Kenya Birds
Baringo, August 2001
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The Beasts
| Scientific | Common |
|---|---|
| Struthio camelus | Common Ostrich |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis | Little Grebe |
| Pelecanus onocrotalus | Great White Pelican |
| Pelecanus rufescens | Pink-backed Pelican |
| Ixobrychus minutus | Little Bittern |
| Ixobrychus sturmii | Dwarf Bittern |
| Bubulcus ibis ibis | Cattle Egret |
| Egretta garzetta garzetta | Little Egret |
| Ardeola ralloides | Squacco Heron |
| Butorides striatus atricapillus | Green-backed Heron |
| Mesophoyx intermedia branchyrhyncha | Yellow-billed Egret |
| Casmerodius albus melanorhynchos | Great Egret |
| Ardea cinerea cinerea | Grey Heron |
| Ardea goliath | Goliath Heron |
| Scopus umbretta umbretta | Hamerkop |
| Ciconia episcopus microscelis | Woolly-necked Stork |
| Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Marabou Stork |
| Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork |
| Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus | Sacred Ibis |
| Plegadis falcinellus falcinellus | Glossy Ibis |
| Platalea alba | African Spoonbill |
| Plectropterus gambensis gambensis | Spur-winged Goose |
| Alopochen aegyptiacus | Egyptian Goose |
| Elanus caeruleus caeruleus | Black-shouldered Kite |
| Micronisus gabar aequatorius | Gabar Goshawk |
| Melierax metabates metabates | Dark Chanting Goshawk |
| Haliaeetus vocifer | African Fish Eagle |
| Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotus | Pygmy Falcon |
| Falco biarmicus biarmicus | Lanner Falcon |
| Falco ardosiaceus | Grey Kestrel |
| Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus | Common Kestrel |
| Actophilornis africanus | African Jacana |
| Burhinus senegalensis inornatus | Senegal Thick-knee |
| Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus | Water Thick-knee |
| Burhinus capensis | Spotted Thick-knee |
| Rhinoptilus cinctus | Heuglin's Courser |
| Vanellus spinosus | Spur-winged Plover |
| Vanellus coronatus coronatus | Crowned Plover |
| Actitis hypoleucos | Common Sandpiper |
| Chlidonias leucopterus | White-winged Tern |
| Turtur chalcospilos | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove |
| Oena capensis capensis | Namaqua Dove |
| Columba guinea guinea | Speckled Pigeon |
| Streptopelia decipiens | African Mourning Dove |
| Streptopelia senegalensis senegalensis | Laughing Dove |
| Poicephalus meyeri | Brown Parrot |
| Criniferoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird |
| Chrysococcyx caprius | Diederik Cuckoo |
| Centropus superciliosus superciliosus | White-browed Coucal |
| Ptilopsis leucotis | Northern White-faced Owl |
| Bubo cinerascens | Greyish Eagle-Owl |
| Bubo lacteus | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl |
| Caprimulgus clarus apatelius | Slender-tailed Nightjar |
| Apus affinis affinis | Little Swift |
| Colius striatus kikuyuensis | Speckled Mousebird |
| Urocolius macrourus pulcher | Blue-naped Mousebird |
| Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala | Grey-headed Kingfisher |
| Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis | Woodland Kingfisher |
| Alcedo cristata galerita | Malachite Kingfisher |
| Ispidina picta picta | African Pygmy Kingfisher |
| Ceryle rudis rudis | Pied Kingfisher |
| Merops superciliosus superciliosus | Madagascar Bee-eater |
| Merops pusillus cyanostictus | Little Bee-eater |
| Coracias caudata | Lilac-breasted Roller |
| Coracias naevia naevia | Rufous-crowned Roller |
