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Nairobi Area

This checklist includes all bird species found in Nairobi Area , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Nairobi Area [map]

Other names: Nairobi, Nairobi Province

Number of species: 674
Number of introduced species: 3
Last modified: 2022-11-06

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STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus
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
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
African Pygmy-Goose	Nettapus auritus
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Blue-billed Teal	Spatula hottentota
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
African Black Duck	Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck	Anas undulata
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
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
Vulturine Guineafowl	Acryllium vulturinum
Eastern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Crested Francolin	Ortygornis sephaena
Coqui Francolin	Campocolinus coqui
Shelley's Francolin	Scleroptila shelleyi
Blue Quail	Synoicus adansonii
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail	Coturnix delegorguei
Hildebrandt's Spurfowl	Pternistis hildebrandti
Scaly Spurfowl	Pternistis squamatus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis leucoscepus
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor
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
Dusky Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia lugens
Mourning Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola
Laughing Dove	Spilopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse	Pterocles gutturalis
Black-faced Sandgrouse	Pterocles decoratus
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori
Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami
White-bellied Bustard	Eupodotis senegalensis
Buff-crested Bustard	Eupodotis gindiana
Black-bellied Bustard	Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub's Bustard	Lissotis hartlaubii
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
Hartlaub's Turaco	Tauraco hartlaubi
Purple-crested Turaco	Tauraco porphyreolophus
White-bellied Go-away-bird	Corythaixoides leucogaster
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Blue-headed Coucal	Centropus monachus
White-browed Coucal	Centropus superciliosus
Black Coucal	Centropus grillii
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
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
Eurasian Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus
Sombre Nightjar	Caprimulgus fraenatus
Montane Nightjar	Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Plain Nightjar	Caprimulgus inornatus
Freckled Nightjar	Caprimulgus tristigma
Slender-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus clarus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetail	Telacanthura ussheri
Scarce Swift	Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine Swift	Apus melba
Mottled Swift	Apus aequatorialis
Common Swift	Apus apus
Nyanza Swift	Apus niansae
African Swift	Apus barbatus
Little Swift	Apus affinis
Horus Swift	Apus horus
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer
African Palm Swift	Cypsiurus parvus
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae
Buff-spotted Flufftail	Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail	Sarothrura rufa
Streaky-breasted Flufftail	Sarothrura boehmi
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
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva
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
Lesser Sand-Plover	Charadrius mongolus
Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus
Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris
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
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe	Gallinago media
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
African Snipe	Gallinago nigripennis
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
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
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
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
Madagascar Pratincole	Glareola ocularis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Pallas's Gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris
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: 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
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
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
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
African Spoonbill	Platalea alba
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus
Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus
African Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda cuculoides
White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos
Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Rare/Accidental
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus
Rüppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus
Black-chested Snake-Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinereus
Banded Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinerascens
Bat Hawk	Macheiramphus alcinus
Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus
Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Clanga pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle	Clanga clanga
Wahlberg's Eagle	Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus ayresii
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis
Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca
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
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
African Goshawk	Accipiter tachiro
Shikra	Accipiter badius
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
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus
Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
African Grass-Owl	Tyto capensis
Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Eurasian Scops-Owl	Otus scops
African Scops-Owl	Otus senegalensis
Southern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis granti
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 Wood-Owl	Strix woodfordii
Marsh Owl	Asio capensis
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus
Blue-naped Mousebird	Urocolius macrourus
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Narina Trogon	Apaloderma narina
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus
Violet Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus damarensis
White-headed Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus bollei
Common Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus minor
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae
Southern Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Crowned Hornbill	Lophoceros alboterminatus
African Gray Hornbill	Lophoceros nasutus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill	Tockus flavirostris
Von der Decken's Hornbill	Tockus deckeni
Northern Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus erythrorhynchus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill	Bycanistes brevis
Trumpeter Hornbill	Bycanistes bucinator
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Malachite Kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus
African Pygmy Kingfisher	Ispidina picta
Gray-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala
Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti
Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	Merops oreobates
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
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian Roller	Coracias abyssinicus
Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned Roller	Coracias naevius
Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus
PICIFORMES: Lybiidae
Red-and-yellow Barbet	Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet	Trachyphonus darnaudii
Moustached Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus leucomystax
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus pusillus
Red-fronted Barbet	Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet	Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet	Tricholaema melanocephala
White-headed Barbet	Lybius leucocephalus
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Green-backed Honeyguide	Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's Honeyguide	Prodotiscus regulus
Pallid Honeyguide	Indicator meliphilus
Lesser Honeyguide	Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide	Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Rufous-necked Wryneck	Jynx ruficollis
Cardinal Woodpecker	Chloropicus fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker	Chloropicus namaquus
Brown-backed Woodpecker	Chloropicus obsoletus
African Gray Woodpecker	Chloropicus goertae
Mountain Gray Woodpecker	Chloropicus spodocephalus
Tullberg's Woodpecker	Campethera tullbergi
Green-backed Woodpecker	Campethera cailliautii
Nubian Woodpecker	Campethera nubica
Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon	Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
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
Amur Falcon	Falco amurensis
Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon	Falco concolor
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
African Hobby	Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Taita Falcon	Falco fasciinucha	Introduced species
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced species
Fischer's Lovebird	Agapornis fischeri
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus
Red-fronted Parrot	Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer's Parrot	Poicephalus meyeri
Red-bellied Parrot	Poicephalus rufiventris
PASSERIFORMES: Calyptomenidae
African Broadbill	Smithornis capensis
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
African Pitta	Pitta angolensis
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Gray Cuckooshrike	Coracina caesia
Black Cuckooshrike	Campephaga flava
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike	Campephaga quiscalina
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole	Oriolus auratus
African Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus
Black-tailed Oriole	Oriolus percivali
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Black-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira peltata
Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White Helmetshrike	Prionops plumatus
Retz's Helmetshrike	Prionops retzii
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Brubru	Nilaus afer
Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla
Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra australis
Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major
Slate-colored Boubou	Laniarius funebris
Rosy-patched Bushshrike	Rhodophoneus cruentus
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	Telophorus sulfureopectus
Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis
Glossy-backed Drongo	Dicrurus divaricatus
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
African Crested-Flycatcher	Trochocercus cyanomelas
African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Red-tailed Shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus
Lesser Gray Shrike	Lanius minor
Long-tailed Fiscal	Lanius cabanisi
Taita Fiscal	Lanius dorsalis
Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis
White-rumped Shrike	Eurocephalus ruppelli
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Cape Crow	Corvus capensis
Pied Crow	Corvus albus
Fan-tailed Raven	Corvus rhipidurus
White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-bellied Tit	Melaniparus albiventris
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
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucopareia
Fawn-colored Lark	Calendulauda africanoides
Rufous-naped Lark	Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark	Mirafra rufocinnamomea
White-tailed Lark	Mirafra albicauda
Horsfield's Bushlark	Mirafra javanica
Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea
Somali Short-toed Lark	Alaudala somalica
Short-tailed Lark	Spizocorys fremantlii
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
White-browed Crombec	Sylvietta leucophrys
Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii
Moustached Grass-Warbler	Melocichla mentalis
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis
Greencap Eremomela	Eremomela scotops
Black-collared Apalis	Oreolais pulcher
Gray Wren-Warbler	Calamonastes simplex
Green-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura
Buff-bellied Warbler	Phyllolais pulchella
Black-throated Apalis	Apalis jacksoni
Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
Chestnut-throated Apalis	Apalis porphyrolaema
Black-headed Apalis	Apalis melanocephala
Gray Apalis	Apalis cinerea
Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
Red-fronted Prinia	Prinia rufifrons
Gray-capped Warbler	Eminia lepida
Red-faced Cisticola	Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola	Cisticola cantans
Hunter's Cisticola	Cisticola hunteri
Rock-loving Cisticola	Cisticola aberrans
Rattling Cisticola	Cisticola chiniana
Ashy Cisticola	Cisticola cinereolus
Wailing Cisticola	Cisticola lais
Winding Cisticola	Cisticola marginatus
Stout Cisticola	Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola	Cisticola natalensis
Siffling Cisticola	Cisticola brachypterus
Tiny Cisticola	Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola	Cisticola aridulus
Pectoral-patch Cisticola	Cisticola brunnescens
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida
African Yellow-Warbler	Iduna natalensis
Upcher's Warbler	Hippolais languida
Olive-tree Warbler	Hippolais olivetorum
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Basra Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus griseldis
Lesser Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis
Fan-tailed Grassbird	Catriscus brevirostris
Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Highland Rush Warbler	Bradypterus centralis
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Banded Martin	Neophedina cincta
