Kenya Birds
Kilaguni, January 2001
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The Beasts
| Scientific | Common |
|---|---|
| Phalacrocorax africanus africanus | Long-tailed Cormorant |
| Bubulcus ibis ibis | Cattle Egret |
| Ardea melanocephala | Black-headed Heron |
| Ciconia episcopus microscelis | Woolly-necked Stork |
| Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Marabou Stork |
| Alopochen aegyptiacus | Egyptian Goose |
| Amadina fasciata | Cut-throat Finch |
| Sagittarius serpentarius | Secretary Bird |
| Elanus caeruleus caeruleus | Black-shouldered Kite |
| Circaetus pectoralis | Black-chested Snake Eagle |
| Circaetus cinereus | Brown Snake Eagle |
| Circus macrourus | Pallid Harrier |
| Terathopius ecaudatus | Bateleur |
| Melierax poliopterus | Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk |
| Micronisus gabar aequatorius | Gabar Goshawk |
| Aquila rapax rapax | Tawny Eagle |
| Polemaetus bellicosus | Martial Eagle |
| Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotus | Pygmy Falcon |
| Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei | Harlequin Quail |
| Francolinus sephaena | Crested Francolin |
| Francolinus leucoscepus | Yellow-necked Spurfowl |
| Numida meleagris | Helmeted Guineafowl |
| Eupodotis ruficrista gindiana | Crested Bustard |
| Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris | Three-banded Plover |
| Actitis hypoleucos | Common Sandpiper |
| Tringa glareola | Wood Sandpiper |
| Tringa ochropus | Green Sandpiper |
| Pterocles decoratus | Black-faced Sandgrouse |
| Turtur chalcospilos | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove |
| Streptopelia decipiens | African Mourning Dove |
| Streptopelia semitorquata | Red-eyed Dove |
| Streptopelia capicola somalica | Ring-necked Dove |
| Streptopelia senegalensis senegalensis | Laughing Dove |
| Poicephalus rufiventris rufiventris | African Orange-bellied Parrot |
| Criniferoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird |
| Oxylophus jacobinus | Black and White Cuckoo |
| Clamator glandarius | Great Spotted Cuckoo |
| Cuculus canorus canorus | Eurasian Cuckoo |
| Chrysococcyx caprius | Diederik Cuckoo |
| Centropus superciliosus superciliosus | White-browed Coucal |
| Bubo lacteus | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl |
| Apus affinis affinis | Little Swift |
| Apus caffer | White-rumped Swift |
| Urocolius macrourus pulcher | Blue-naped Mousebird |
| Megaceryle maxima maxima | Giant Kingfisher |
| Coracias garrulus garrulus | Eurasian Roller |
| Merops pusillus cyanostictus | Little Bee-eater |
| Coracias caudata | Lilac-breasted Roller |
| Rhinopomastus minor cabanisi | Abyssinian Scimitarbill |
| Tockus erythrorhynchus erythrorhynchus | Red-billed Hornbill |
| Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill |
| Tockus nasutus | African Grey Hornbill |
| Pogoniulus pusillus affinis | Red-fronted Tinkerbird |
| Tricholaema lacrymosa radcliffei | Spot-flanked Barbet |
| Tricholaema melanocephala stigmatothorax | Black-throated Barbet |
| Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet |
| Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Red-and-yellow Barbet |
| Indicator minor teitensis | Lesser Honeyguide |
| Campethera nubica | Nubian Woodpecker |
| Mirafra hypermetra hypermetra | Red-winged Lark |
| Motacilla aguimp vidua | African Pied Wagtail |
| Anthus cinnamomeus lacuum | Grassland Pipit |
| Macronyx aurantiigula | Pangani Longclaw |
| Tmetothylacus tenellus | Golden Pipit |
| Hirundo rustica rustica | Barn Swallow |
| Hirundo abyssinica unitatis | Lesser Striped Swallow |
| Pycnonotus barbatus | Common Bulbul |
| Monticola saxatilis | Common Rock Thrush |
| Muscicapa striata | Spotted Flycatcher |
| Bradornis microrhynchus | African Grey Flycatcher |
| Cisticola chinianus | Rattling Cisticola |
| Cisticola aridulus tanganyika | Desert Cisticola |
| Calamonastes simplex | Grey Wren Warbler |
| Parus thruppi barakae | Northern Grey Tit |
| Eurocephalus rueppellii | Northern White-crowned Shrike |
| Lanius collurio | Red-backed Shrike |
| Lanius isabellinus | Red-tailed Shrike |
| Lanius cabanisi | Long-tailed Fiscal |
| Nilaus afer | Brubru |
| Tchagra australis emini | Brown-crowned Tchagra |
| Rhodophoneus cruentus | Rosy-patched Bush-shrike |
| Laniarius funebris | Slate-coloured Boubou |
| Dicrurus adsimilis | Common Drongo |
| Oriolus larvatus rolleti | Black-headed Oriole |
| Oriolus oriolus oriolus | Eurasian Golden-Oriole |
| Lamprotornis hildebrandti | Hildebrandt's Starling |
| Cosmopsarus regius | Golden-breasted Starling |
| Lamprotornis shelleyi | Shelley's Starling |
| Lamprotornis superbus | Superb Starling |
| Spreo fischeri | Fischer's Starling |
| Buphagus africanus africanus | Yellow-billed Oxpecker |
| Creatophora cinerea | Wattled Starling |
| Anthreptes orientalis | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird |
| Nectarinia hunteri | Hunter's Sunbird |
| Passer griseus | Grey-headed Sparrow |
| Passer domesticus indicus | House Sparrow |
| Petronia pyrgita | Yellow-spotted Petronia |
| Bubalornis niger intermedius | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver |
| Dinemellia dinemelli | White-headed Buffalo-Weaver |
| Plocepasser mahali melanorhynchus | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver |
| Pseudonigrita cabanisi | Black-capped Social-Weaver |
| Ploceus cucullatus | Black-headed Weaver |
| Quelea quelea aethiopica | Red-billed Quelea |
| Euplectes albonotatus eques | White-winged Widowbird |
| Pytilia melba | Green-winged Pytilia |
| Estrilda rhodopyga centralis | Crimson-rumped Waxbill |
| Emberiza tahapisi tahapisi | Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting |
| Emberiza poliopleura | Somali Golden-breasted Bunting |
| Camaroptera brachyura | Grey-backed Camaroptera |
| Cercotrichas leucophrys | White-browed Scrub Robin |