| Upupa epops | Hoopoe |
| Phoeniculus purpureus | Green Wood-hoopoe |
| Tockus erythrorhynchus erythrorhynchus | Red-billed Hornbill |
| Tockus flavirostris | Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill |
| Tockus jacksoni | Jackson's Hornbill |
| Tockus hemprichii | Hemprich's Hornbill |
| Pogoniulus pusillus affinis | Red-fronted Tinkerbird |
| Tricholaema diademata | Red-fronted Barbet |
| Tricholaema melanocephala stigmatothorax | Black-throated Barbet |
| Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Red-and-yellow Barbet |
| Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet |
| Indicator minor teitensis | Lesser Honeyguide |
| Campethera nubica | Nubian Woodpecker |
| Dendropicos fuscescens | Cardinal Woodpecker |
| Dendropicos namaquus schoensis | Bearded Woodpecker |
| Motacilla aguimp vidua | African Pied Wagtail |
| Anthus cinnamomeus lacuum | Grassland Pipit |
| Hirundo daurica emini | Red-rumped Swallow |
| Hirundo abyssinica unitatis | Lesser Striped Swallow |
| Hirundo fuligula fusciventris | Rock Martin |
| Pycnonotus barbatus | Common Bulbul |
| Turdoides plebejus cinereus | Brown Babbler |
| Turdoides rubiginosus rubiginosus | Rufous Chatterer |
| Cichladusa guttata | Spotted Morning Thrush |
| Cercotrichas leucophrys | White-browed Scrub Robin |
| Cercomela scotocerca turkana | Brown-tailed Rock Chat |
| Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris subrufipennis | White-shouldered Cliff Chat |
| Bradornis microrhynchus | African Grey Flycatcher |
| Camaroptera brachyura | Grey-backed Camaroptera |
| Apalis flavida | Yellow-breasted Apalis |
| Sylvietta whytii | Red-faced Crombec |
| Eremomela icteropygialis | Yellow-bellied Eremomela |
| Phyllolais pulchella | Buff-bellied Warbler |
| Parus thruppi barakae | Northern Grey Tit |
| Terpsiphone viridis | African Paradise Flycatcher |
| Batis perkeo | Pygmy Batis |
| Eurocephalus rueppellii | Northern White-crowned Shrike |
| Lanius excubitoroides | Grey-backed Fiscal |
| Nilaus afer | Brubru |
| Dicrurus adsimilis | Common Drongo |
| Oriolus larvatus rolleti | Black-headed Oriole |
| Corvus rhipidurus | Fan-tailed Raven |
| Onychognathus salvadorii | Bristle-crowned Starling |
| Lamprotornis chalybaeus | Greater Blue-eared Starling |
| Lamprotornis purpuropterus | Rüppell's Long-tailed Starling |
| Lamprotornis superbus | Superb Starling |
| Creatophora cinerea | Wattled Starling |
| Anthreptes orientalis | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird |
| Nectarinia hunteri | Hunter's Sunbird |
| Nectarinia pulchella | Beautiful Sunbird |
| Passer griseus | Grey-headed Sparrow |
| Dinemellia dinemelli | White-headed Buffalo-Weaver |
| Bubalornis albirostris | White-billed Buffalo-Weaver |
| Plocepasser mahali melanorhynchus | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver |
| Ploceus luteolus | Little Weaver |
| Ploceus jacksoni | Jackson's Golden-backed Weaver |
| Ploceus velatus uluensis | Vitelline Masked Weaver |
| Ploceus taeniopterus taeniopterus | Northern Masked Weaver |
| Ploceus cucullatus | Black-headed Weaver |
| Ploceus rubiginosus rubiginosus | Chestnut Weaver |
| Anaplectes rubriceps | Red-headed Weaver |
| Quelea quelea aethiopica | Red-billed Quelea |
| Euplectes afer ladoensis | Yellow-crowned Bishop |
| Euplectes franciscanus | Northern Red Bishop |
| Pytilia melba | Green-winged Pytilia |
| Uraeginthus bengalus | Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu |
| Vidua fischeri | Straw-tailed Whydah |
| Serinus dorsostriatus | White-bellied Canary |