Gatamaiyu Forest Bird Checklist
Gatamaiyu Forest Bird Checklist : Gatamaiyu forest is located just 55 kilometres away from Nairobi city which gives easy access to travellers interested in bird watching in the forest. The forest is famous for its rich bio diversity with 75% indigenous plants/ trees that can be seen, 8% exotic forests characterized by the bamboo and the scrublands.
There are a number of different activities that can be carried out include hiking, visiting the waterfalls and nature walks. For travellers interested in birding in the forest, they will get to watch over 200 bird species and you can get the chance to watch about 75 bird species on your daily birding expedition. Some of the different bird species that can be seen include;
| Ducks: Anatidae | ||
| 1 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
| 2 | African Black Duck | Anas sparsa |
| Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae | ||
| 3 | Scaly Spurfowl | Pternistis squamatus |
| 4 | Jackson’s Spurfowl | Pternistis jacksoni |
| Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae | ||
| 5 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
| 6 | Rameron Pigeon | Columba arquatrix |
| 7 | Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon | Columba delegorguei |
| 8 | Lemon Dove | Aplopelia larvata |
| 9 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens |
| 10 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
| 11 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 12 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 13 | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria |
| Turacos: Musophagidae | ||
| 14 | Hartlaub’s Turaco | Tauraco hartlaubi |
| Cuckoos: Cuculidae | ||
| 15 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
| 16 | /Common Cuckoo/ | Cuculus canorus |
| 17 | Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus |
| 18 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus |
| 19 | Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
| 20 | African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus |
| 21 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius |
| 22 | \Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\ | Cercococcyx montanus |
| Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae | ||
| 23 | Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus |
| Swifts: Apodidae | ||
| 24 | Scarce Swift | Schoutedenapus myoptilus |
| 25 | Mottled Swift | Tachymarptis aequatorialis |
| 26 | |Common Swift| | Apus apus |
| 27 | Nyanza Swift | Apus niansae |
| 28 | African Swift | Apus barbatus |
| 29 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 30 | /Horus Swift/ | Apus horus |
| 31 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer |
| 32 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
| Flufftails: Sarothruridae | ||
| 33 | Buff-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura elegans |
| Grebes: Podicipedidae | ||
| 34 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| Storks: Ciconiidae | ||
| 35 | /Abdim’s Stork/ | Ciconia abdimii |
| 36 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
| Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae | ||
| 37 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 38 | Olive Ibis | Bostrychia olivacea |
| 39 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
| Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae | ||
| 40 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 41 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
| Hamerkop: Scopidae | ||
| 42 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
| Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae | ||
| 43 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
| Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae | ||
| 44 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 45 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
| 46 | \African Cuckoo-Hawk\ | Aviceda cuculoides |
| 47 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus |
| 48 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 49 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis |
| 50 | Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii |
| 51 | African Goshawk | Aerospiza toussenelii |
| 52 | Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minullus |
| 53 | Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk | Accipiter rufiventris |
| 54 | Black Goshawk | Astur melanoleucus |
| 55 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
| 56 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans |
| 57 | |Common Buzzard| | Buteo buteo |
| 58 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus |
| 59 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
| Owls: Strigidae | ||
| 60 | African Wood-Owl | Strix woodfordii |
| Mousebirds: Coliidae | ||
| 61 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
| Trogons: Trogonidae | ||
| 62 | Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina |
| 63 | Bar-tailed Trogon | Apaloderma vittatum |
| Hoopoes: Upupidae | ||
| 64 | /Eurasian Hoopoe/ | Upupa epops |
| Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae | ||
| 65 | White-headed Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus bollei |
| Hornbills: Bucerotidae | ||
| 66 | Crowned Hornbill | Lophoceros alboterminatus |
| 67 | Silvery-cheeked Hornbill | Bycanistes brevis |
| Bee-eaters: Meropidae | ||
| 68 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates |
| 69 | \Olive Bee-eater\ | Merops superciliosus |
| 70 | |European Bee-eater| | Merops apiaster |
| Kingfishers: Alcedinidae | ||
| 71 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
| 72 | Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima |
| Rollers: Coraciidae | ||
| 73 | /European Roller/ | Coracias garrulus |
| 74 | Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus |
| African Barbets: Lybiidae | ||
| 75 | Moustached Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus leucomystax |
| 76 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus |
| Honeyguides: Indicatoridae | ||
| 77 | Green-backed Honeybird | Prodotiscus zambesiae |
| 78 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor |
| 79 | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator |
| Woodpeckers: Picidae | ||
| 80 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 81 | Brown-backed Woodpecker | Dendropicos obsoletus |
| 82 | Mountain Gray Woodpecker | Dendropicos spodocephalus |
| 83 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus |
| 84 | Fine-banded Woodpecker | Campethera taeniolaema |
| Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae | ||
| 85 | |Amur Falcon| | Falco amurensis |
| 86 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor |
| 87 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo |
| 88 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
| Parrots: Psittacidae | ||
| 89 | Red-fronted Parrot | Poicephalus gulielmi |
| Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae | ||
| 90 | Gray Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris caesia |
| 91 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava |
| 92 | Purple-throated Cuckooshrike | Campephaga quiscalina |
| Old World Orioles: Oriolidae | ||
| 93 | |Eurasian Golden Oriole| | Oriolus oriolus |
| 94 | African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus |
| 95 | Black-tailed Oriole | Oriolus percivali |
| Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae | ||
| 96 | Black-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira peltata |
| 97 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
| Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae | ||
| 98 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla |
| 99 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major |
| 100 | Doherty’s Bushshrike | Telophorus dohertyi |
| 101 | Black-fronted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus nigrifrons |
| Drongos: Dicruridae | ||
| 102 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
| Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae | ||
| 103 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
| Shrikes: Laniidae | ||
