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Sokoke Scops Owl (image by Nik Borrow)

Masked Lark (image by Nik Borrow)

Grey-capped Warbler (image by Nik Borrow)

Black-lored Babbler vepres race (image by Nik Borrow)

Brown-tailed Rock Chat (image by Nik Borrow)

Grévy's Zebra (image by Nik Borrow)

Masked Lark habitat Dida Galgalu Desert (image by Nik Borrow)

Sokoke Pipit (image by Nik Borrow)

White-headed Mousebird (image by Nik Borrow)

White-crested Turaco (image by Nik Borrow)

Sharpe's Longclaw (image by Nik Borrow)

Manda Black Boubou (image by Nik Borrow)

Golden Pipit (image by Nik Borrow)

Aberdare Cisticola (image by Nik Borrow)

Aberdare Mountains (image by Nik Borrow)

Golden Palm Weaver (image by Nik Borrow)

Malindi Pipit (image by Nik Borrow)

Shaba Uaso Niro River in flood (image by Nik Borrow)

Vulturine Guineafowl (image by Nik Borrow)

Voilet-breasted Sunbird (image by Nik Borrow)

Rosy-patched Bushshrike (image by Nik Borrow)

Little Rock Thrush (image by Nik Borrow)

Giant Forest Hog (image by Nik Borrow)

Gambaga Flycatcher (image by Nik Borrow)

Leaving Lamu Island (image by Nik Borrow)

Red-winged Lark (image by Nik Borrow)

View from The Ark (image by Nik Borrow)

Striolated Bunting (image by Nik Borrow)

Somali Sparrow (image by Nik Borrow)

Somali Bee-eater (image by Nik Borrow)

Mount Kenya from Castle Forest Lodge (image by Nik Borrow)

Moustached Tinkerbird (image by Nik Borrow)

Northern Pied Babbler (image by Nik Borrow)

Jackson's Spurfowl (image by Nik Borrow)

Hunter's Cisticola (image by Nik Borrow)

Hinde's Babbler (image by Nik Borrow)

juvenile Crowned Eagle (image by Nik Borrow)

Equatorial Akalat (image by Nik Borrow)

Friedmann's Lark (image by Nik Borrow)
KENYA SPECIALITIES TOUR REPORT 2023
15 April - 3 May 2023
by Nik Borrow
This was definitely a tour through Kenya with a difference! The focus here was not on the ‘big five’ of the Masai Mara but rather on a selection of the country’s avian specialties that cannot be seen on any other tour to neighbouring countries. This involved a lot of driving over the length and breadth of the country and visited many lesser-known localities en route. We started on Lamu Island watching the recently described Black Boubou, a species here at the southernmost edge of its range which stretches up along the coastline into Somalia. Heading southwards we took in the similarly restricted range Violet-breasted Sunbird before reaching Watamu, our base for exploring the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest where Sokoke Scops Owl, Sokoke Pipit, Eastern Crested Guineafowl and Malindi Pipit were all seen well. For those ‘family collectors’ Crab-plover was a welcome lifer! Heading across Tsavo East National Park produced Somali Bee-eater before reaching the Taita Hills where Taita White-eye, Taita Apalis and Taita Thrush all showed well. Our time was short on Mount Kenya but nonetheless we found Jackson’s Spurfowl, Kikuyu White-eye, Hinde’s Babbler and even a pair of Abbott’s Starlings – a bird that is notoriously difficult to see! The Aberdares produced the require cisticola and some Giant Forest Hogs were much appreciated mammal ticks. Shaba National Reserve was very wet this year and did not disappoint with great views of both Friedmann’s and Williams’s Larks before we headed up to Marsabit in the remote north of Kenya. The pretty Somali Sparrow was easy to see and we also found Masked Larks and a wonderful displaying male Heuglin’s Bustard. We had no problem finding Northern Masked Weaver and Jackson’s Hornbill at Baringo and the delightful Kakamega Forest delivered the hoped for Turner’s Eremomela as well as Uganda Woodland Warbler (far easier to see here than in Uganda). Grey-chested Babbler was also another welcome bird as the Modulatrix group can be particularly tough birds to see. Our final Kenyan special was Sharpe’s Longclaw on the Kinangop Plateau. Other special or ‘diamond’ birds seen on this tour included Somali Ostrich, Vulturine Guineafowl, Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl (heard only), Scarce Swift, Ross’s, White-crested, Black-billed, Fischer’s and Hartlaub’s Turacos, Buff-spotted Flufftail (heard only), Somali Courser, White-cheeked Tern, Olive Ibis (heard only), Mountain Buzzard, White-headed Mousebird, Hemprich’s Hornbill (heard only), Red-and-yellow and D’Arnaud’s Barbets, Fine-banded Woodpecker, Forest Batis, Doherty’s (heard only) and Rosy-patched Bushshrikes, Three-streaked Tchagra, East Coast Boubou, Long-tailed, Taita and Somali Fiscals, Montane Oriole, Somali Crow, Chestnut-headed and Fischer’s Sparrow-Larks, Pink-breasted, Foxy and Red-winged Larks, Joyful, Kakamega, Olive-breasted, Stripe-faced, Lowland Tiny, Fischer’s, Placid and Toro Olive Greenbuls, Northern Brownbul, Dodson’s Bulbul, Little Yellow Flycatcher, Brown Woodland Warbler, Highland Rush Warbler, Lynes’s and Coastal Cisticolas, Pale Prinia, Black-collared, Brown-tailed and Chestnut-throated Apalises, Banded Parisoma, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Scaly and Northern Pied Babblers, Hildebrandt’s, Fischer’s, White-crowned, Bristle-crowned, Stuhlmann’s, Sharpe’s and Magpie Starlings, Gambaga and Chapin’s Flycatchers, Grey-winged and Blue-shouldered Robin-Chats, Equatorial and East Coast Akalats, Little Rock Thrush, Moorland Chat, Brown-tailed Rock Chat, Plain-backed, Amani, Grey, Hunter’s, Tacazze, Golden-winged, Northern Double-collared, Eastern Double-collared, Black-bellied and Tsavo Sunbirds, Swahili, Parrot-billed and Swainson’s Sparrows, Donaldson Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver, Golden Palm, Speke’s, Golden-backed and Chestnut Weavers, Red-cowled and Jackson’s Widowbirds, Kandt’s Waxbill, Red-headed Bluebill, Straw-tailed Whydah, Golden Pipit, African and Southern Citrils and Reichenow’s Seedeater.
Our tour started at Wilson Airport in Nairobi as we checked in for the short flight to Lamu on the northern Kenya coast. The heat and humidity hit us as we stepped off from the plane in the early afternoon and we were quickly transferred by boat to our rather plush hotel on Lamu Island itself. It was too bad that we didn’t have time to enjoy its opulence as we deposited our bags and quickly headed out to the scrubby bush behind the hotel that seems to be disappearing relatively rapidly in the face of more construction work. Our aim was to see the recently described Black (or Manda) Boubou which was once thought to be a morph of Tropical Boubou but is actually more closely related to Red-naped Bushshrike. The afternoon was beginning to cool off (a little) but it was about one and a half kilometres before we heard our quarry and by this time it was quite late in the day. The birds came in to playback but the views were not quite what we’d hoped for and we had to walk back to the hotel in darkness. It was a short night and we were up with the dawn to try again and this time we were met with greater success and enjoyed some excellent views of this black bird with a reddish-brown eye. There wasn’t a lot else to look at that was unusual, Sombre Greenbuls were common and some Sooty Gulls, showy Three-streaked Tchagras, Pale White-eye, noisy Scaly Babblers, Bare-eyed Thrush, Grey Sunbird and colourful Golden Palm Weavers were probably the best of the bunch. Our time was short anyway and after this success we happily headed back to breakfast for the three kilometres walk had sharpened our appetites!
After a hearty breakfast it was immediately time to pack our bags into the boats to be ferried back to the mainland where our Landcruiser was waiting for us and the journey south began. Along the way some roadside Topi were a surprise and Coastal Cisticola was seen but we were looking out for the localised Violet-breasted Sunbird which didn’t present too many problems although the most extrovert bird turned out to be right next to a village. Our attentions did not please the inhabitants overmuch until a donation of some shillings was slipped into the appropriate hands. The bird was in the bag and we moved on to the Sabaki River mouth where the tide was at a suitable height and we spent a pleasant hour or so scanning waders, gulls and terns under a cool sea breeze. Some diligent looking produced a White-cheeked Tern amongst the numerous Greater and Lesser Crested Terns and on the way back to the car we flushed a Slender-tailed Nightjar. As we drove through Malindi the gathering House Crow roost resembled a scene from Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and we rolled into Watamu after dark.
The next three days were spent exploring the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and environs. The forest is thick and dense and does not give up its secrets easily. Mombasa Woodpecker fell almost immediately but the first day was hard work although we did get the Malindi Pipit easily but it took two days to find the tiny little near-endemic Amani Sunbird. No daytime roosting Sokoke Scops Owls could be found on the first attempt either and so our guide and a colleague spent the night in the forest tracking them back to the roost so that we could enjoy incredible views the following day. Respect to Samson and Willy! It also looked like we were going to struggle with the Sokoke Pipit as the first day drew a blank but once again the second day produced the goods and we had close-up views of a pair as we followed them through the thorny tangled bush. Other successes included perfect views of East Coast Akalat, Fischer’s Turaco, pretty Little Yellow Flycatchers, Fischer’s and Lowland Tiny Greenbuls, Black-headed Apalis, Forest and Pale Batises, Bearded Scrub Robin, Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike and Plain-backed Sunbird.
At Mida Creek we found plenty of Crab-plovers an important ‘family tick’ for some but the surrounding bush country is becoming extremely developed and cleared at a startling rate and little else was found and then a calamity struck and we lost half a day due to a U-bolt breaking. A taxi was hired to ferry us back to the hotel while the vehicle was being fixed. An hour’s birding was squeezed in at the end of the day but we had to leave early the following morning.
Licking our wounds, our next drive took us to Tsavo East and then through the width of the National Park. Along the way it became apparent that the car was still not quite right and we had to push on through the huge park somewhat quicker than was intended so we could get to a mechanic on the other side. As we approached the park the countryside was green and lush and we enjoyed seeing the beautiful Golden Pipit in breeding plumage but as we entered the park, everything changed and the landscape was like a desert because no rain had fallen here and the area had not recovered from the three years of drought! Nonetheless we found some Somali Coursers and also had good views of Somali Bee-eater, Vulturine Guineafowl, Red-winged Lark, ‘Tsavo’ Rosy-patched Bushshrike, Fischer’s Starling and gorgeous Golden-breasted Starlings. As we reached the western side of the park, we could see evidence of rainfall as the habitat became greener whilst in the distance, dark grey clouds had gathered and the rain tumbled onto the distant mountains. We had to wait until the vehicle was fixed again and then made our way up into the Taita Hills for a two nights stay.
A whole day was scheduled to be devoted in finding the three endemics of the isolated Taita Hills, namely Taita Apalis, Taita White-eye and Taita Thrush. We were staying halfway up the mountain but as the vehicle started to climb up from the hotel, the unthinkable happened; one of the other U-bolts broke and the vehicle crunched to a scraping halt. This time we managed to hire a taxi to take us up to the forest with the local guide, leaving our hapless vehicle and driver behind to get things fixed once again! We lost some time but nothing too disastrous and reached the higher altitude where we were to start birding. The white-eye fell pretty much immediately being easy to find along the forest edge and it wasn’t too long before we spotted a thrush foraging in the leaf litter on one of the steep slopes. It was a little difficult to see in the shadows and sadly it flew down the mountain, disappearing from view before everyone had managed good looks. Abandoning this quest for a while, we turned our attention next to the apalis and were taken to a known territory where we soon found ourselves looking at a couple of these rare birds. All that remained was to get better views of the thrush and after lunch we managed this reasonably easily. Returning to where we had seen it earlier, we relocated a bird in the vine tangles and were surprised to see it fly towards us to land by a nest containing a second bird! Success was total and absolute and we watched this often-elusive rarity for as long as we wished. Other interesting species seen during the day included Hartlaub’s Turaco, Stripe-faced and Placid Greenbuls and Striped Pipit. The car had taken the time to allow itself to be fixed properly and all was well with the world so that we could depart early the next day for the long drive to Mount Kenya.
The journey was fairly uneventful but some great views of Straw-tailed and Long-tailed Paradise Whydahs by the roadside were enjoyed. We arrived at our destination of Castle Forest Lodge on the slopes of Mount Kenya in the late afternoon and were just gaining an idea about the lie of the land when a thick blanket of cloud and mizzle shrouded everything in sight destroying all hope of any birds being seen that evening.
Fortunately, the following morning was clear and we were up early before dawn waiting for the hoped for Olive Ibises to fly by which they certainly did but although we all heard them sadly, we were unsighted and the birds eluded us. We fared much better with the seldom seen Abbott’s Starling and a pair was scoped sat on top of a tree near our cabins. A pair of near-endemic Jackson’s Spurfowl were behaving like chickens around the cows and the endemic Kikuyu White-eye was seen. Scarce Swifts dashed overhead, excitable Hunter’s Cisticola duetted from the shrubbery and other species seen during our stay included Fine-banded Woodpecker, Red-fronted Parrot, Mountain Oriole, and Tacazze and Eastern Double-collared Sunbirds. A Buff-spotted Flufftail could be heard calling but too far to attempt to see.
