Olorgesailie Bird Checklist
Olorgesailie Bird Checklist: Olorgesailie is on the floor of the East African Rift Valley located in the southern part of Kenya just 67 kilometers southwest of Nairobi. the area is home to a number of different archeological sites and a number of unique vegetation cover that is home to a number of different bird species for travelers interested in birding, they will get to watch over 100 bird species among which include;
| Ostriches: Struthionidae | ||
| 1 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus |
| Ducks: Anatidae | ||
| 2 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 3 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
| Guineafowl: Numididae | ||
| 4 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
| Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae | ||
| 5 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena |
| 6 | Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei |
| 7 | Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl | Pternistis hildebrandti |
| 8 | Yellow-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis leucoscepus |
| Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae | ||
| 9 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
| 10 | Mourning Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decipiens |
| 11 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
| 12 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 13 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 14 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
| 15 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae | ||
| 16 | Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus |
| 17 | Black-faced Sandgrouse | Pterocles decoratus |
| Bustards: Otididae | ||
| 18 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori |
| 19 | White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis |
| 20 | Buff-crested Bustard | Lophotis gindiana |
| Turacos: Musophagidae | ||
| 21 | White-bellied Go-away-bird | Crinifer leucogaster |
| Cuckoos: Cuculidae | ||
| 22 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
| 23 | Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus |
| 24 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus |
| 25 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
| 26 | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius |
| 27 | Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
| 28 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius |
| Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae | ||
| 29 | Donaldson Smith’s Nightjar | Caprimulgus donaldsoni |
| 30 | Slender-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus clarus |
| Swifts: Apodidae | ||
| 31 | Mottled Swift | Tachymarptis aequatorialis |
| 32 | Common Swift | Apus apus |
| 33 | Nyanza Swift | Apus niansae |
| 34 | African Swift | Apus barbatus |
| 35 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 36 | Horus Swift | Apus horus |
| 37 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer |
| 38 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
| Thick-knees: Burhinidae | ||
| 39 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis |
| Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae | ||
| 40 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 41 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
| Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae | ||
| 42 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 43 | Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus |
| Buttonquail: Turnicidae | ||
| 44 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus |
| Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae | ||
| 45 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus |
| 46 | Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus |
| 47 | Temminck’s Courser | Cursorius temminckii |
| Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae | ||
| 48 | Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| Grebes: Podicipedidae | ||
| 49 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| Storks: Ciconiidae | ||
| 50 | Abdim’s Stork | Ciconia abdimii |
| 51 | White Stork | Ciconia ciconia |
| 52 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
| 53 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
| Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae | ||
| 54 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
| 55 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
| Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae | ||
| 56 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 57 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
| Hamerkop: Scopidae | ||
| 58 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
| Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae | ||
| 59 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
| Pelicans: Pelecanidae | ||
| 60 | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| 61 | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens |
| Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae | ||
| 62 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 63 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| 64 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| 65 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
| 66 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
| 67 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
| 68 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 69 | Wahlberg’s Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi |
| 70 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 71 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis |
| 72 | Verreaux’s Eagle | Aquila verreauxii |
| 73 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster |
| 74 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
| 75 | Eastern Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus |
| 76 | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus |
| 77 | Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus |
| 78 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 79 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
| Owls: Strigidae | ||
| 80 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus |
| Mousebirds: Coliidae | ||
| 81 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
| 82 | Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus |
| Hoopoes: Upupidae | ||
| 83 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
| Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae | ||
| 84 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
| 85 | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus minor |
| Hornbills: Bucerotidae | ||
| 86 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
| 87 | Northern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus |
| 88 | Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus flavirostris |
| 89 | Von der Decken’s Hornbill | Tockus deckeni |
| Bee-eaters: Meropidae | ||
| 90 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
| 91 | White-throated Bee-eater | Merops albicollis |
| 92 | Olive Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus |
| 93 | European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster |
| Kingfishers: Alcedinidae | ||
| 94 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
| 95 | African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta |
| 96 | Gray-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala |
| 97 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti |
| Rollers: Coraciidae | ||
| 98 | European Roller | Coracias garrulus |
| 99 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| 100 | Purple Roller | Coracias naevius |
| African Barbets: Lybiidae | ||
| 101 | Red-and-yellow Barbet | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus |
| 102 | D’Arnaud’s Barbet | Trachyphonus darnaudii |
| 103 | Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus uropygialis |
| 104 | Red-fronted Barbet | Tricholaema diademata |
| 105 | Spot-flanked Barbet | Tricholaema lacrymosa |
| 106 | Black-throated Barbet | Tricholaema melanocephala |
| 107 | White-headed Barbet | Lybius leucocephalus |
| Honeyguides: Indicatoridae | ||
| 108 | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator |
| Woodpeckers: Picidae | ||
| 109 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 110 | Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica |
| Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae | ||
| 111 | Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus |
| 112 | Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni |
| 113 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| 114 | Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
| 115 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
| 116 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae | ||
| 117 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava |
| Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae | ||
| 118 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
| 119 | Pygmy Batis | Batis perkeo |
| Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae | ||
| 120 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
| 121 | Pringle’s Puffback | Dryoscopus pringlii |
| 122 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla |
| 123 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
| 124 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis |
| 125 | Slate-colored Boubou | Laniarius funebris |
| 126 | Rosy-patched Bushshrike | Rhodophoneus cruentus |
| 127 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus |
| 128 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti |
| Drongos: Dicruridae | ||
| 129 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
| Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae | ||
| 130 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
| Shrikes: Laniidae | ||
| 131 | Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio |
| 132 | Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus |
| 133 | Lesser Gray Shrike | Lanius minor |
| 134 | Taita Fiscal | Lanius dorsalis |
| 135 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis |
| 136 | White-rumped Shrike | Eurocephalus ruppelli |
| Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae | ||
| 137 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
| 138 | White-necked Raven | Corvus albicollis |
| Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae | ||
| 139 | Red-throated Tit | Melaniparus fringillinus |
| Penduline-Tits: Remizidae | ||
| 140 | Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus musculus |
| Larks: Alaudidae | ||
| 141 | Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix signatus |
| 142 | Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucopareia |
| 143 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides |
| 144 | Singing Bushlark | Mirafra javanica |
| 145 | Flappet Lark | Amirafra rufocinnamomea |
| 146 | Short-tailed Lark | Pseudalaemon fremantlii |
| 147 | Somali Short-toed Lark | Alaudala somalica |
| African Warblers: Macrosphenidae | ||
| 148 | Northern Crombec | Sylvietta brachyura |
| 149 | Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii |
| Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae | ||
| 150 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
| 151 | Gray Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes simplex |
| 152 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
| 153 | Buff-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella |
| 154 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida |
| 155 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 156 | Red-fronted Warbler | Prinia rufifrons |
| 157 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana |
| 158 | Ashy Cisticola | Cisticola cinereolus |
| 159 | Lyne’s Cisticola | Cisticola distinctus |
| 160 | Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus |
| 161 | Tiny Cisticola | Cisticola nana |
| 162 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus |
| Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae | ||
| 163 | Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida |
| 164 | Olive-tree Warbler | Hippolais olivetorum |
| 165 | Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris |
| 166 | Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
| Swallows: Hirundinidae | ||
| 167 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| 168 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
| 169 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| 170 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 171 | Western House-Martin | Delichon urbicum |
| 172 | African Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis melanocrissus |
| 173 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
| Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae | ||
| 174 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
| Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae | ||
| 175 | Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae | ||
| 176 | Banded Parisoma | Curruca boehmi |
| 177 | Greater Whitethroat | Curruca communis |
| White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae | ||
| 178 | Pale White-eye | Zosterops flavilateralis |
| Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae | ||
| 179 | Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa |
| 180 | Scaly Chatterer | Argya aylmeri |
| Oxpeckers: Buphagidae | ||
| 181 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus |
| Starlings: Sturnidae | ||
| 182 | Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea |
| 183 | Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio |
| 184 | Hildebrandt’s Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti |
| 185 | Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus |
| 186 | Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
| Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae | ||
| 187 | African Bare-eyed Thrush | Turdus tephronotus |
| Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae | ||
| 188 | Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata |
| 189 | African Gray Flycatcher | Bradornis microrhynchus |
| 190 | Southern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina |
| 191 | White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
| 192 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini |
| 193 | Spotted Morning-Thrush | Cichladusa guttata |
| 194 | Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush | Monticola saxatilis |
| 195 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops |
| 196 | Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| 197 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata |
| 198 | Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina |
| 199 | Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka |
| 200 | Abyssinian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugubris |
| Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae | ||
| 201 | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes orientalis |
| 202 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| 203 | Gorgeous Sunbird | Cinnyris melanogastrus |
| 204 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
| 205 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
| Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae | ||
| 206 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis |
| 207 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali |
| 208 | Gray-capped Social-Weaver | Pseudonigrita arnaudi |
| 209 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps |
| 210 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht |
| 211 | Black-necked Weaver | Ploceus nigricollis |
| 212 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
| 213 | Vitelline Masked-Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus |
| 214 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
| 215 | Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus |
| 216 | Cardinal Quelea | Quelea cardinalis |
| 217 | Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea |
| 218 | Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis |
| 219 | White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus |
| 220 | Red-cowled Widowbird | Euplectes laticauda |
| Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae | ||
| 221 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
| 222 | African Silverbill | Euodice cantans |
| 223 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos |
| 224 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 225 | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga |
| 226 | Cut-throat | Amadina fasciata |
| 227 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster |
| 228 | Gray-headed Silverbill | Odontospiza griseicapilla |
| 229 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
| 230 | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus |
| 231 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
| 232 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
| Indigobirds: Viduidae | ||
| 233 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| 234 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea |
| 235 | Steel-blue Whydah | Vidua hypocherina |
| 236 | Straw-tailed Whydah | Vidua fischeri |
| 237 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata |
| Old World Sparrows: Passeridae | ||
| 238 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 239 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus |
| 240 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
| 241 | Parrot-billed Sparrow | Passer gongonensis |
| 242 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus |
| 243 | Chestnut Sparrow | Passer eminibey |
| 244 | Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis pyrgita |
| Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae | ||
| 245 | Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava |
| 246 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
| 247 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
| 248 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis |
| 249 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus |
| Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae | ||
| 250 | Reichenow’s Seedeater | Crithagra reichenowi |
| 251 | White-bellied Canary | Crithagra dorsostriatus |
| 252 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani |
| Old World Buntings: Emberizidae | ||
| 253 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
| 254 | Somali Bunting | Emberiza poliopleura |