| 104 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis |
| Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae | ||
| 105 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
| 106 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
| Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae | ||
| 107 | White-tailed Crested Flycatcher | Elminia albonotata |
| Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae | ||
| 108 | White-bellied Tit | Melaniparus albiventris |
| Larks: Alaudidae | ||
| 109 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea |
| African Warblers: Macrosphenidae | ||
| 110 | White-browed Crombec | Sylvietta leucophrys |
| Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae | ||
| 111 | Black-collared Apalis | Oreolais pulcher |
| 112 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
| 113 | Black-throated Apalis | Apalis jacksoni |
| 114 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida |
| 115 | Chestnut-throated Apalis | Apalis porphyrolaema |
| 116 | Black-headed Apalis | Apalis melanocephala |
| 117 | Gray Apalis | Apalis cinerea |
| 118 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 119 | Gray-capped Warbler | Eminia lepida |
| 120 | Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans |
| 121 | Hunter’s Cisticola | Cisticola hunteri |
| 122 | Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus |
| Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae | ||
| 123 | /Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/ | Iduna pallida |
| 124 | Mountain Yellow-Warbler | Iduna similis |
| Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae | ||
| 125 | Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi |
| 126 | Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler | Bradypterus cinnamomeus |
| Swallows: Hirundinidae | ||
| 127 | Black Sawwing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera |
| 128 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| 129 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
| 130 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 131 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 132 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
| 133 | African Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis melanocrissus |
| 134 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
| 135 | Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis |
| Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae | ||
| 136 | Slender-billed Greenbul | Stelgidillas gracilirostris |
| 137 | Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul | Arizelocichla kikuyuensis |
| 138 | Yellow-whiskered Greenbul | Eurillas latirostris |
| 139 | Cabanis’s Greenbul | Phyllastrephus cabanisi |
| 140 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
| Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae | ||
| 141 | /Wood Warbler/ | Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
| 142 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| 143 | /Common Chiffchaff/ | Phylloscopus collybita |
| 144 | Brown Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus umbrovirens |
| Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae | ||
| 145 | /Eurasian Blackcap/ | Sylvia atricapilla |
| 146 | /Garden Warbler/ | Sylvia borin |
| 147 | African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica |
| 148 | Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens |
| White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae | ||
| 149 | Kikuyu White-eye | Zosterops kikuyuensis |
| Starlings: Sturnidae | ||
| 150 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| 151 | Slender-billed Starling | Onychognathus tenuirostris |
| 152 | Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio |
| 153 | Waller’s Starling | Onychognathus walleri |
| 154 | Sharpe’s Starling | Pholia sharpii |
| 155 | Abbott’s Starling | Poeoptera femoralis |
| 156 | Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus |
| Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae | ||
| 157 | Abyssinian Ground-Thrush | Geokichla piaggiae |
| 158 | Orange Ground-Thrush | Geokichla gurneyi |
| 159 | Abyssinian Thrush | Turdus abyssinicus |
| Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae | ||
| 160 | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta |
| 161 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata |
| 162 | White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri |
| 163 | Cape Robin-Chat | Dessonornis caffra |
| 164 | Rueppell’s Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa |
| 165 | White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata |
| 166 | Brown-chested Alethe | Chamaetylas poliocephala |
| 167 | |Thrush Nightingale| | Luscinia luscinia |
| 168 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
| 169 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops |
| Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae | ||
| 170 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris |
| 171 | Green-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis |
| 172 | Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea |
| 173 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina |
| 174 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| 175 | Tacazze Sunbird | Nectarinia tacazze |
| 176 | Bronze Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis |
| 177 | Golden-winged Sunbird | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi |
| 178 | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris reichenowi |
| 179 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris |
| 180 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
| Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae | ||
| 181 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht |
| 182 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis |
| 183 | Holub’s Golden-Weaver | Ploceus xanthops |
| 184 | Speke’s Weaver | Ploceus spekei |
| 185 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
| 186 | Brown-capped Weaver | Ploceus insignis |
| 187 | Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis |
| 188 | Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne |
| Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae | ||
| 189 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
| 190 | Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor |
| 191 | Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Coccopygia quartinia |
| 192 | Abyssinian Crimsonwing | Cryptospiza salvadorii |
| 193 | Gray-headed Nigrita | Nigrita canicapillus |
| 194 | Kandt’s Waxbill | Estrilda kandti |
| 195 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 196 | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga |
| 197 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster |
| 198 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
| 199 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
| Indigobirds: Viduidae | ||
| 200 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| Old World Sparrows: Passeridae | ||
| 201 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 202 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus |
| 203 | Parrot-billed Sparrow | Passer gongonensis |
| Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae | ||
| 204 | Mountain Wagtail | Motacilla clara |
| 205 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea |
| 206 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 207 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
| 208 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
| 209 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis |
| 210 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
| Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae | ||
| 211 | Oriole Finch | Linurgus olivaceus |
| 212 | African Citril | Crithagra citrinelloides |
| 213 | Western Citril | Crithagra frontalis |
| 214 | Reichenow’s Seedeater | Crithagra reichenowi |
| 215 | Streaky Seedeater | Crithagra striolatus |
| 216 | Thick-billed Seedeater | Crithagra burtoni |
| 217 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex |
| Old World Buntings: Emberizidae | ||
| 218 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris |
