maxima
Ceryle rudis
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Bee-eaters
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Blue-headed Bee-eater
White-fronted Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Somali Bee-eater
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopoe
Wood Hoopoes
Green Wood Hoopoe
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Hornbills
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Hemprich's Hornbill
Crowned Hornbill
African Grey Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
African Barbets
Grey-throated Barbet
Green Tinkerbird
Moustached Tinkerbird
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Yellow-spotted Barbet
Green Barbet
Hairy-breasted Barbet
Spot-flanked Barbet
White-headed Barbet
Double-toothed Barbet
Red-and-yellow Barbet
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Yellow-billed Barbet
Honeyguides
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Meropidae
Merops nubicus
Merops muelleri
Merops bullockoides
Merops pusillus
Merops oreobates
Merops revoilii
BUCEROTIFORMES
Upupidae
Upupa epops
Phoeniculidae
Phoeniculus purpureus
Rhinopomastus minor
Phoeniculus bollei
Bucerotidae
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Tockus flavirostris
Tockus deckeni
Lophoceros hemprichii
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Lophoceros nasutus
Bycanistes bucinator
Bycanistes brevis
Bycanistes subcylindricus
PICIFORMES
Lybiidae
Gymnobucco bonapartei
Pogoniulus simplex
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Pogoniulus pusillus
Buccanodon duchaillui
Stactolaema olivacea
Tricholaema hirsuta
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Lybius leucocephalus
Lybius bidentatus
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Trachyphonus purpuratus
Indicatoridae
Indicator variegatus
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Greater Honeyguide
Thick-billed Honeyguide
Least Honeyguide
Pallid Honeyguide
Green-backed Honeybird
Woodpeckers
Bearded Woodpecker
Nubian Woodpecker
Mombasa Woodpecker
Tullberg's Woodpecker
Brown-eared Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
African Grey Woodpecker
Caracaras, Falcons
Pygmy Falcon
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Parrots
Fischer's Lovebird
Meyer's Parrot
Red-bellied Parrot
Wattle-eyes, Batises
Forest Batis
Chinspot Batis
Pale Batis
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Jameson's Wattle-eye
Helmetshrikes
White-crested Helmetshrike
Grey-crested Helmetshrike
Retz's Helmetshrike
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
Bushshrikes
Brubru
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Three-streaked Tchagra
Bocage's Bushshrike
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Indicator indicator
Indicator conirostris
Indicator exilis
Indicator meliphilus
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Picidae
Dendropicos namaquus
Campethera nubica
Campethera mombassica
Campethera tullbergi
Campethera caroli
Dendropicos fuscescens
Dendropicos goertae
FALCONIFORMES
Falconidae
Polihierax semitorquatus
Falco biarmicus
Falco peregrinus
Falco vespertinus
PSITTACIFORMES
Psittacidae
Agapornis fischeri
Poicephalus meyeri
Poicephalus rufiventris
PASSERIFORMES
Platysteiridae
Batis mixta
Batis molitor
Batis soror
Platysteira cyanea
Platysteira jamesoni
Prionopidae
Prionops plumatus
Prionops poliolophus
Prionops retzii
Prionops scopifrons
Malaconotidae
Nilaus afer
Tchagra australis
Tchagra jamesi
Chlorophoneus bocagei
Malaconotus sulfureopectus
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1
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1
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1
1
1
1
1
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1
Four-colored Bushshrike
Grey-headed Bushshrike
Rosy-patched Bushshrike
Lühder's Bushshrike
Tropical Boubou
Black-headed Gonolek
Slate-coloured Boubou
Black-backed Puffback
Pink-footed Puffback
Cuckooshrikes
Black Cuckoo-shrike
Petit's Cuckoo-shrike
Shrikes
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Mackinnon's Shrike
Magpie Shrike
Grey-backed Fiscal
Long-tailed Fiscal
Taita Fiscal
Northern Fiscal
Figbirds, Orioles
African Golden Oriole
Black-headed Oriole
Mountain Oriole
Green-headed Oriole
Western Oriole
Drongos
Fork-tailed Drongo
Square-tailed Drongo
Monarchs
African Paradise Flycatcher
Crows, Jays
House Crow
Pied Crow
Cape Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
African Blue Flycatcher
Dusky Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees
Dusky Tit
White-bellied Tit
Penduline Tits
Telophorus quadricolor
Malaconotus blanchoti
Telophorus cruentus
Laniarius luehderi
Laniarius major
Laniarius erythrogaster
Laniarius funebris
Dryoscopus cubla
Dryoscopus angolensis
Campephagidae
Campephaga flava
Campephaga petiti
Laniidae
Eurocephalus rueppelli
Lanius mackinnoni
Urolestes melanoleucus
Lanius excubitoroides
Lanius cabanisi
Lanius dorsalis
Lanius humeralis
Oriolidae
Oriolus auratus
Oriolus larvatus
Oriolus percivali
Oriolus chlorocephalus
Oriolus brachyrhynchus
Dicruridae
Dicrurus adsimilis
Dicrurus ludwigii
Monarchidae
Terpsiphone viridis
Corvidae
Corvus splendens
Corvus albus
Corvus capensis
Stenostiridae
Elminia longicauda
Elminia nigromitrata
Paridae
Melaniparus funereus
Melaniparus albiventris
Remizidae
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit
Larks
Rufous-naped Lark
Red-winged Lark
Pink-breasted Lark
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Bulbuls
Slender-billed Greenbul
Shelley's Greenbul
Mountain Greenbul
Stripe-faced Greenbul
Cabanis's Greenbul
Northern Brownbul
Joyful Greenbul
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Yellow-throated Leaflove
Common Bulbul
Red-tailed Bristlebill
Swallows, Martins
Brown-throated Martin
Wire-tailed Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Mosque Swallow
Lesser Striped Swallow
Rock Martin
White-headed Saw-wing
Black Saw-wing
Crombecs, African Warblers
Northern Crombec
Red-faced Crombec
White-browed Crombec
Leaf Warblers and allies
Uganda Woodland Warbler
Brown Woodland Warbler
Family Uncertain
Green Hylia
Reed Warblers and allies
African Reed Warbler
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Cisticolas and allies
Singing Cisticola
Red-faced Cisticola
Anthoscopus musculus
Alaudidae
Mirafra africana
Mirafra hypermetra
Calendulauda poecilosterna
Eremopterix leucopareia
Pycnonotidae
Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Arizelocichla masukuensis
Arizelocichla nigriceps
Andropadus striifacies
Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Phyllastrephus strepitans
Chlorocichla laetissima
Eurillas latirostris
Atimastillas flavicollis
Pycnonotus barbatus
Bleda syndactylus
Hirundinidae
Riparia paludicola
Hirundo smithii
Cecropis daurica
Cecropis senegalensis
Cecropis abyssinica
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Macrosphenidae
Sylvietta brachyura
Sylvietta whytii
Sylvietta leucophrys
Phylloscopidae
Phylloscopus budongoensis
Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Incertae Sedis 1
Hylia prasina
Acrocephalidae
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Cisticolidae
Cisticola cantans
Cisticola erythrops
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1
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1
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1
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Hunter's Cisticola
Chubb's Cisticola
Winding Cisticola
Carruthers's Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Pale Prinia
Banded Prinia
White-chinned Prinia
Grey Wren-Warbler
Grey-backed Camaroptera
Olive-green Camaroptera
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Bar-throated Apalis
Taita Apalis
Grey-capped Warbler
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Yellow-vented Eremomela
Turner's Eremomela
Black-faced Rufous Warbler
White-starred Robin
Equatorial Akalat
East Coast Akalat
Fulvettas, Ground Babblers
Pale-breasted Illadopsis
Laughingthrushes
Rufous Chatterer
Black-lored Babbler
Arrow-marked Babbler
Scaly Babbler
Sylviid Babblers
Brown Parisoma
Banded Parisoma
African Hill Babbler
White-eyes
Abyssinian White-eye
Montane White-eye
Taita White-eye
African Yellow White-eye
Starlings, Rhabdornis
Stuhlmann's Starling
Cisticola hunteri
Cisticola chubbi
Cisticola marginatus
Cisticola carruthersi
Cisticola chiniana
Prinia subflava
Prinia somalica
Prinia bairdii
Schistolais leucopogon
Calamonastes simplex
Camaroptera brevicaudata
Camaroptera chloronota
Apalis flavida
Apalis porphyrolaema
Apalis thoracica
Apalis fuscigularis
Eminia lepida
Eremomela icteropygialis
Eremomela flavicrissalis
Eremomela turneri
Bathmocercus rufus
Pogonocichla stellata
Sheppardia aequatorialis
Sheppardia gunningi
Pellorneidae
Illadopsis rufipennis
Leiothrichidae
Turdoides rubiginosa
Turdoides sharpei
Turdoides jardineii
Turdoides squamulata
Sylviidae
Sylvia lugens
Sylvia boehmi
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica
Zosteropidae
Zosterops abyssinicus
Zosterops poliogastrus
Zosterops silvanus
Zosterops senegalensis
Sturnidae
Poeoptera stuhlmanni
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Black-bellied Starling
Splendid Starling
Purple Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Rüppell's Starling
Hildebrandt's Starling
Superb Starling
Golden-breasted Starling
Violet-backed Starling
Fischer's Starling
Wattled Starling
Oxpeckers
Red-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Thrushes
Red-tailed Ant Thrush
White-tailed Ant Thrush
African Thrush
Bare-eyed Thrush
Taita Thrush
Abyssinian Thrush
Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Grey-winged Robin-Chat
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cape Robin-Chat
White-browed Robin-Chat
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Red-capped Robin-Chat
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Brown-chested Alethe
Spotted Palm Thrush
White-browed Scrub Robin
African Stonechat
Pied Wheatear
Mocking Cliff Chat
Anteater Chat
Sooty Chat
Little Rock Thrush
African Dusky Flycatcher
Chapin's Flycatcher
Swamp Flycatcher
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Notopholia corrusca
Lamprotornis splendidus
Lamprotornis purpureus
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Lamprotornis superbus
Lamprotornis regius
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Lamprotornis fischeri
Creatophora cinerea
Buphagidae
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Buphagus africanus
Turdidae
Neocossyphus rufus
Neocossyphus poensis
Turdus pelios
Turdus tephronotus
Turdus helleri
Turdus abyssinicus
Muscicapidae
Cossypha polioptera
Cossypha semirufa
Cossypha caffra
Cossypha heuglini
Cossypha cyanocampter
Cossypha natalensis
Cossypha niveicapilla
Pseudalethe poliocephala
Cichladusa guttata
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Saxicola torquata
Oenanthe pleschanka
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Myrmecocichla nigra
Monticola rufocinereus
Muscicapa adusta
Muscicapa lendu
Muscicapa aquatica
Melaenornis fischeri
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Southern Black Flycatcher
African Grey Flycatcher
Silverbird
Sunbirds
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
Amani Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Plain-backed Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Red-chested Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Hunter's Sunbird
Variable Sunbird
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
Marico Sunbird
Purple-banded Sunbird
Tsavo Sunbird
Black-bellied Sunbird
Beautiful Sunbird
Tacazze Sunbird
Bronzy Sunbird
Golden-winged Sunbird
Orange-tufted Sunbird
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Kenya Sparrow
Somali Sparrow
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Yellow-spotted Petronia
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Grey-capped Social Weaver
Black-capped Social Weaver
Weavers, Widowbirds
White-headed Buffalo Weaver
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Thick-billed Weaver
Melaenornis pammelaina
Melaenornis microrhynchus
Empidornis semipartitus
Nectariniidae
Anthreptes orientalis
Hedydipna pallidigaster
Hedydipna collaris
Anthreptes reichenowi
Cyanomitra olivacea
Cinnyris erythrocerus
Chalcomitra amethystina
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Chalcomitra hunteri
Cinnyris venustus
Cinnyris reichenowi
Cinnyris mediocris
Cinnyris mariquensis
Cinnyris bifasciatus
Cinnyris tsavoensis
Cinnyris nectarinioides
Cinnyris pulchellus
Nectarinia tacazze
Nectarinia kilimensis
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Cinnyris bouvieri
Nectarinia johnstoni
Passeridae
Passer domesticus
Passer rufocinctus
Passer castanopterus
Passer griseus
Gymnoris pyrgita
Plocepasser donaldsoni
Plocepasser mahali
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Ploceidae
Dinemellia dinemelli
Bubalornis niger
Bubalornis albirostris
Sporopipes frontalis
Amblyospiza albifrons
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
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1
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1
Baglafecht Weaver
Slender-billed Weaver
Little Weaver
Black-necked Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Eastern Golden Weaver
Holub's Golden Weaver
Golden Palm Weaver
Black-headed Weaver
Golden-backed Weaver
Vitelline Masked Weaver
Lesser Masked Weaver
Speke's Weaver
Village Weaver
