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BiRDS

CHECKLIST

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Birding at ol pejeta conservancy

Ol Pejeta Conservancy conserves 90,000 acres of savanna rangeland. Situated between the critically important Aberdare Range and Mount Kenya, the key habitats found include open Themeda grasslands, riverine vegetation along the Ngobit and Ewaso ‘Ngiro rivers and extensive stands of Acacia drepanolobium all of which provide habitats for a wide range of bird species, including resident species and an ever increasing number of migrants, nomads and visitors. Seeing the iridescent starlings alongside the majestic Kori Bustard or hearing the iconic call of the African Fish Eagle are some of the great bird experiences to be had.

Birding in the camps is always very productive as many of the birds are easily approachable, but try and visit various sites and habitat on the conservancy to increase your chances of seeing different birds.

** This checklist uses the bird names recognized by the IOC World Bird Names (2013).

** Endemic African Bird families are marked with asterisk. These are birds belonging to families found ONLY in Africa

** Globally threatened species are indicated and were identified as such by Birdlife International in ‘Threatened Birds of the World’. This checklist is also available for download on our website at www.olpejetaconservancy.org/plan-your-visit/study-and-adventure/birds-list/

resources to use:• Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania - Zimmerman Turner and Pearson• Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa – Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe• Birds of Africa South of the Sahara – Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan• Important Bird Areas in Kenya – Leon Bennun and Peter Njoroge, RSPB &

NatureKenya

what to do with your checklistKeep it for yourself, but please consider submitting your records to improve the overallmonitoring of the environment at Ol Pejeta. * You may submit your records to the Ol Pejeta Ecological Monitoring Team including any photos of birds with rings on their legs [email protected] * Submit them online at either www.worldbirds.org/v3/kenya.php or at www.ebird.org/content/ebird.

Have fun and enjoy the wonderful birdlife whilst you are looking for the lions!

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Common name SCientifiC nameConSeRVation

StatuSGeneRaL StatuS

oStRiCHeS**StRutHionifoRmeS: Struthionidae

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Resident

GuineafoWLS**GaLLifoRmeS: numididae

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Resident

Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum Visitor

fRanCoLinS, QuaiLS & SPuRfoWLSGaLLifoRmeS: Phasianidae

Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi Resident

Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena Resident

Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus Resident

Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus Resident

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Migrant

Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Migrant

DuCKS & GeeSeanSeRifoRmeS: anatidae

Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Visitor

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Resident

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African Black Duck Anas sparsa Resident

Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Resident

Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Resident

Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota Visitor

Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoaNear-threatened

Visitor

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Resident

Northern Shoveler Anas Clypeata Migrant

GReBeSPoDiCiPeDifoRmeS: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Resident

StoRKSCiConiifoRmeS: Ciconiidae

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Resident

African Open-billed Stork

Anastomus lamelligerus Visitor

Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Migrant

Black Stork Ciconia nigra Migrant

White Stork Ciconia ciconia Migrant

Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Resident

Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Resident

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iBiSeS & SPoonBiLLSPeLeCanifoRmeS: threskiornithidae

African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Resident

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Resident

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Visitor

African Spoonbill Platalea alba Resident

HeRonS & eGRetSPeLeCanifoRmeS: ardeidae

Striated Heron Butorides striata Resident

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Visitor

Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Resident

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Resident

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Resident

Great Egret Ardea alba Resident

Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Visitor

Little Egret Egretta garzetta Visitor

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Visitor

HameRKoP**PeLeCanifoRmeS: Scopidae

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Resident

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PeLiCanSPeLeCanifoRmeS: Pelecanidae

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Resident

Pink-backed Pelican Pelicanus rufescens Visitor

CoRmoRantSSuLifoRmeS: PhalacrocoracidaeReed (Long-tailed) Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Resident

White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus Visitor

DaRteRSSuLifoRmeS: anhingidae

African Darter Anhinga rufa Visitor

SeCRetaRYBiRD**aCCiPitRifoRmeS: Sagittariidae

Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Vulnerable Resident

eaGLeS, VuLtuReS, HaWKS, BuZZaRDS, HaRRieRS & KiteSaCCiPitRifoRmeS: accipitridae

Black-winged (-shouldered) Kite Elanus caeruleus Resident

Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Migrant

African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Migrant

Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Endangered Migrant

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White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Endangered Resident

Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli Endangered Resident

Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Resident

Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis Resident

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Near-threatened Resident

Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Near-threatened Resident

Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Migrant

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Resident

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Migrant

African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster Resident

Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Resident

Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus Resident

African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Migrant

Shikra Accipiter badius Migrant

Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Migrant

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Near-threatened Migrant

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Migrant

Black Kite Milvus migrans Migrant

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African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Resident

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Migrant

Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Resident

faLConS & KeStReLSfaLConifoRmeS: falconidae

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Migrant

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Migrant

Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides Resident

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Migrant

Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Migrant

BuStaRDSotiDifoRmeS: otididae

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Resident

White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis Resident

Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana Resident

Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster Resident

finfootSGRuifoRmeS: Heliornithidae

African Finfoot Podica senegalensis Resident

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CRaKeS & RaiLSGRuifoRmeS: Rallidae

Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Resident

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Resident

Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Resident

CRaneSGRuifoRmeS: GruidaeGrey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Endangered Resident

ButtonQuaiLSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: turnicidae

Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Migrant

tHiCK-KneeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Burhinidae

Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Resident

StiLtS & aVoCetSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Migrant

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Migrant

JaCanaCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Jacanidae

African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Visitor

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PLoVeRS & LaPWinGSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Charadriidae

Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus Resident

Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris Resident

Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus Resident

Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Resident

Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Migrant

Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Resident

Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Resident

PainteD-SniPeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Migrant

SanDPiPeRS & SniPeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Scolopacidae

African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis Migrant

Common Redshank Tringa totanus Migrant

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Migrant

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Migrant

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Migrant

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Migrant

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Ruff Philomachus pugnax Migrant

Little Stint Calidris minuta Migrant

CouRSeRS & PRatinCoLeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Glareolidae

Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Migrant

Heuglin’s Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus Migrant

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Visitor

GuLLS & teRnSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Laridae

Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Migrant

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Migrant

DoVeS & PiGeonSCoLumBifoRmeS: Columbidae

Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Resident

African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens Resident

Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens Resident

Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Visitor

Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Resident

Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Resident

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Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Resident

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos Resident

African Green Pigeon Treron calvus Migrant

PaRRotS & LoVeBiRDSPSittaCifoRmeS: PsittacidaeMeyer's (Brown) Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Resident

tuRaCoS & Go-aWaY-BiRDS**muSoPHaGifoRmeS: musophagidaeWhite-bellied Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides leucogaster Resident

CuCKooS & CouCaLSCuCuLifoRmeS: Cuculidae

White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Resident

Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Migrant

Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Migrant

Jacobin (Black-and-white) Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Migrant

Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Resident

Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas Resident

Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Migrant

Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Resident

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African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Resident

GRaSS oWLSStRiGifoRmeS: tytonidae

African Grass Owl Tyto capensis Migrant

oWLSStRiGifoRmeS: Strigidae

African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis Resident

Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Migrant

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Resident

Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Resident

Marsh Owl Asio capensis Migrant

niGHtJaRSCaPRimuLGifoRmeS: CaprimulgidaeSombre (Dusky) Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus Resident

Montane (Abyssinian) Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus Resident

Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii MigrantPennant-winged Nightjar

Macrodipteryx vexillarius Resident

SWiftS & SPinetaiLSaPoDifoRmeS: apodidae

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Resident

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Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis Migrant

Common Swift Apus apus Migrant

Nyanza Swift Apus niansae Migrant

Little Swift Apus affinis Resident

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Migrant

mouSeBiRDS**CoLiifoRmeS: Coliidae

Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Resident

Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus Resident

RoLLeRSCoRaCiifoRmeS: Coraciidae

Purple (Rufous-crowned) Roller Coracias naevius Migrant

Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Resident

European Roller Coracias garrulus Near-threatened Migrant

KinGfiSHeRSCoRaCiifoRmeS: alcedinidae

Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Resident

Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Resident

Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Resident

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Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Migrant

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Resident

Bee-eateRSCoRaCiifoRmeS: meropidae

Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Resident

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates Resident

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis Migrant

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Migrant

HooPoeSBuCeRotifoRmeS: upupidae

African Hoopoe Upupa africana Resident

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Migrant

WooD HooPoeS & SCimitaRBiLLS**BuCeRotifoRmeS: Phoeniculidae

Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Resident

Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Resident

Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor Resident

HoRnBiLLSBuCeRotifoRmeS: Bucerotidae

Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus Visitor

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Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus Visitor

Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni Visitor

afRiCan BaRBetS**PiCifoRmeS: Lybiidae

Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus Resident

Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata Resident

Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa Resident

D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii Resident

HoneYGuiDeSPiCifoRmeS: indicatoridae

Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor Resident

Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator Resident

WooDPeCKeRS & WRYneCKSPiCifoRmeS: Picidae

Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica Resident

Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Resident

Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus Migrant

African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae Resident

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BatiSeS & WattLe-eYeS**PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae

Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Resident

HeLmetSHRiKeS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: PrionopidaeWhite-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus Migrant

