Maasai Mara National Reserve Bird Checklist

Maasai Mara National Reserve Bird Checklist: Maasai Mara National Park is famous for the game drives in Kenya with many travelers visiting the reserve to watch the wildebeest migration in Kenya where a million of wildebeest can be seen migrating from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania crossing the Mara river. Although the wildebeest migration is one of the most notable features in the park, you should not miss out on birding in Maasai Mara National Park as well. Birding in the park will lead you to about 500 bird species and during your birding expedition, you will get the chance to watch a number of different bird species exploring the different eco-systems. Continue with the table below to learn the different bird species that can be seen during your safari experience.

1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Ducks: Anatidae
2 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
4 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
5 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
7 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
8 African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus
9 /Garganey/ Spatula querquedula
10 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
11 /Northern Shoveler/ Spatula clypeata
12 African Black Duck Anas sparsa
13 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
14 Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha
15 /Northern Pintail/ Anas acuta
16 /Green-winged Teal/ Anas crecca
17 \Southern Pochard\ Netta erythrophthalma
18 Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
Guineafowl: Numididae
19 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
20 Eastern Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
21 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
22 Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
23 Red-winged Francolin Scleroptera levaillantii
24 &Blue Quaill Synoicus adansonii
25 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
26 &Harlequin Quaill Coturnix delegorguei
27 Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
28 Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
29 Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
30 Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
31 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
32 &Lesser Flamingol Phoenicoparrus minor
Grebes: Podicipedidae
33 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
34 Rock Pigeon Columba livia
35 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
36 Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
37 Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
38 Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens
39 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
40 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
41 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
42 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
43 Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
44 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
45 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
46 African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae
47 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
48 Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus
Bustards: Otididae
49 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
50 Denham’s Bustard Neotis denhami
51 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
52 Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
53 Hartlaub’s Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
Turacos: Musophagidae
54 Schalow’s Turaco Tauraco schalowi
55 Hartlaub’s Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
56 Ross’s Turaco Musophaga rossae
57 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
58 White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster
59 Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
60 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
61 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
62 /Common Cuckoo/ Cuculus canorus
63 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
64 Black Coucal Centropus grillii
65 Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
66 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
67 Green Malkoha Ceuthmochares australis
68 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
69 Levaillant’s Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
70 /Great Spotted Cuckoo/ Clamator glandarius
71 Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
72 African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
73 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
74 \Pennant-winged Nightjar\ Caprimulgus vexillarius
75 /Eurasian Nightjar/ Caprimulgus europaeus
76 Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
77 Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
78 Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
79 /Plain Nightjar/ Caprimulgus inornatus
80 Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
81 Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
82 #Square-tailed Nightjar# Caprimulgus fossii
Swifts: Apodidae
83 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
84 Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
85 |Common Swift| Apus apus
86 Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
87 African Swift Apus barbatus
88 Little Swift Apus affinis
89 /Horus Swift/ Apus horus
90 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
91 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
92 African Rail Rallus caerulescens
93 |Corn Crake| Crex crex
94 African Crake Crex egregia
95 /Spotted Crake/ Porzana porzana
96 Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
97 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
98 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
99 Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
100 Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
101 Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla
Flufftails: Sarothruridae
102 Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
Finfoots: Heliornithidae
103 African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
Cranes: Gruidae
104 Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
105 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
106 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
107 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
108 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
109 /Black-bellied Plover/ Pluvialis squatarola
110 /Common Ringed Plover/ Charadrius hiaticula
111 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
112 /Little Ringed Plover/ Charadrius dubius
113 Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
114 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
115 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
116 Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
117 Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
118 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
119 Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
120 /Caspian Plover/ Anarhynchus asiaticus
121 /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ Anarhynchus atrifrons
122 Kittlitz’s Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae
123 &Greater Painted-Snipel Rostratula benghalensis
Jacanas: Jacanidae
124 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
125 /Eurasian Curlew/ Numenius arquata
126 /Black-tailed Godwit/ Limosa limosa
127 /Great Snipe/ Gallinago media
128 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
129 /Common Snipe/ Gallinago gallinago
130 /Common Sandpiper/ Actitis hypoleucos
131 /Green Sandpiper/ Tringa ochropus
132 /Marsh Sandpiper/ Tringa stagnatilis
133 /Wood Sandpiper/ Tringa glareola
134 /Spotted Redshank/ Tringa erythropus
135 /Common Greenshank/ Tringa nebularia
136 /Ruddy Turnstone/ Arenaria interpres
137 /Ruff/ Calidris pugnax
138 /Curlew Sandpiper/ Calidris ferruginea
139 /Temminck’s Stint/ Calidris temminckii
140 /Little Stint/ Calidris minuta
Buttonquail: Turnicidae
141 Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
142 Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
143 Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
144 Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus
145 Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii
146 /Black-winged Pratincole/ Glareola nordmanni
147 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
148 Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
149 /Gull-billed Tern/ Gelochelidon nilotica
150 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
151 /White-winged Tern/ Chlidonias leucopterus
Storks: Ciconiidae
152 African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
153 /Black Stork/ Ciconia nigra
154 /Abdim’s Stork/ Ciconia abdimii
155 African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
156 /White Stork/ Ciconia ciconia
157 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
158 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
159 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Anhingas: Anhingidae
160 African Darter Anhinga rufa
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
161 Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
162 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
163 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
164 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
165 Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
Hamerkop: Scopidae
166 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
167 Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
168 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
169 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
170 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
171 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
172 White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus
173 Striated Heron Butorides striata
174 Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
175 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
176 \Malagasy Pond-Heron\ Ardeola idae
177 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
178 Great Egret Ardea alba
179 Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
180 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
181 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
182 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
183 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
184 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
185 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
186 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
187 African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae
188 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
189 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
190 (Scissor-tailed Kite) Chelictinia riocourii
191 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
192 Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
193 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
194 /European Honey-buzzard/ Pernis apivorus
195 \African Cuckoo-Hawk\ Aviceda cuculoides
196 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
197 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
198 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
199 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
200 Rueppell’s Griffon Gyps rueppelli
201 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
202 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
203 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
204 Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
205 Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
206 Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
207 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
208 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
209 /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ Clanga pomarina
210 /Greater Spotted Eagle/ Clanga clanga
211 Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
212 /Booted Eagle/ Hieraaetus pennatus
213 Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
214 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
215 /Steppe Eagle/ Aquila nipalensis
216 /Imperial Eagle/ Aquila heliaca
217 Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
218 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
219 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
220 Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
221 Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
222 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
223 /Grasshopper Buzzard/ Butastur rufipennis
224 /Western Marsh Harrier/ Circus aeruginosus
225 African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
226 /Pallid Harrier/ Circus macrourus
227 Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
228 African Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii
229 Shikra Accipiter badius
230 Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
231 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
232 Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
233 /Black Kite/ Milvus migrans
234 African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
235 |Common Buzzard| Buteo buteo
236 /Long-legged Buzzard/ Buteo rufinus
237 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
238 African Grass-Owl Tyto capensis
239 Barn Owl Tyto alba
Owls: Strigidae
240 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
241 Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
242 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
243 Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea
244 Pel’s Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
245 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
246 African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
247 Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Mousebirds: Coliidae
248 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
249 Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Trogons: Trogonidae
250 Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
Hoopoes: Upupidae
251 /Eurasian Hoopoe/ Upupa epops
252 African Hoopoe** Upupa africana
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
253 Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
254 White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei
255 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
256 Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
257 Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
258 Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
259 African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
260 Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
261 Von der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni
262 Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindrica
263 Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
264 Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
265 African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
266 Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
267 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
268 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
269 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
270 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
271 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
272 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
273 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
274 Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
275 /White-throated Bee-eater/ Merops albicollis
276 /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ Merops persicus
277 \Madagascar Bee-eater\ Merops superciliosus
278 |European Bee-eater| Merops apiaster
279 /Northern Carmine Bee-eater/ Merops nubicus
Rollers: Coraciidae
280 /European Roller/ Coracias garrulus
281 &Abyssinian Rollerl Coracias abyssinicus
282 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
283 Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius
284 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
African Barbets: Lybiidae
285 Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
286 D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
287 Usambiro Barbet** Trachyphonus usambiro
288 Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
289 Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
290 Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
291 Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
292 Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
293 White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
294 Double-toothed Barbet Pogonornis bidentatus
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
295 Wahlberg’s Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus
296 Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
297 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
298 Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
299 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Woodpeckers: Picidae
300 Rufous-necked Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
301 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
302 Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus
303 African Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
304 Mountain Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus
305 Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
306 Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema
307 Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii
308 Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
309 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
310 Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
311 /Lesser Kestrel/ Falco naumanni
312 /Eurasian Kestrel/ Falco tinnunculus
313 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
314 Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
315 |Amur Falcon| Falco amurensis
316 |Eleonora’s Falcon| Falco eleonorae
317 |Sooty Falcon| Falco concolor
318 /Eurasian Hobby/ Falco subbuteo
319 African Hobby Falco cuvierii
320 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
321 Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
322 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Parrots: Psittacidae
323 Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Pittas: Pittidae
324 \African Pitta\ Pitta angolensis
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
325 Gray Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia
326 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
327 Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
328 |Eurasian Golden Oriole| Oriolus oriolus
329 #African Golden Oriole# Oriolus auratus
330 African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
331 Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
332 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
333 Gray-crested Helmetshrike Prionops poliolophus
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
334 Brubru Nilaus afer
335 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
336 Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minutus
337 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
338 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
339 Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
340 Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster
341 Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
342 Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus
343 Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
344 Black-fronted Bushshrike Telophorus nigrifrons
345 Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Drongos: Dicruridae
346 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
347 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Shrikes: Laniidae
348 /Red-backed Shrike/ Lanius collurio
349 /Isabelline Shrike/ Lanius isabellinus
350 |Lesser Gray Shrike| Lanius minor
351 Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
352 Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
353 Magpie Shrike Lanius melanoleuca
354 Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
355 Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
356 /Woodchat Shrike/ Lanius senator
357 White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
358 Cape Crow Corvus capensis
359 Pied Crow Corvus albus
360 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae
361 Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
362 African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
363 White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris
364 Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
365 African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli
Larks: Alaudidae
366 Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
367 Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
368 Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica
369 White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda
370 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
371 Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
372 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
373 Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
374 Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
375 Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
376 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
377 Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops
378 White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon
379 Miombo Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus
380 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
381 Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
382 Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni
383 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
384 Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea
385 Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae
386 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
387 Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
388 Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
389 Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
390 Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
391 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
392 Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