Clarke's Weaver
Dark-backed Weaver
Brown-capped Weaver
Orange Weaver
Red-headed Malimbe
Red-headed Weaver
Zanzibar Red Bishop
Jackson's Widowbird
Waxbills, Munias and allies
Grey-headed Nigrita
Red-headed Bluebill
Red-billed Firefinch
African Firefinch
Jameson's Firefinch
Common Waxbill
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Purple Grenadier
Grey-headed Silverbill
Bronze Mannikin
Black-and-white Mannikin
Magpie Mannikin
Cut-throat Finch
Indigobirds, Whydahs
Village Indigobird
Pin-tailed Whydah
Straw-tailed Whydah
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
Wagtails, Pipits
Ploceus baglafecht
Ploceus pelzelni
Ploceus luteolus
Ploceus nigricollis
Ploceus ocularis
Ploceus subaureus
Ploceus xanthops
Ploceus bojeri
Ploceus melanocephalus
Ploceus jacksoni
Ploceus vitellinus
Ploceus intermedius
Ploceus spekei
Ploceus cucullatus
Ploceus golandi
Ploceus bicolor
Ploceus insignis
Ploceus aurantius
Malimbus rubricollis
Anaplectes rubriceps
Euplectes nigroventris
Euplectes jacksoni
Estrildidae
Nigrita canicapillus
Spermophaga ruficapilla
Lagonosticta senegala
Lagonosticta rubricata
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Estrilda astrild
Uraeginthus bengalus
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Odontospiza caniceps
Lonchura cucullata
Lonchura bicolor
Lonchura fringilloides
Amadina fasciata
Viduidae
Vidua chalybeata
Vidua macroura
Vidua fischeri
Vidua paradisaea
Motacillidae
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
African Pied Wagtail
Golden Pipit
Striped Pipit
Malindi Pipit
African Pipit
Sharpe's Longclaw
Pangani Longclaw
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches
African Citril
Yellow-fronted Canary
White-bellied Canary
Brimstone Canary
Streaky Seedeater
Reichenow's Seedeater
TOTAL
Motacilla aguimp
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Anthus lineiventris
Anthus melindae
Anthus cinnamomeus
Macronyx sharpei
Macronyx aurantiigula
Macronyx croceus
Fringillidae
Crithagra citrinelloides
Crithagra mozambica
Crithagra dorsostriata
Crithagra sulphurata
Crithagra striolata
Crithagra reichenowi
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Common Name (IUCN)
Golden-rumped Sengi
Unstriped ground squirrel
Northern lesser galago
Yellow baboon
Olive baboon
Blue monkey
Red-tailed monkey
Vervet
Guereza
Black-backed jackal
Lion
Scientific Name (IUCN
MACROSCELIDEA
Macroscelididae
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
RODENTIA
Sciuridae
Xerus rutilus
PRIMATES
Galagidae
Galago senegalensis
Cercopithecidae
Papio cynocephalus
Papio anubis
Cercopithecus mitis
Cercopithecus ascanius
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Colobus guereza
CARNIVORA
Canidae
Canis mesomelas
Felidae
Panthera leo
Trip
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Leopard
Cheetah
Banded mongoose
Common dwarf mongoose
Slender mongoose
Spotted hyena
Grevy's zebra
Plains zebra
Black rhinoceros
White rhinoceros
African elephant
Hippopotamus
Common warthog
Reticulated giraffe
Rothschild's giraffe
Masai giraffe
Common eland
Greater kudu
Lesser kudu
Beisa oryx
Common waterbuck
Defassa waterbuck
Bohor reedbuck
Coke's hartebeest
Topi
Western white-bearded wildebeest
Gerenuk
Grant's gazelle
Panthera pardus
Acinonyx jubatus
Herpestidae
Mungos mungo
Helogale parvula
Herpestes sanguineus
Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta
PERISSODACTYLA
Equidae
Equus grevyi
Equus quagga
Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis
Ceratotherium simum
PROBOSCIDEA
Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana
ARTIODACTYLA
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Suidae
Phacochoerus africanus
Giraffidae
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
Giraffa camelopardalis
tippelskirchi
Bovidae
Tragelaphus oryx
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Tragelaphus imberbis
Oryx beisa
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
ellipsiprymnus
Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
Redunca redunca
Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
Damaliscus lunatus
Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi
Litocranius walleri
Gazella granti
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Impala
Thomson's gazelle
Kirk's dik-dik
Guenther's dik-dik
Klipspringer
African buffalo
TOTAL
Aepyceros melampus
Eudorcas thomsonii
Madoqua kirkii
Madoqua guentheri
Oreotragus oreotragus
Syncerus caffer
1
1
1
1
1
1
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