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 |
