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Samburu

This checklist includes all bird species found in Samburu , 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: Samburu [map]

Number of species: 692
Number of globally threatened species: 29
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2017-11-05
Last modified: 2025-10-12

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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
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
African Pygmy-Goose	Nettapus auritus
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Blue-billed Teal	Spatula hottentota
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	Vulnerable
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
Vulturine Guineafowl	Acryllium vulturinum
Eastern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani
Western Crested Guineafowl	Guttera verreauxi
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Stone Partridge	Ptilopachus petrosus
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Crested Francolin	Ortygornis sephaena
Elgon Francolin	Scleroptila elgonensis
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
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon	Columba arquatrix
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon	Columba delegorguei
Lemon Dove	Aplopelia larvata
European Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
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
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
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse	Pterocles lichtensteinii
Four-banded Sandgrouse	Pterocles quadricinctus
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
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	Lophotis gindiana
Black-bellied Bustard	Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub's Bustard	Lissotis hartlaubii
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
White-bellied Go-away-bird	Crinifer leucogaster
White-crested Turaco	Tauraco leucolophus
Hartlaub's Turaco	Tauraco hartlaubi
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Senegal Coucal	Centropus senegalensis
Blue-headed Coucal	Centropus monachus
White-browed Coucal	Centropus superciliosus
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo	Clamator levaillantii
Pied Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus
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
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
Nubian Nightjar	Caprimulgus nubicus
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar	Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Montane Nightjar	Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Plain Nightjar	Caprimulgus inornatus
Star-spotted Nightjar	Caprimulgus stellatus
Freckled Nightjar	Caprimulgus tristigma
Slender-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus clarus
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetail	Telacanthura ussheri
Scarce Swift	Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
Mottled Swift	Tachymarptis 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
Red-chested Flufftail	Sarothrura rufa
Streaky-breasted Flufftail	Sarothrura boehmi
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Corn Crake	Crex crex
African Crake	Crecopsis egregia
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana
Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni
African Swamphen	Porphyrio madagascariensis
Black Crake	Zapornia flavirostra
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	Podica senegalensis
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	Endangered
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis
Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus
Senegal Thick-knee	Burhinus senegalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Three-banded Plover	Thinornis tricollaris
Little Ringed Plover	Thinornis dubius
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
Caspian Plover	Anarhynchus asiaticus
Kittlitz's Plover	Anarhynchus pecuarius
Kentish Plover	Anarhynchus alexandrinus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
African Jacana	Actophilornis africanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near-threatened
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Near-threatened
African Snipe	Gallinago nigripennis
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Vulnerable
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus
Quail-plover	Ortyxelos meiffrenii
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Bronze-winged Courser	Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Three-banded Courser	Rhinoptilus cinctus
Temminck's Courser	Cursorius temminckii
Cream-colored Courser	Cursorius cursor	Introduced species
Somali Courser	Cursorius somalensis
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
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
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	Near-threatened
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
African Darter	Anhinga rufa
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Reed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Olive Ibis	Bostrychia olivacea
Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill	Platalea alba
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Dwarf Bittern	Botaurus sturmii
Little Bittern	Botaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Little Heron	Butorides atricapilla
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Malagasy Pond-Heron	Ardeola idae	Endangered
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Yellow-billed Egret	Ardea brachyrhyncha
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Endangered
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Scissor-tailed Kite	Chelictinia riocourii	Vulnerable
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus
Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	Near-threatened
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Endangered
African Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda cuculoides
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus
White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Critically endangered
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Endangered
Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Critically endangered
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Critically endangered
Rüppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli	Critically endangered
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Endangered
Western Banded Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinerascens
Black-chested Snake-Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis
Short-toed Snake-Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
Brown Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinereus
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
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus ayresii
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	Endangered
Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	Vulnerable
Verreaux's Eagle	Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle	Aquila spilogaster
Bat Hawk	Macheiramphus alcinus
Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax metabates
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax poliopterus
Lizard Buzzard	Kaupifalco monogrammicus
African Goshawk	Aerospiza tachiro
Little Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza minulla
Shikra	Tachyspiza badia
Levant Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza brevipes
Ovambo Sparrowhawk	Accipiter ovampensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Black Goshawk	Astur melanoleucus
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh Harrier	Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
Black Kite	Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vocifer
Grasshopper Buzzard	Butastur rufipennis
Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur
Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus	Near-threatened
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
African Grass-Owl	Tyto capensis
Western Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Eurasian Scops-Owl	Otus scops
African Scops-Owl	Otus senegalensis
Northern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis leucotis
Grayish Eagle-Owl	Bubo cinerascens
Spotted Eagle-Owl	Bubo africanus
Cape Eagle-Owl	Bubo capensis
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl	Ketupa lactea
Pearl-spotted Owlet	Glaucidium perlatum
African Wood-Owl	Strix woodfordii
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
Common 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
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus	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
Trumpeter Hornbill	Bycanistes bucinator
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	Merops oreobates
Somali Bee-eater	Merops revoilii
White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus
Olive Bee-eater	Merops superciliosus
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster
Northern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicus
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: Coraciidae
European Roller	Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian Roller	Coracias abyssinicus
Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudatus
Purple 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
Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus uropygialis
Red-fronted Barbet	Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet	Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet	Tricholaema melanocephala
White-headed Barbet	Lybius leucocephalus
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Green-backed Honeybird	Prodotiscus zambesiae
Brown-backed Honeybird	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
Red-throated Wryneck	Jynx ruficollis
Bearded Woodpecker	Chloropicus namaquus
Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens
Brown-backed Woodpecker	Dendropicos obsoletus
African Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos goertae
Mountain Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos spodocephalus
Fine-banded Woodpecker	Campethera taeniolaema
Green-backed Woodpecker	Campethera maculosa
Nubian Woodpecker	Campethera nubica
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
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	Introduced species Vulnerable
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus	Endangered
Red-fronted Parrot	Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer's Parrot	Poicephalus meyeri
Red-bellied Parrot	Poicephalus rufiventris
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Gray Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris caesius
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
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Black-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira peltata
Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor
Pygmy Batis	Batis perkeo
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops plumatus
Retz's Helmetshrike	Prionops retzii
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike	Prionops scopifrons
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
Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra australis
Three-streaked Tchagra	Tchagra jamesi
Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major
Black-headed Gonolek	Laniarius erythrogaster
Slate-colored Boubou	Laniarius funebris
Rosy-patched Bushshrike	Rhodophoneus cruentus
Doherty's Bushshrike	Telophorus dohertyi
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Black-fronted Bushshrike	Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
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
Gray-backed Fiscal	Lanius excubitoroides
Long-tailed Fiscal	Lanius cabanisi
Taita Fiscal	Lanius dorsalis
Somali Fiscal	Lanius somalicus
Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Near-threatened
White-rumped Shrike	Eurocephalus ruppelli
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Cape Crow	Corvus capensis
Pied Crow	Corvus albus
Somali Crow	Corvus edithae
Fan-tailed Raven	Corvus rhipidurus
White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
White-tailed Crested Flycatcher	Elminia albonotata
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-bellied Tit	Melaniparus albiventris
Somali Tit	Melaniparus thruppi
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
Williams's Lark	Mirafra williamsi
Friedmann's Lark	Mirafra pulpa	Data deficient
White-tailed Lark	Mirafra albicauda
Singing Bushlark	Mirafra javanica
Collared Lark	Amirafra collaris
Flappet Lark	Amirafra rufocinnamomea
Sentinel Lark	Corypha athi
Red-winged Lark	Corypha hypermetra
Kidepo Lark	Corypha kidepoensis
Masked Lark	Spizocorys personata
Short-tailed Lark	Spizocorys fremantlii
Thekla's Lark	Galerida theklae
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata
Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea
Somali Short-toed Lark	Alaudala somalica
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae
Eastern Nicator	Nicator gularis
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
Northern Crombec	Sylvietta brachyura
Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii
Somali Crombec	Sylvietta isabellina
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Yellow-vented Eremomela	Eremomela flavicrissalis
Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis
Black-collared Apalis	Oreolais pulcher
Gray Wren-Warbler	Calamonastes simplex
Green-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura
Buff-bellied Warbler	Phyllolais pulchella
Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
Chestnut-throated Apalis	Apalis porphyrolaema
Gray Apalis	Apalis cinerea
Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
Pale Prinia	Prinia somalica
Red-fronted Prinia	Prinia rufifrons
Gray-capped Warbler	Eminia lepida
Singing Cisticola	Cisticola cantans
Hunter's Cisticola	Cisticola hunteri
Boran Cisticola	Cisticola bodessa
Rattling Cisticola	Cisticola chiniana
Ashy Cisticola	Cisticola cinereolus
Lynes's Cisticola	Cisticola distinctus
Winding Cisticola	Cisticola marginatus
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
Mountain Yellow-Warbler	Iduna similis
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	Endangered
Lesser Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis
Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Highland Rush Warbler	Bradypterus centralis
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
White-headed Sawwing	Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Gray-rumped Swallow	Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Banded Martin	Neophedina cincta
Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Red-throated Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne rufigula
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Ethiopian Swallow	Hirundo aethiopica
Angola Swallow	Hirundo angolensis
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
Western House-Martin	Delichon urbicum
African Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis melanocrissus
Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica
Mosque Swallow	Cecropis senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Sombre Greenbul	Andropadus importunus
Slender-billed Greenbul	Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris
Black-headed Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla nigriceps
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
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
Northern Yellow White-eye	Zosterops senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Rufous Chatterer	Argya rubiginosa
Scaly Chatterer	Argya aylmeri
Brown Babbler	Turdoides plebejus
Black-lored Babbler	Turdoides sharpei
Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae
Red-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus erythroryncha
Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus africanus
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea
Violet-backed Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Slender-billed Starling	Onychognathus tenuirostris
Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio
Waller's Starling	Onychognathus walleri
Bristle-crowned Starling	Onychognathus salvadorii
Magpie Starling	Speculipastor bicolor
Sharpe's Starling	Pholia sharpii
Black-bellied Starling	Notopholia corusca
Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Shelley's Starling	Lamprotornis shelleyi
Rüppell's Starling	Lamprotornis purpuroptera
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
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush	Geokichla piaggiae
African Bare-eyed Thrush	Turdus tephronotus
Abyssinian Thrush	Turdus abyssinicus
African Thrush	Turdus pelios
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
Gambaga Flycatcher	Muscicapa gambagae
African Gray Flycatcher	Bradornis microrhynchus
Pale Flycatcher	Agricola pallidus
Silverbird	Empidornis semipartitus
Northern Black-Flycatcher	Melaenornis edolioides
Southern Black-Flycatcher	Melaenornis pammelaina
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher	Melaenornis fischeri
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes
White-browed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys
Cape Robin-Chat	Dessonornis caffer
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
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
Brown-tailed Chat	Oenanthe scotocerca
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
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
Northern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris reichenowi
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris
Marico Sunbird	Cinnyris mariquensis
Black-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris nectarinioides
Tsavo Sunbird	Cinnyris tsavoensis
Abyssinian Sunbird	Cinnyris habessinicus
Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus
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
Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser donaldsoni
Gray-capped Social-Weaver	Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Black-capped Social-Weaver	Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps
Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht
Little Weaver	Ploceus luteolus
Black-necked Weaver	Ploceus nigricollis
Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis
Black-billed Weaver	Ploceus melanogaster
African Golden-Weaver	Ploceus subaureus
Golden Palm Weaver	Ploceus bojeri
Lesser Masked-Weaver	Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver	Ploceus vitellinus
Speke's Weaver	Ploceus spekei
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus
Chestnut Weaver	Ploceus rubiginosus
Brown-capped Weaver	Ploceus insignis
Cardinal Quelea	Quelea cardinalis
Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea
Northern Red Bishop	Euplectes franciscanus
Black-winged Bishop	Euplectes hordeaceus
Fire-fronted Bishop	Euplectes diadematus
Yellow Bishop	Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus
Red-cowled Widowbird	Euplectes laticauda
Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne
Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Gray-headed Silverbill	Spermestes griseicapilla
Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata
African Silverbill	Euodice cantans
Yellow-bellied Waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia
Green-backed Twinspot	Mandingoa nitidula
Abyssinian Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza salvadorii
Gray-headed Nigrita	Nigrita canicapillus
Black-cheeked Waxbill	Brunhilda charmosyna
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
Crimson-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda rhodopyga
Quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis
Cut-throat	Amadina fasciata
Purple Grenadier	Granatina ianthinogaster
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue-capped Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Red-headed Bluebill	Spermophaga ruficapilla
Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata
Jameson's Firefinch	Lagonosticta rhodopareia
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
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
Somali Sparrow	Passer castanopterus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus
Parrot-billed Sparrow	Passer gongonensis
Chestnut Sparrow	Passer eminibey
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow	Gymnoris pyrgita
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
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
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
Golden Pipit	Tmetothylacus tenellus
Sharpe's Longclaw	Macronyx sharpei	Endemic (country/region) Endangered
Yellow-throated Longclaw	Macronyx croceus
Rosy-throated Longclaw	Macronyx ameliae
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Oriole Finch	Linurgus olivaceus
African Citril	Crithagra citrinelloides
Western Citril	Crithagra frontalis
Reichenow's Seedeater	Crithagra reichenowi
White-bellied Canary	Crithagra dorsostriata
Northern Grosbeak-Canary	Crithagra donaldsoni
Brimstone Canary	Crithagra sulphurata
Streaky Seedeater	Crithagra striolata
Thick-billed Seedeater	Crithagra burtoni
Stripe-breasted Seedeater	Crithagra striatipectus
Yellow-crowned Canary	Serinus flavivertex
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Rare/Accidental
Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris
Somali Bunting	Emberiza poliopleura
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting	Emberiza tahapisi

References (partial list)