Moving on we stopped at a site for the endemic and very special Hinde’s Babbler. The birds performed on cue and some excellent views were obtained at a site that also held the recently split Red-cowled Widowbird. We ended our day inside the Aberdare National Park. Beautiful Golden-winged Sunbirds were seen at the entrance and we overnighted at the whimsical lodge called ‘The Ark’ where the floors were referred to as ‘decks’, and the manager was called ‘The Captain’. The fore of the ‘ship’ was an outside viewing platform overlooking a large waterhole where African Elephant, African Buffalo, Spotted Hyaena and the much-wanted Giant Forest Hog came down to drink, forage or generally loaf around. African Black Duck and African Snipe were amongst the birds present and a number of storks and herons were watched feasting on a termite hatch drawn to the lights of the lodge.
The night was uneventful (no unusual visitors to the waterhole) and in the morning we watched the birds that included Scaly Spurfowl for a while before climbing up higher into the Aberdare Mountains in order to seek out the endemic Aberdare Cisticola. Once at the correct altitude, these proved easy to see and there were plenty of Moorland Chats here also. Chestnut-throated Apalis trilled from the treetops, a magnificent pair of Crowned Eagles was spotted and other species included Mountain Buzzard, Olive-breasted Greenbul, Brown Woodland Warbler, Mountain Yellow Warbler and Kandt’s Waxbill. A rainstorm curtailed our day although we did manage to see a Montane Nightjar at dusk.
From the Aberdares we journeyed towards the Solio Ranch picking up displaying Jackson’s and Long-tailed Widowbirds along the way and also lucking into a small flock of migrating Amur Falcons feasting on a termite hatch. Our next stop was to be Shaba National Reserve and we arrived at our exceedingly comfortable lodge in time to see a Pearl-spotted Owlet and Black-bellied Sunbird before once again torrential afternoon rain brought the day to a premature close.
All night long the Ewaso Nyiro River thundered past our rooms fuelled by overnight rain and we woke to startlingly high-water levels on a dull and mizzly morning. Due to the extremely wet conditions our local guide/guard suggested that we might not reach the ‘usual’ site for the target of the morning which was the endemic Williams’s Lark. However, he had good news in that he knew of another site which would be accessible but was slightly further away so we set off through the spectacular but sodden landscape. The rain had done us a big favour though because on the way we heard the distinctive “whee-hoooo” calls of the little-known Friedmann’s Lark and because we had our armed guard with us, we were able to get out of the vehicles and set off on foot in order to find one. This task was not too difficult as several birds engaged in display flights and perched prominently on the bare branches of the scattered thorn trees. It was a most fortuitous start to the day, particularly as the rain was by now beginning to ease off and the sun promised to break through. We eventually arrived at the open lava plains where we hoped to find our second rare lark of the morning and it was only a very short time before we had a Williams’s Lark firmly in our sight. The rest of the day was now ours to explore this park and neighbouring Buffalo Springs. Black-faced and Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse proved easy to see, a very damp Three-banded Courser was found and Donaldson Smith’s Sparrow-Weavers were numerous. An unidentified wood-hoopoe could sadly not be pinned down to species. Mammals were also a feature of the park and we watched handsome Reticulated Giraffes, long-necked Southern Gerenuks, long-horned Galla (or Beisa) Oryx and lovely Grevy’s Zebras.
From Shaba we headed further north into remote country and eventually the town of Marsabit. On the way we found some White-headed Mousebirds and we got to our destination with enough time to start exploring the road leading into the Dida Galgalu desert where we found our first Somali Sparrows. After a slow start the next day due to some fighting in town that delayed our departure, we ventured even further into the desert itself where we found Swainson’s Sparrow, White-crowned Starling and ultimately the star of the show some obliging Masked Larks. We were still missing the coveted Heuglin’s Bustard and so we decided to try birding the Chalbi desert instead. A new road was being built into the desert and along it we easily found Brown-tailed Rock Chat and Striolated Bunting and finally a superb displaying male Heuglin’s Bustard was spotted and watched at length strutting around, puffing up its neck into a strange bulbous shape.
Due to security problems on certain roads within the country we had to take an extraordinary long drive retracing our steps back as far as Solio Ranch in order to reach Baringo. This did give us the chance to see the ‘Mackinder’s’ Cape Eagle-Owl along the way but otherwise it was just a travel day. Heavy rain in the afternoon was by now becoming a pattern and we reached our lodge after dark.
With just a few hours in the morning to bird Baringo the pressure was on but at breakfast time the two main specials came to us with Northern Masked Weaver on the bird table and Jackson’s Hornbill in the camp. With the help of a local guide who knew all the local owl roosts we did pretty well and notched up Greyish and Spotted Eagle-Owls as well as a pair of delightful Northern White-faced Owls. Spotted Thick-knee, Brown-tailed Apalis and Pygmy Batis were also seen well.
Leaving Baringo we stopped briefly in the Kerio Valley where we grabbed views of Ross’s and White-crested Turacos. A super Gambaga Flycatcher was a bonus and there were also Western Black-headed Batis, Black-headed Gonolek and Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver. Roadside swamps produced a wonderful pair of African Water Rail as well as Greater and Lesser Swamp Warblers, Highland Rush Warbler and Levaillant’s Cisticola all in spite of the predictable afternoon rain and we arrived at the wonderful Rondo Retreat in Kakamega Forest just before dusk.
With only one and a half days in Kakamega we could do little more than lick the surface of this super forest reserve but considering the limitations and the fact that we lost yet another afternoon to heavy rain, we did pretty well. Turner’s Eremomela was high on the want list and a little flock of these pretty birds surrendered themselves early on the first busy morning. Black-and-white-casqued Hornbills and Black-billed Turaco threw out their guttural cries from the tall treetops, the tiny Uganda Woodland Warbler sang its sweet song almost constantly but took some finding in the mid canopy whilst down in the undergrowth we hunted out skulking Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Grey-chested Babbler, Grey-winged Robin-Chat, Equatorial Akalat and Red-headed Bluebill. In the bird parties were Kakamega and Toro Olive Greenbuls and the unassuming Chapin’s Flycatcher; Stuhlmann’s Starling and Southern Citril were seen and we finally caught up with views of Black-collared Apalis, a species only heard up until now. Our accommodation was truly wonderful and situated in the forest itself and White-spotted Flufftail and a hungry and very noisy juvenile Crowned Eagle were ‘garden birds’!
From Kakamega we drove back to Nakuru where we spent our last night and managed to see two sleepy Lions before reaching our comfortable lodge. We spent the following morning searching for Grey-crested Helmetshrike but only found hybrids with White-crested Helmetshrike and it seems that pure birds are getting harder to find here. Despite rising water-levels of the lake itself, the waterbird spectacle was pretty impressive and we marvelled at the wheeling flocks of pelicans. Rothschild’s Giraffes were seen and some lazy White Rhinos lounged around.
The final speciality of the trip was an appointment with Sharpe’s Longclaw on the Kinangop Plateau. We prayed that the rain would hold off just long enough for us to see it and we made our way through some exceedingly tedious traffic to the site where our man on the spot led us straight to several pairs and we enjoyed some first-class views. On the way down we picked up Lynes’s Cisticola by the roadside and then it was a direct dash to the airport (thank goodness for the expressway!) and the tour came to an abrupt end.
This had been a massive road trip taking in most of the habitats that Kenya has to offer and along the way, we had enjoyed some spectacular scenery as well as having connected with most of Kenya’s very special birds. In fact, the only major speciality that we had missed was Clarke’s Weaver which would normally be breeding at this time of year and not inside Sokoke Forest where it is largely absent between April to July. The first breeding colony was only found as recently as 2013 and then again nearby in 2015. Since then, those areas have dried up, habitat has been destroyed and the birds have gone missing and their breeding sites become a mystery again. I guess that’s something for another tour!
SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES RECORDED
BIRDS
Somali Ostrich ◊ Struthio molybdophanes
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Blue-billed Teal (Hottentot T) Spatula hottentota
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Red-billed Teal (R-b Duck) Anas erythrorhyncha
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Eastern Crested Guineafowl ◊ Guttera pucherani
Vulturine Guineafowl ◊ Acryllium vulturinum
Crested Francolin (Kirk’s F) Ortygornis sephaena
Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui Heard-only.
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Jackson’s Spurfowl ◊ Pternistis jacksoni
Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl ◊ Pternistis hildebrandti Heard-only.
Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
Scarce Swift ◊ Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Mottled Spinetail (Mottle-throated S) Telacanthura ussheri
Böhm’s Spinetail (Bat-like S) Neafrapus boehmi
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
African Black Swift Apus barbatus
Little Swift Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster
Ross’s Turaco ◊ Tauraco rossae
White-crested Turaco ◊ Tauraco leucolophus
Black-billed Turaco ◊ Tauraco schuettii
Fischer’s Turaco ◊ Tauraco fischeri
Hartlaub’s Turaco ◊ Tauraco hartlaubi
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
Heuglin’s Bustard ◊ Neotis heuglinii
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus Heard-only.
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Jacobin Cuckoo (Black-and-white C) Clamator jacobinus
Diederik Cuckoo (Didric C) Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Heard-only.
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
Black-faced Sandgrouse ◊ Pterocles decoratus
Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
Rock Dove (introduced) Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
Mourning Collared Dove (African M D) 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
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail ◊ Sarothrura elegans Heard-only.
African Rail (A Water R) Rallus caerulescens
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot (Crested C) Fulica cristata
Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
Water Thick-knee (W Dikkop) Burhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-knee (S Dikkop) Burhinus capensis
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Blacksmith Lapwing (B Plover) Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing (S-w Plover) Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing (B-h Plover) Vanellus tectus
Crowned Lapwing (C Plover) Vanellus coronatus
African Wattled Lapwing (A W Plover) Vanellus senegallus
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint Calidris minuta
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Heard-only. Non-leader.
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
Somali Courser ◊ Cursorius somalensis
Three-banded Courser (Heuglin’s C) Rhinoptilus cinctus
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Sooty Gull ◊ Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus [fuscus] fuscus
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Non-leader
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
White-cheeked Tern ◊ Sterna repressa
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern (W-w Black T) Chlidonias leucopterus
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
African Darter Anhinga rufa
Reed Cormorant (Long-tailed C) Microcarbo africanus
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Olive Ibis ◊ Bostrychia olivacea Heard-only
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron (Green-backed H) Butorides striata
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret (Yellow-billed E) Ardea [intermedia] brachyrhyncha
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Dimorphic Egret Egretta dimorpha
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
White-backed Vulture (African W-b V) Gyps africanus
Rüppell’s Vulture (R’s Griffon V) Gyps rueppelli
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Crowned Eagle (African C E) Stephanoaetus coronatus
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Non-leader
Eastern Chanting Goshawk (E Pale C G) Melierax poliopterus
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Shikra Accipiter badius Non-leader
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Black Sparrowhawk (Great S) Accipiter melanoleucus
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Mountain Buzzard ◊ Buteo oreophilus
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
Sokoke Scops Owl ◊ Otus ireneae
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
Cape Eagle-Owl ◊ Bubo capensis
Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Heard-only.
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
White-headed Mousebird ◊ Colius leucocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina Heard-only.
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Heard-only.
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
African Hoopoe Upupa africana
White-headed Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus bollei
Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor
Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von Der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni
Jackson’s Hornbill ◊ Tockus jacksoni
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
Hemprich’s Hornbill ◊ Lophoceros hemprichii Heard-only.
African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
Purple Roller (Rufous-crowned R) Coracias naevius
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Grey-headed Kingfisher (Chestnut-bellied K) Halcyon leucocephala
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris Heard-only.
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Somali Bee-eater ◊ Merops revoilii
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
Moustached Tinkerbird (M Green T) Pogoniulus leucomystax
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Golden-r T) Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
Red-and-yellow Barbet ◊ Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D’arnaud’s Barbet ◊ Trachyphonus darnaudii
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide (Black-throated H) Indicator indicator
Red-throated Wryneck (Rufous-necked W) Jynx ruficollis
Brown-eared Woodpecker Pardipicus caroli
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Mombasa Woodpecker ◊ Campethera mombassica
Little Spotted Woodpecker (Little-spotted W) Campethera cailliautii
Fine-banded Woodpecker ◊ Campethera taeniolaema
Yellow-crested Woodpecker Chloropicus xantholophus
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Eastern Grey Woodpecker ◊ (African G-headed W) Dendropicos spodocephalus
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer’s Parrot (Brown P) Poicephalus meyeri
Red-bellied Parrot (African Orange-b P) Poicephalus rufiventris
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
Forest Batis ◊ Batis mixta
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Pale Batis (East Coast B) Batis soror
Western Black-headed Batis Batis erlangeri
Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo
Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Common W-e) Platysteira cyanea
Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Bocage’s Bushshrike (Grey-green B-s) Chlorophoneus bocagei
Orange-breasted Bushshrike (Sulphur-b B-s) Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Heard-only.
Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis
Doherty’s Bushshrike ◊ Telophorus dohertyi Heard-only
Rosy-patched Bushshrike ◊ Telophorus [cruentus] hilgerti
Rosy-patched Bushshrike ◊ (Tsavo B) Telophorus [cruentus] cathemagmenus
Brown-crowned Tchagra (B-headed T) Tchagra australis
Three-streaked Tchagra ◊ Tchagra jamesi
Black-crowned Tchagra (B-headed T) Tchagra senegalus
Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis Heard-only.
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
Lühder’s Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi
Black Boubou ◊ (Manda B) Laniarius nigerrimus
Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
East Coast Boubou ◊ Laniarius sublacteus
Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster
Brubru Nilaus afer
White-crested Helmetshrike ◊ Prionops plumatus
Grey-crested Helmetshrike ◊ Prionops poliolophus Hybrids only.
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius
Petit’s Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina
Northern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Mackinnon’s Shrike Lanius mackinnoni
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
Long-tailed Fiscal ◊ Lanius cabanisi
Taita Fiscal ◊ Lanius dorsalis
Somali Fiscal ◊ Lanius somalicus
Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
Western Oriole (W Black-headed O) Oriolus brachyrynchus
Black-headed Oriole (Eastern B-h O) Oriolus larvatus
Mountain Oriole ◊ Oriolus percivali
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Fork-tailed Drongo (Common D) Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
House Crow (introduced) Corvus splendens
Cape Crow (C Rook) Corvus capensis
Pied Crow Corvus albus
Somali Crow ◊ Corvus edithae
Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus
White-necked Raven (W-naped R) Corvus albicollis
African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus
Acacia Tit (Northern Grey T) Melaniparus thruppi
Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark ◊ Eremopterix signatus
Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark ◊ Eremopterix leucopareia
Pink-breasted Lark ◊ Calendulauda poecilosterna
Foxy Lark ◊ Calendulauda alopex
Red-winged Lark ◊ Mirafra hypermetra
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Williams’s Lark ◊ Mirafra williamsi Endemic.
Friedmann’s Lark ◊ Mirafra pulpa
Masked Lark ◊ Spizocorys personata
Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Sombre Greenbul (Zanzibar S G) Andropadus importunus
Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Red-tailed Bristlebill (Common B) Bleda syndactylus
Joyful Greenbul ◊ Chlorocichla laetissima
Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator
Kakamega Greenbul ◊ Arizelocichla kakamegae
Olive-breasted Greenbul ◊ (O-b Mountain G) Arizelocichla kikuyuensis
Stripe-faced Greenbul ◊ Arizelocichla striifacies
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris
Plain Greenbul (Cameroon Sombre G) Eurillas curvirostris
Little Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis
Ansorge’s Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei
Lowland Tiny Greenbul ◊ Phyllastrephus debilis
Northern Brownbul ◊ Phyllastrephus strepitans
Fischer’s Greenbul ◊ Phyllastrephus fischeri
Cabanis’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Placid Greenbul ◊ Phyllastrephus placidus
Toro Olive Greenbul ◊ Phyllastrephus hypochloris
Dodson’s Bulbul ◊ Pycnonotus dodsoni
Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor
Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps
Sand Martin Riparia riparia Non-leader
Brown-throated Martin (Plain M) Riparia paludicola
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
Little Yellow Flycatcher ◊ Erythrocercus holochlorus
Green Hylia Hylia prasina
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla
Brown Woodland Warbler ◊ Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Uganda Woodland Warbler ◊ Phylloscopus budongoensis
Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
African Yellow Warbler (Dark-capped Y W) Iduna natalensis
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis
Evergreen Forest Warbler Bradypterus [lopezi] mariae
Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Highland Rush Warbler ◊ Bradypterus centralis
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops Heard-only
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
Hunter’s Cisticola ◊ Cisticola hunteri
Chubb’s Cisticola ◊ Cisticola chubbi Heard-only
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Boran Cisticola ◊ Cisticola bodessa
Lynes’s Cisticola ◊ Cisticola distinctus
Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
Coastal Cisticola ◊ Cisticola haematocephalus
Levaillant’s Cisticola (Tinkling C) Cisticola tinniens
Aberdare Cisticola ◊ Cisticola aberdare Endemic
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Heard-only
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Pale Prinia ◊ Prinia somalica
Red-fronted Prinia (R-f Warbler) Prinia rufifrons
White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon
Black-collared Apalis ◊ Oreolais pulcher
Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
Taita Apalis ◊ Apalis fuscigularis Endemic
Brown-tailed Apalis ◊ Apalis flavocincta
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni Heard-only
Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
Chestnut-throated Apalis ◊ Apalis porphyrolaema
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis
Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea
Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota
Grey Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex
Black-faced Rufous Warbler Bathmocercus rufus
Turner’s Eremomela ◊ Eremomela turneri
African Hill Babbler (Abyssinian H B) Sylvia [abyssinica] abyssinica
Banded Parisoma ◊ Curruca boehmi
Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis
Kikuyu White-eye ◊ Zosterops kikuyuensis Endemic
Taita White-eye ◊ Zosterops silvanus Endemic
Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens Heard-only
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis ◊ Illadopsis albipectus
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
Hinde’s Babbler ◊ Turdoides hindei Endemic
Scaly Babbler ◊ Turdoides squamulata
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
Northern Pied Babbler ◊ Turdoides hypoleuca
Grey-chested Babbler ◊ (G-c Illadopsis) Kakamega poliothorax
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Rüppell’s Starling (R Long-tailed S) Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Hildebrandt’s Starling ◊ Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Fischer’s Starling ◊ Lamprotornis fischeri
White-crowned Starling ◊ Lamprotornis albicapillus
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Waller’s Starling Onychognathus walleri
Bristle-crowned Starling ◊ Onychognathus salvadorii
Stuhlmann’s Starling ◊ Poeoptera stuhlmanni
Sharpe’s Starling ◊ Poeoptera sharpii
Abbott’s Starling ◊ Poeoptera femoralis
Magpie Starling ◊ Speculipastor bicolor
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus
White-tailed Ant Thrush Neocossyphus poensis
Red-tailed Ant Thrush Neocossyphus rufus
Abyssinian Ground Thrush ◊ Geokichla piaggiae Heard-only
African Thrush Turdus pelios
Abyssinian Thrush (Mountain T, Northern Olive T) Turdus abyssinicus
Taita Thrush ◊ Turdus helleri Endemic
Bare-eyed Thrush (African B-e T) Turdus tephronotus
Bearded Scrub Robin (Eastern B S R) Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Grey Tit-Flycatcher (Lead-coloured F) Myioparus plumbeus Heard-only
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Pale Flycatcher Melaenornis pallidus
African Grey Flycatcher Melaenornis microrhynchus
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Gambaga Flycatcher ◊ Muscicapa gambagae
Ashy Flycatcher (Blue-grey F) Muscicapa caerulescens
Chapin’s Flycatcher ◊ Muscicapa lendu
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Brown-chested Alethe Chamaetylas poliocephala
Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
Grey-winged Robin-Chat ◊ Cossypha polioptera
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat ◊ Cossypha cyanocampter
Rüppell’s Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
White-starred Robin (W-s Forest R) Pogonocichla stellata
Equatorial Akalat ◊ Sheppardia aequatorialis
East Coast Akalat ◊ Sheppardia gunningi
Spotted Palm Thrush (S Morning T) Cichladusa guttata
Little Rock Thrush ◊ Monticola rufocinereus
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Moorland Chat ◊ Pinarochroa sordida
Mocking Cliff Chat (C C) Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Anteater Chat (Northern A C) Myrmecocichla aethiops
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Brown-tailed Rock Chat ◊ Oenanthe scotocerca
Plain-backed Sunbird ◊ Anthreptes reichenowi
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird (Kenya V-b S) Anthreptes orientalis
Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
Amani Sunbird ◊ Hedydipna pallidigaster
Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
Grey Sunbird ◊ (Mouse-coloured S) Cyanomitra veroxii
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Hunter’s Sunbird ◊ Chalcomitra hunteri
Tacazze Sunbird ◊ Nectarinia tacazze
Bronzy Sunbird (Bronze S) 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
Black-bellied Sunbird ◊ Cinnyris nectarinioides
Purple-banded Sunbird (Little P-b S) Cinnyris bifasciatus
Tsavo Sunbird ◊ (T Purple-banded S) Cinnyris tsavoensis
Violet-breasted Sunbird ◊ Cinnyris chalcomelas
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnoris pyrgita
Kenya Sparrow ◊ (K Rufous S) Passer rufocinctus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Swainson’s Sparrow ◊ Passer swainsonii
Swahili Sparrow ◊ Passer suahelicus
Parrot-billed Sparrow ◊ Passer gongonensis
House Sparrow (introduced) Passer domesticus
Somali Sparrow ◊ Passer castanopterus
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger
White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus
Donaldson Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver ◊ Plocepasser donaldsoni
Black-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
Baglafecht Weaver (Reichenow’s W) Ploceus [baglafecht] reichenowi
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
Eastern Golden Weaver (African G W) Ploceus subaureus
Holub’s Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Golden Palm Weaver ◊ Ploceus bojeri
Northern Masked Weaver ◊ Ploceus taeniopterus
Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
Speke’s Weaver ◊ Ploceus spekei
Village Weaver (Black-headed W) Ploceus cucullatus
Vieillot’s Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
Golden-backed Weaver ◊ Ploceus jacksoni
Chestnut Weaver ◊ Ploceus rubiginosus
Dark-backed Weaver (Forest W) Ploceus bicolor
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
Fan-tailed Widowbird (Red-shouldered W) Euplectes axillaris
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Jackson’s Widowbird ◊ Euplectes jacksoni
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
White-breasted Nigrita (W-b Negrofinch) Nigrita fusconotus
Grey-headed Nigrita (G-crowned Negrofinch) Nigrita canicapillus
Kandt’s Waxbill ◊ Estrilda kandti
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Red-headed Bluebill ◊ Spermophaga ruficapilla
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Straw-tailed Whydah ◊ Vidua fischeri
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (Eastern P W) Vidua paradisaea
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Golden Pipit ◊ Tmetothylacus tenellus
Sharpe’s Longclaw ◊ Macronyx sharpei Endemic
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
African Pipit (Grassland P) Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
Sokoke Pipit ◊ Anthus sokokensis
Malindi Pipit ◊ Anthus melindae
African Citril ◊ Crithagra citrinelloides
Southern Citril ◊ (East African C) Crithagra hyposticta
Reichenow’s Seedeater ◊ Crithagra reichenowi
Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata
Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
Striolated Bunting (Striated B) Emberiza striolata
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (C-b Rock B) Emberiza tahapisi
Somali Bunting (S Golden-breasted B) Emberiza poliopleura
Golden-breasted Bunting (African G-b B) Emberiza flaviventris
MAMMALS
Southern Tree Hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus Heard, Non-leader
Yellow-spotted Hyrax Heterohyrax brucei
Common Rock Hyrax (Black-necked R H) Procavia capensis
African Elephant Loxodonta africana
Golden-rumped Sengi (Yellow-r E S) Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
Four-toed Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris
Lion Panthera leo
Central African Large-spotted Genet Genetta maculata
Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta
Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus
Grevy’s Zebra Equus grevyi
Plains Zebra (Common Z) Equus quagga
White Rhinoceros (introduced) (re-introduced) Ceratotherium simum
Forest Hog (Giant F H) Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Desert Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus
Giraffe (Northern G) Giraffa [camelopardalis] reticulata
Masai Giraffe Giraffa [camelopardalis] tippelskirchi
Rothschild’s Giraffe Giraffa [camelopardalis] rothschildi
Impala (Common I) Aepyceros melampus
Hartebeest (Kongoni) Alcelaphus [buselaphus] cokii
Topi Damaliscus lunatus
Thomson’s Gazelle (Serengeti T G) Eudorcas thomsonii
Waterbuck (Defassa W) Kobus [ellipsiprymnus] defassa
Waterbuck (Elipsen W) Kobus [ellipsiprymnus] ellipsiprymnus
Gerenuk (Southern G) Litocranius walleri
Kirk’s Dikdik Madoqua kirkii
Tana Gazelle Nanger petersi
Bright’s Gazelle Nanger notatus
Beisa Oryx (Galla O) Oryx beisa
African Buffalo (Cape B) Syncerus caffer
Lesser Kudu (Southern L K) Tragelaphus imberbis
Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx
Bushbuck (Cape B) Tragelaphus scriptus
Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum
Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi
Small-eared Greater Galago (Northern Greater G) Otolemur garnettii
Red-tailed Monkey (Black-cheeked White-nosed M) Cercopithecus ascanius
Blue Monkey (Diademed Guenon) Cercopithecus mitis
Blue Monkey (Sykes’s M) Cercopithecus [mitis] albogularis
Vervet Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Guereza (Eastern Black-and-white C) Colobus guereza
Olive Baboon Papio anubis
Yellow Baboon Papio cynocephalus
African Savanna Hare Lepus victoriae
Huet’s Bush Squirrel (Ochre B S) Paraxerus ochraceus
Red Bush Squirrel (R Bush S) Paraxerus palliatus Non-leader.
Giant Forest Squirrel (G Forest S) Protoxerus stangeri
Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus
Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus
African Grass Rat Arvicanthis niloticus