BuSHSHRiKeS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: malaconotidae

Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti Visitor

Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Resident

Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Visitor

Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Visitor

Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla Visitor

Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris Resident

Tropical Boubou Laniarius major Resident

Brubru Nilaus afer Resident

CuCKooSHRiKeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Campephagidae

Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava Visitor

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tRue SHRiKeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Laniidae

Northern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli Resident

Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Visitor

Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Visitor

Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Resident

Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis Resident

Northern (Common) Fiscal Lanius humeralis Resident

oRioLeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: oriolidae

Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Resident

Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus Oriolus Migrant

DRonGoSPASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Resident

monaRCH fLYCatCHeRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: monarchidaeAfrican Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Resident

CRoWS & RaVenSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Corvidae

Cape Rook Corvus capensis Visitor

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Pied Crow Corvus albus Resident

Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus Visitor

titSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Paridae

White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris Resident

PenDuLine titSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Remizidae

Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli Visitor

LaRKSPaSSeRifoRmeS: alaudidae

Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans Resident

Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana Resident

Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea Visitor

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucopareia Resident

Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides Resident

BuLBuLS, BRoWnBuLS & GReenBuLSPASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Resident

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SWaLLoWS & maRtinSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Hirundinidae

Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera Resident

Plain (Brown-throated) Martin Riparia paludicola Resident

Sand Martin Riparia riparia Migrant

Banded Martin Riparia cincta Migrant

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Migrant

Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Migrant

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Resident

Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Resident

Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Resident

Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis Migrant

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Resident

CRomBeCS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: macrosphenidae

Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Resident

Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii Resident

WaRBLeRS (PHYLLoSCoPuS)PaSSeRifoRmeS: Phylloscopidae

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Migrant

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WaRBLeRS (aCRoCePHaLuS)PaSSeRifoRmeS: acrocephalidae

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Migrant

Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Migrant

CiStiCoLaS, PRiniaS & aPaLiSeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Cisticolidae

Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana Resident

Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus Resident

Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Resident

Short-winged/Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Resident

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Resident

Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens Resident

Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Resident

Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Resident

Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida Resident

Grey-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brevicaudata Resident

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis Resident

BaBBLeRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Leiothrichidae

Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosa Resident

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Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei Resident

WaRBLeRS (SYLViD)PaSSeRifoRmeS: Sylviidae

Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Migrant

Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis Migrant

WHite-eYeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: ZosteropidaeAfrican Yellow White-eye

Zosterops senegalensis Resident

StaRLinGSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Sturnidae

Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Resident

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus Resident

Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera Resident

Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus Resident

Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti Visitor

Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Resident

Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio Resident

OXPECKERS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: Buphagidae

Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Resident

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Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus Resident

tHRuSHeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: turdidae

African Thrush Turdus pelios Visitor

fLYCatCHeRS, RoBin-CHatS & WHeateaRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: muscicapidae

Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Visitor

White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Resident

White-browed Scrub Robin

Erythropygia leucophrys Resident

Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Migrant

Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata Migrant

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Migrant

Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Migrant

Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Migrant

Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops Resident

Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Migrant

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Dioptrornis fischeri Resident

Southern Black Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina Resident

Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus Resident

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African Grey Flycatcher

Bradornis microrhynchus Resident

African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Resident

SunBiRDSPaSSeRifoRmeS: nectariniidae

Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris Visitor

Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina Visitor

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis Resident

Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri Resident

Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Resident

Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa Resident

Golden-winged Sunbird

Drepanorhynchus reichenowi Visitor

Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Resident

Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Resident

SPaRRoWSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Passeridae

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Resident

Grey-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi Resident

Kenya (Rufous-) Sparrow Passer rufocinctus Resident

Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey Resident

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Yellow-spotted Petronia Gymnoris pyrgita Resident

WeaVeRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Ploceidae

Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht Resident

Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Resident

Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops Resident

Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei Resident

Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Resident

Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus Visitor

Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Resident

Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus Resident

Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis Visitor

Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Visitor

Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis Visitor

Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Visitor

White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus Visitor

Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Resident

Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne Visitor

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Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni Near-threatened Resident

WaXBiLLS, manniinS & fiRefinCHeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: estrildidae

Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Resident

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus Resident

Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Resident

Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Resident

(African) Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis Resident

Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Visitor

WHYDaHS & inDiGoBiRDS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: Viduidae

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Resident

WaGtaiLS, LonGCLaWS & PiPitSPaSSeRifoRmeS: motacillidae

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Migrant

African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Resident

Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus Resident

Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae Visitor

Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Resident

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Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Resident

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Migrant

CanaRieS & SeeDeateRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: fringillidae

Yellow-rumped Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi Resident

Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Resident

Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata Resident

Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata Resident

BuntinGSPaSSeRifoRmeS: emberizidae

Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris Resident

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