Rock Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Angola Swallow	Hirundo angolensis
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica
Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica
Mosque Swallow	Cecropis senegalensis
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
Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	Eurillas latirostris
Northern Brownbul	Phyllastrephus strepitans
Gray-olive Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Cabanis's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Brown Woodland-Warbler	Phylloscopus umbrovirens
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
African Hill Babbler	Sylvia abyssinica
Barred Warbler	Curruca nisoria
Banded Parisoma	Curruca boehmi
Brown Parisoma	Curruca lugens
Greater Whitethroat	Curruca communis
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Pale White-eye	Zosterops flavilateralis
Kikuyu White-eye	Zosterops kikuyuensis	Endemic (country/region)
Northern Yellow White-eye	Zosterops senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Rufous Chatterer	Argya rubiginosa
Scaly Chatterer	Argya aylmeri
Hinde's Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hindei	Endemic (country/region)
Black-lored Babbler	Turdoides sharpei
Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca
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
Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio
Sharpe's Starling	Pholia sharpii
Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Rüppell's Starling	Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Superb Starling	Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer's Starling	Lamprotornis fischeri
Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush	Geokichla piaggiae
Orange Ground-Thrush	Geokichla gurneyi
Abyssinian Thrush	Turdus abyssinicus
African Bare-eyed Thrush	Turdus tephronotus
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
African Gray Flycatcher	Bradornis microrhynchus
Pale Flycatcher	Agricola pallidus
Ashy Flycatcher	Fraseria caerulescens
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
Rüppell's Robin-Chat	Cossypha semirufa
White-browed Robin-Chat	Cossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-Chat	Cossypha natalensis
Spotted Morning-Thrush	Cichladusa guttata
White-starred Robin	Pogonocichla stellata
Brown-chested Alethe	Chamaetylas poliocephala
White-throated Robin	Irania gutturalis
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Semicollared Flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Little Rock-Thrush	Monticola rufocinereus
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	Monticola saxatilis
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
Mocking Cliff-Chat	Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Northern Anteater-Chat	Myrmecocichla aethiops
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka
Abyssinian Wheatear	Oenanthe lugubris
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes orientalis
Collared Sunbird	Hedydipna collaris
Green-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra verticalis
Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra olivacea
Amethyst Sunbird	Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis
Tacazze Sunbird	Nectarinia tacazze
Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa
Golden-winged Sunbird	Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Northern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris reichenowi
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris
Beautiful Sunbird	Cinnyris pulchellus
Mariqua Sunbird	Cinnyris mariquensis
Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver	Bubalornis niger
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver	Dinemellia dinemelli
Speckle-fronted Weaver	Sporopipes frontalis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser mahali
Gray-headed Social-Weaver	Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps
Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht
Black-necked Weaver	Ploceus nigricollis
Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis
African Golden-Weaver	Ploceus subaureus
Holub's Golden-Weaver	Ploceus xanthops
Lesser Masked-Weaver	Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver	Ploceus vitellinus
Speke's Weaver	Ploceus spekei
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus
Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus
Golden-backed Weaver	Ploceus jacksoni
Chestnut Weaver	Ploceus rubiginosus
Brown-capped Weaver	Ploceus insignis
Cardinal Quelea	Quelea cardinalis
Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea
Southern Red Bishop	Euplectes orix
Yellow-crowned Bishop	Euplectes afer
Fire-fronted Bishop	Euplectes diadematus
Yellow Bishop	Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus
Red-cowled Widowbird	Euplectes laticauda
Red-collared Widowbird	Euplectes ardens
Jackson's Widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni
Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Gray-headed Silverbill	Spermestes griseicapilla
Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata
Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor
African Silverbill	Euodice cantans
Yellow-bellied Waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia
Green-backed Twinspot	Mandingoa nitidula
Abyssinian Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza salvadorii
Gray-headed Nigrita	Nigrita canicapillus
Black-faced Waxbill	Brunhilda erythronotos
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
Crimson-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda rhodopyga
Quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis
Cut-throat	Amadina fasciata
Zebra Waxbill	Amandava subflava
Purple Grenadier	Granatina ianthinogaster
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue-capped Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba
Orange-winged Pytilia	Pytilia afra
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura
Eastern Paradise-Whydah	Vidua paradisaea
Steel-blue Whydah	Vidua hypocherina
Straw-tailed Whydah	Vidua fischeri
Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata
Parasitic Weaver	Anomalospiza imberbis
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus
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
Plain-backed Pipit	Anthus leucophrys
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
Bush Pipit	Anthus caffer
Golden Pipit	Tmetothylacus tenellus
Yellow-throated Longclaw	Macronyx croceus
Pangani Longclaw	Macronyx aurantiigula
Rosy-throated Longclaw	Macronyx ameliae
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
African Citril	Crithagra citrinelloides
Western Citril	Crithagra frontalis
Reichenow's Seedeater	Crithagra reichenowi
White-bellied Canary	Crithagra dorsostriata
Southern Grosbeak-Canary	Crithagra buchanani
Brimstone Canary	Crithagra sulphurata
Streaky Seedeater	Crithagra striolata
Thick-billed Seedeater	Crithagra burtoni
Yellow-crowned Canary	Serinus flavivertex
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris
Somali Bunting	Emberiza poliopleura
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting	Emberiza tahapisi

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