393 Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
394 Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
395 Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
396 Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
397 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
398 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
399 Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola eximius
400 Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
401 /Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/ Iduna pallida
402 African Yellow-Warbler Iduna natalensis
403 |Olive-tree Warbler| Hippolais olivetorum
404 /Icterine Warbler/ Hippolais icterina
405 /Sedge Warbler/ Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
406 /Marsh Warbler/ Acrocephalus palustris
407 /Common Reed Warbler/ Acrocephalus scirpaceus
408 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
409 /Great Reed Warbler/ Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
410 Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris
411 Highland Rush Warbler Bradypterus centralis
Swallows: Hirundinidae
412 White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps
413 Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
414 Gray-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
415 Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
416 Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
417 /Bank Swallow/ Riparia riparia
418 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
419 /Barn Swallow/ Hirundo rustica
420 Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
421 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
422 /Western House-Martin/ Delichon urbicum
423 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
424 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
425 Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa
426 Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
427 Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris
428 Yellow-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
429 Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima
430 Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris
431 Cabanis’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi
432 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
433 /Wood Warbler/ Phylloscopus sibilatrix
434 /Willow Warbler/ Phylloscopus trochilus
435 /Common Chiffchaff/ Phylloscopus collybita
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae
436 /Eurasian Blackcap/ Sylvia atricapilla
437 /Garden Warbler/ Sylvia borin
438 African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica
439 /Barred Warbler/ Curruca nisoria
440 Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi
441 Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens
442 /Greater Whitethroat/ Curruca communis
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
443 Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
444 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
445 Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
446 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus
447 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Starlings: Sturnidae
448 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
449 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
450 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
451 Sharpe’s Starling Pholia sharpii
452 Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti
453 Rueppell’s Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
454 Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
455 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
456 Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus
457 African Thrush Turdus pelios
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
458 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
459 |Spotted Flycatcher| Muscicapa striata
460 African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
461 Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
462 Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
463 Silverbird Melaenornis semipartitus
464 Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
465 Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
466 White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
467 Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
468 Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
469 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
470 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
471 Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
472 Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
473 /White-throated Robin/ Irania gutturalis
474 |Thrush Nightingale| Luscinia luscinia
475 /Common Nightingale/ Luscinia megarhynchos
476 /Semicollared Flycatcher/ Ficedula semitorquata
477 /Common Redstart/ Phoenicurus phoenicurus
478 Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
479 /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ Monticola saxatilis
480 /Whinchat/ Saxicola rubetra
481 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
482 Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
483 Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
484 Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
485 /Northern Wheatear/ Oenanthe oenanthe
486 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
487 /Isabelline Wheatear/ Oenanthe isabellina
488 /Pied Wheatear/ Oenanthe pleschanka
489 Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
490 Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
491 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
492 Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
493 Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
494 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
495 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
496 Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
497 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
498 Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
499 Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi
500 Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
501 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
502 Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus
503 Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
504 Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
505 Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
506 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
507 White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
508 Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
509 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
510 Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda
511 Gray-headed Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi
512 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
513 Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
514 Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
515 Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
516 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
517 Holub’s Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops
518 Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
519 Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
520 Speke’s Weaver Ploceus spekei
521 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
522 &Chestnut Weaverl Ploceus rubiginosus
523 Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis
524 &Cardinal Queleal Quelea cardinalis
525 &Red-billed Queleal Quelea quelea
526 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
527 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
528 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
529 Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura
530 Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
531 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
532 Jackson’s Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni
533 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
534 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
535 Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
536 African Silverbill Euodice cantans
537 Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
538 Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
539 Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava
540 Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus
541 Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
542 Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola
543 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
544 Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
545 Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
546 &Cut-throatl Amadina fasciata
547 Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster
548 Gray-headed Silverbill Odontospiza griseicapilla
549 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
550 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
551 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
552 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
Indigobirds: Viduidae
553 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
554 Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
555 Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
556 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
557 Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
558 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
559 Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
560 Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
561 Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus
562 Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
563 Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnornis pyrgita
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
564 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
565 Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
566 /Gray Wagtail/ Motacilla cinerea
567 /Western Yellow Wagtail/ Motacilla flava
568 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
569 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
570 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
571 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
572 /Tree Pipit/ Anthus trivialis
573 /Red-throated Pipit/ Anthus cervinus
574 Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
575 Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
576 Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula
577 Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
578 Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambicus
579 African Citril Crithagra citrinelloides
580 Southern Citril Crithagra hypostictus
581 Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
582 White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriatus
583 Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
584 Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphuratus
585 Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolatus
586 Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
587 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
588 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris