Kitale Vicinity Bird Checklist
Kitale Vicinity Bird Checklist: Kitale vicinity in Kenya comprises a number of different destinations including Mount Elgon National Park, Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kitale Nature Conservancy, Cherangani Hills and many more. These have different unique vegetation covers and climates which offer habitats to a number of different bird species. Some of the different bird species that you should not miss out on your Kenya safari experience.
| Ducks: Anatidae | ||
| 1 | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata |
| 2 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa |
| Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae | ||
| 3 | &Harlequin Quaill | Coturnix delegorguei |
| Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae | ||
| 4 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 5 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
| 6 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
| 7 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 8 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 9 | Blue-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur afer |
| 10 | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria |
| 11 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus |
| Turacos: Musophagidae | ||
| 12 | Eastern Plantain-eater | Crinifer zonurus |
| 13 | Ross’s Turaco | Tauraco rossae |
| 14 | White-crested Turaco | Tauraco leucolophus |
| 15 | Hartlaub’s Turaco | Tauraco hartlaubi |
| Cuckoos: Cuculidae | ||
| 16 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
| 17 | /Common Cuckoo/ | Cuculus canorus |
| 18 | \Madagascar Cuckoo\ | Cuculus rochii |
| 19 | /Great Spotted Cuckoo/ | Clamator glandarius |
| 20 | Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
| Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae | ||
| 21 | /Eurasian Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus europaeus |
| 22 | Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus |
| Swifts: Apodidae | ||
| 23 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 24 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 25 | /Horus Swift/ | Apus horus |
| 26 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
| Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae | ||
| 27 | African Rail | Rallus caerulescens |
| 28 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis |
| 29 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
| 30 | Baillon’s Crake | Zapornia pusilla |
| Cranes: Gruidae | ||
| 31 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum |
| Grebes: Podicipedidae | ||
| 32 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| Storks: Ciconiidae | ||
| 33 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
| 34 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
| Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae | ||
| 35 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
| 36 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
| Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae | ||
| 37 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 38 | Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha |
| 39 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 40 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
| Hamerkop: Scopidae | ||
| 41 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
| Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae | ||
| 42 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
| Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae | ||
| 43 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
| Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae | ||
| 44 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 45 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
| 46 | /European Honey-buzzard/ | Pernis apivorus |
| 47 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis |
| 48 | /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga pomarina |
| 49 | Wahlberg’s Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi |
| 50 | Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii |
| 51 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 52 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 53 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans |
| 54 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
| 55 | |Common Buzzard| | Buteo buteo |
| 56 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
| Owls: Strigidae | ||
| 57 | Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea |
| Mousebirds: Coliidae | ||
| 58 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
| Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae | ||
| 59 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
| 60 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
| Hornbills: Bucerotidae | ||
| 61 | Crowned Hornbill | Lophoceros alboterminatus |
| 62 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
| 63 | Northern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus |
| 64 | Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill | Bycanistes subcylindrica |
| Bee-eaters: Meropidae | ||
| 65 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates |
| 66 | /White-throated Bee-eater/ | Merops albicollis |
| 67 | \Olive Bee-eater\ | Merops superciliosus |
| 68 | |European Bee-eater| | Merops apiaster |
| Kingfishers: Alcedinidae | ||
| 69 | Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis |
| 70 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti |
| Rollers: Coraciidae | ||
| 71 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| African Barbets: Lybiidae | ||
| 72 | Red-and-yellow Barbet | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus |
| 73 | Gray-throated Barbet | Gymnobucco bonapartei |
| 74 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus |
| 75 | Double-toothed Barbet | Pogonornis bidentatus |
| Honeyguides: Indicatoridae | ||
| 76 | Scaly-throated Honeyguide | Indicator variegatus |
| Woodpeckers: Picidae | ||
| 77 | /Eurasian Wryneck/ | Jynx torquilla |
| 78 | Red-throated Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis |
| 79 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae | ||
| 80 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni |
| 81 | /Eurasian Kestrel/ | Falco tinnunculus |
| 82 | Gray Kestrel | Falco ardosiaceus |
| 83 | |Amur Falcon| | Falco amurensis |
| 84 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor |
| 85 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo |
| Parrots: Psittacidae | ||
| 86 | Meyer’s Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri |
| Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae | ||
| 87 | Gray Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris caesia |
| 88 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava |
| 89 | Purple-throated Cuckooshrike | Campephaga quiscalina |
| Old World Orioles: Oriolidae | ||
| 90 | |Eurasian Golden Oriole| | Oriolus oriolus |
| 91 | African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus |
| Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae | ||
| 92 | Brown-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira cyanea |
| 93 | Black-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira peltata |
| 94 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
| 95 | Western Black-headed Batis | Batis erlangeri |
| Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae | ||
| 96 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
| 97 | Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis |
| 98 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
| 99 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis |
| 100 | Luehder’s Bushshrike | Laniarius luehderi |
| 101 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major |
| 102 | Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster |
| 103 | Gray-green Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus bocagei |
| Drongos: Dicruridae | ||
| 104 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
| Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae | ||
| 105 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
| Shrikes: Laniidae | ||
| 106 | Yellow-billed Shrike | Corvinella corvina |
| 107 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio |
| 108 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus |
| 109 | |Lesser Gray Shrike| | Lanius minor |
| 110 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis |
| 111 | /Woodchat Shrike/ | Lanius senator |
| Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae | ||
| 112 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
| 113 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
| 114 | Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus |
| Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae | ||
| 115 | African Blue Flycatcher | Elminia longicauda |
| Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae | ||
| 116 | White-bellied Tit | Melaniparus albiventris |
| African Warblers: Macrosphenidae | ||
| 117 | White-browed Crombec | Sylvietta leucophrys |
| 118 | Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii |
| Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae | ||
| 119 | Black-collared Apalis | Oreolais pulcher |
| 120 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
| 121 | Buff-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella |
| 122 | Black-throated Apalis | Apalis jacksoni |
| 123 | Gray Apalis | Apalis cinerea |
| 124 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 125 | Gray-capped Warbler | Eminia lepida |
| 126 | Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans |
| 127 | Chubb’s Cisticola | Cisticola chubbi |
| 128 | Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus |
| 129 | Levaillant’s Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens |
| 130 | Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus |
| Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae | ||
| 131 | /Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/ | Iduna pallida |
| 132 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis |
| 133 | /Icterine Warbler/ | Hippolais icterina |
| 134 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
| 135 | /Great Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
| Swallows: Hirundinidae | ||
| 136 | White-headed Sawwing | Psalidoprocne albiceps |
| 137 | Black Sawwing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera |
| 138 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
| 139 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 140 | Angola Swallow | Hirundo angolensis |
| 141 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 142 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
| 143 | African Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis melanocrissus |
| 144 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
| 145 | Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis |
| Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae | ||
| 146 | Pale-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavigula |
| 147 | Yellow-whiskered Greenbul | Eurillas latirostris |
| 148 | Cabanis’s Greenbul | Phyllastrephus cabanisi |
| 149 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
| Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae | ||
| 150 | /Wood Warbler/ | Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
| 151 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae | ||
| 152 | /Garden Warbler/ | Sylvia borin |
| 153 | Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens |
| White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae | ||
| 154 | Northern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis |
| Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae | ||
| 155 | Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa |
| Starlings: Sturnidae | ||
| 156 | Rueppell’s Starling | Lamprotornis purpuroptera |
| 157 | (Splendid Starling) | Lamprotornis splendidus |
| 158 | Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus |
| 159 | Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus |
| 160 | Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
| 161 | Purple Starling | Lamprotornis purpureus |
| Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae | ||
| 162 | Abyssinian Thrush | Turdus abyssinicus |
| 163 | African Thrush | Turdus pelios |
| Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae | ||
| 164 | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta |
| 165 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata |
| 166 | Northern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis edolioides |
| 167 | White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri |
| 168 | Cape Robin-Chat | Dessonornis caffra |
| 169 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini |
| 170 | Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat | Cossypha niveicapilla |
| 171 | Spotted Morning-Thrush | Cichladusa guttata |
| 172 | Gray-winged Robin-Chat | Sheppardia polioptera |
| 173 | /Semicollared Flycatcher/ | Ficedula semitorquata |
| 174 | /Common Redstart/ | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| 175 | /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola saxatilis |
| 176 | /Whinchat/ | Saxicola rubetra |
| 177 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
| 178 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops |
| 179 | /Northern Wheatear/ | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| 180 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina |
| Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae | ||
| 181 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris |
| 182 | Green-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis |
| 183 | Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea |
| 184 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina |
| 185 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| 186 | Bronze Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis |
| 187 | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris reichenowi |
| 188 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
| 189 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
| 190 | Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus |
| Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae | ||
| 191 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis |
| 192 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali |
| 193 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht |
| 194 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis |
| 195 | Black-billed Weaver | Ploceus melanogaster |
| 196 | Holub’s Golden-Weaver | Ploceus xanthops |
| 197 | Heuglin’s Masked-Weaver | Ploceus heuglini |
| 198 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
| 199 | &Golden-backed Weaverl | Ploceus jacksoni |
| 200 | Dark-backed Weaver | Ploceus bicolor |
| 201 | &Cardinal Queleal | Quelea cardinalis |
| 202 | Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis |
| 203 | Yellow-mantled Widowbird | Euplectes macroura |
| 204 | Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris |
| Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae | ||
| 205 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
| 206 | Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor |
| 207 | Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Coccopygia quartinia |
| 208 | Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava |
| 209 | Gray-headed Nigrita | Nigrita canicapillus |
| 210 | Black-crowned Waxbill | Estrilda nonnula |
| 211 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 212 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster |
| 213 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
| 214 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
| Indigobirds: Viduidae | ||
| 215 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| 216 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata |
| Old World Sparrows: Passeridae | ||
| 217 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 218 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus |
| 219 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
| Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae | ||
| 220 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 221 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
| 222 | /Red-throated Pipit/ | Anthus cervinus |
| 223 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus |
| Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae | ||
| 224 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus |
| 225 | Western Citril | Crithagra frontalis |
| 226 | Southern Citril | Crithagra hypostictus |
| 227 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus |
| 228 | Thick-billed Seedeater | Crithagra burtoni |
