Bird Checklists of Amboseli National Park
Bird Checklists of Amboseli National Park : Amboseli National Park is not only known and loved by tourists on a Kenya Safari for its abundant wildlife and scenery, the park is also loved for hosting a diverse birdlife population with over 535 bird species including 18 globally threatened species, 2 introduced species, migratory species and resident species.
Bird checklist in Amboseli National Park is as follows
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
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
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa Endangered
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis Near-threatened
Shelley’s Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias – minor Near-threatened
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
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
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Buff-crested Bustard Eupodotis gindiana
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub’s Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus
Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus
White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Levaillant’s Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
Donaldson-Smith’s Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift Apus melba
Mottled Swift Apus aequatorialis
Common Swift Apus apus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Horus Swift Apus horus
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
Corn Crake Crex crex
African Crake Crex egregia
Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum Endangered
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
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
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Near-threatened
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Dunlin Calidris alpina Rare/Accidental
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental
Great Snipe Gallinago media Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
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
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii
Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
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 Vulnerable
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
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Malagasy Pond-Heron Ardeola idae Endangered
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Endangered
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 Near-threatened
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Endangered
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
Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Near-threatened
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Endangered
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Endangered
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Near-threatened
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Shikra Accipiter badius
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa lacteus
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae
Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri Vulnerable
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
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
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
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
Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Wahlberg’s Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus
Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Cardinal Woodpecker Chloropicus fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
Mountain Gray Woodpecker Chloropicus spodocephalus
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
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
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
Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
Magpie Shrike Lanius melanoleucus
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Near-threatened
White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Pied Crow Corvus albus
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
Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna
Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Horsfield’s Bushlark Mirafra javanica
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica
Short-tailed Lark Spizocorys fremantlii
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Gray Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Red-fronted Prinia Prinia rufifrons
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus
Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Introduced species
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
Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris
Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
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
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa
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
Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi
Greater Whitethroat Curruca communis
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
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
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Rüppell’s Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer’s Starling Lamprotornis fischeri
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
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
Silverbird Melaenornis semipartitus
Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Rüppell’s Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
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
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Hunter’s Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
Black-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris nectarinioides
Tsavo Sunbird Cinnyris tsavoensis
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
Gray-headed 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
African Golden-Weaver Ploceus subaureus
Holub’s Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Taveta Golden-Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps
Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
Speke’s Weaver Ploceus spekei
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis
Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Fire-fronted Bishop Euplectes diadematus
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Gray-headed Silverbill Spermestes griseicapilla
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
African Silverbill Euodice cantans
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
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
Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens
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
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
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
Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata
Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
