Kongelai Escarpment Bird Checklist

Kongelai Escarpment Bird Checklist

Kongelai Escarpment Bird Checklist: Kongelai Escarpment is found in the western part of Kenya and is the perfect spot for travelers interested in birding in Kenya. The escarpment is home to a number of different bird species including a number of Kenya endemic bird species including the African spotted creeper, the yellow-billed shrike, and many other rewarding bird species that will make your Kenya safari quite memorable. With the unique vegetation cover get ready to watch a number of different bird species and the different bird species that can be seen include;

Ducks: Anatidae
1 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Guineafowl: Numididae
2 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
New World Quail: Odontophoridae
3 Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
4 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
5 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
6 Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
7 Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
8 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
9 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
10 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
11 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
12 Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
13 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
14 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
15 African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
Turacos: Musophagidae
16 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
17 White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster
18 Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
19 Ross’s Turaco Tauraco rossae
20 White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus
21 Hartlaub’s Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
22 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
23 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
24 /Common Cuckoo/ Cuculus canorus
25 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
26 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
27 Levaillant’s Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
28 Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
29 African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
30 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
31 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
32 Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
Swifts: Apodidae
33 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
34 Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
35 |Common Swift| Apus apus
36 Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
37 Little Swift Apus affinis
38 /Horus Swift/ Apus horus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
39 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
40 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
41 Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Cranes: Gruidae
42 Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
43 Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
44 Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
45 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
46 /Green Sandpiper/ Tringa ochropus
47 /Marsh Sandpiper/ Tringa stagnatilis
48 /Wood Sandpiper/ Tringa glareola
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
49 Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
50 Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
Grebes: Podicipedidae
51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Storks: Ciconiidae
52 /Abdim’s Stork/ Ciconia abdimii
53 African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
54 /White Stork/ Ciconia ciconia
55 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
56 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
57 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
58 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
59 Western Cattle-Egret Bubulcus ibis
60 Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
61 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
62 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Hamerkop: Scopidae
63 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
64 Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
65 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
66 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
67 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
68 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
69 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
70 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
71 /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ Clanga pomarina
72 Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
73 /Booted Eagle/ Hieraaetus pennatus
74 Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
75 /Steppe Eagle/ Aquila nipalensis
76 Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
77 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
78 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
79 Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
80 Shikra Tachyspiza badius
81 /Levant Sparrowhawk/ Tachyspiza brevipes
82 Black Goshawk Astur melanoleucus
83 Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
84 /Black Kite/ Milvus migrans
85 |Common Buzzard| Buteo buteo
86 Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
87 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Owls: Strigidae
88 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
89 Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea
90 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
Mousebirds: Coliidae
91 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
92 Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Trogons: Trogonidae
93 Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
Hoopoes: Upupidae
94 /Eurasian Hoopoe/ Upupa epops
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
95 Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
96 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
97 Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
98 Hemprich’s Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii
99 African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
100 Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
101 Jackson’s Hornbill Tockus jacksoni
102 Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
103 Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindrica
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
104 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
105 Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
106 \Olive Bee-eater\ Merops superciliosus
107 |European Bee-eater| Merops apiaster
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
108 Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
109 Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
110 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
111 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
112 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Rollers: Coraciidae
113 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
114 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
African Barbets: Lybiidae
115 Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
116 D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
117 Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
118 Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
119 Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus uropygialis
120 Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
121 Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
122 Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
123 White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
124 Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito
125 Double-toothed Barbet Pogonornis bidentatus
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
126 Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
127 Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
128 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
129 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Woodpeckers: Picidae
130 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
131 Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus
132 African Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
133 Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
134 /Eurasian Kestrel/ Falco tinnunculus
135 Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
136 Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
137 |Amur Falcon| Falco amurensis
138 |Eleonora’s Falcon| Falco eleonorae
139 |Sooty Falcon| Falco concolor
140 /Eurasian Hobby/ Falco subbuteo
141 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Parrots: Psittacidae
142 Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
143 Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Pittas: Pittidae
144 \African Pitta\ Pitta angolensis
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
145 Gray Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesia
146 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
147 Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
148 |Eurasian Golden Oriole| Oriolus oriolus
149 African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
150 Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
151 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
152 Western Black-headed Batis Batis erlangeri
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
153 White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
154 Brubru Nilaus afer
155 Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
156 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
157 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
158 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
159 Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
160 Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster
161 Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
162 Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
163 Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Drongos: Dicruridae
164 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
165 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Shrikes: Laniidae
166 Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
167 |Lesser Gray Shrike| Lanius minor
168 Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
169 Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
170 White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
171 Pied Crow Corvus albus
172 Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus
173 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae
174 Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
175 African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
176 White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
177 African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
178 Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
179 Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
180 Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
181 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
182 Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens
183 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
184 Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
185 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
186 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
187 Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
188 Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
189 Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
190 Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa
191 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
192 Levaillant’s Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
193 Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
194 Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
195 Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus
196 Highland Rush Warbler Bradypterus centralis
Swallows: Hirundinidae
197 White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps
198 Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
199 Southern Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
200 /Barn Swallow/ Hirundo rustica
201 Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
202 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
203 /Western House-Martin/ Delichon urbicum
204 African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
205 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
206 Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
207 Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris
208 Pale-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavigula
209 Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans
210 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
211 /Willow Warbler/ Phylloscopus trochilus
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae
212 /Garden Warbler/ Sylvia borin
213 African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica
214 /Greater Whitethroat/ Curruca communis
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
215 Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis
216 Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
217 Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
218 Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
219 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha
220 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Starlings: Sturnidae
221 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
222 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
223 Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris
224 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
225 Rueppell’s Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
226 (Splendid Starling) Lamprotornis splendidus
227 Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
228 Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
229 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
230 Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
231 Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus
232 African Thrush Turdus pelios
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
233 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
234 |Spotted Flycatcher| Muscicapa striata
235 Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
236 African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
237 Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
238 Gray Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbeus
239 Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
240 Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
241 White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
242 Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
243 White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
244 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
245 Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
246 Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
247 /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ Monticola saxatilis
248 /Whinchat/ Saxicola rubetra
249 Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
250 Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
251 /Northern Wheatear/ Oenanthe oenanthe
252 /Isabelline Wheatear/ Oenanthe isabellina
253 /Pied Wheatear/ Oenanthe pleschanka
254 Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
255 Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
256 Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
257 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
258 Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
259 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
260 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
261 Hunter’s Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri
262 Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze
263 Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
264 Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi
265 Gorgeous Sunbird Cinnyris melanogastrus
266 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
267 Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus
268 Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
269 Abyssinian Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus
270 Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
271 White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris
272 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
273 White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
274 Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
275 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
276 Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus
277 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
278 Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
279 Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
280 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
281 Holub’s Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops
282 Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
283 Heuglin’s Masked-Weaver Ploceus heuglini
284 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
285 &Chestnut Weaverl Ploceus rubiginosus
286 Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
287 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
288 Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura
289 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
290 Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi
291 Jackson’s Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni
292 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
293 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
294 Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
295 Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
296 Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
297 Black-cheeked Waxbill Brunhilda charmosyna
298 Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola
299 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
300 Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
301 &Cut-throatl Amadina fasciata
302 Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster
303 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
304 Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra
305 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
306 Jameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Indigobirds: Viduidae
307 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
308 Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
309 Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina
310 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
311 Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens
312 Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
313 Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
314 Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
315 Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis
316 Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
317 Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnornis pyrgita
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
318 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
319 Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
320 /Western Yellow Wagtail/ Motacilla flava
321 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
322 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
323 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
324 /Tree Pipit/ Anthus trivialis
325 Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
326 Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambicus
327 Western Citril Crithagra frontalis
328 Southern Citril Crithagra hypostictus
329 Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
330 Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphuratus
331 Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolatus
332 West African Seedeater Crithagra canicapilla
333 Stripe-breasted Seedeater Crithagra striatipectus
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
334 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
335 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
336 Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis