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Lake Baringo. Kenya.

view photos A special photo  by John Gordon © all rights reserved November 8, 2006

Bird Checklist photos and data kenya
Number of species: 1131
Number of endemics: 7
Number of globally threatened species: 21
Number of introduced species: 5
 
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Ostrich Struthio camelus
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Rare/Accidental
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Cape Petrel Daption capense Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata Rare/Accidental
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri Rare/Accidental
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Rare/Accidental
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Rare/Accidental
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae Rare/Accidental Data deficient
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Rare/Accidental
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae Endangered
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
 
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus
 
CICONIIFORMES: Balaenicipididae
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Olive Ibis Bostrychia olivacea
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Near-threatened
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Rare/Accidental
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Tea Anas crecca
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
Garganey Anas querquedula
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca Near-threatened
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rare/Accidental
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
Red Kite Milvus milvus Near-threatened
Black Kite Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Rare/Accidental
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Fasciated Snake-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus Near-threatened
Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Shikra Accipiter badius
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Rare/Accidental
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Rare/Accidental
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Booted Eagle Aquila pennata
Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus africanus
Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Near-threatened
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Endangered
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides Rare/Accidental
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha Near-threatened
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena
Red-necked Francolin Francolinus streptophorus
Red-winged Francolin Francolinus levaillantii
Moorland Francolin Francolinus psilolaemus
Shelley's Francolin Francolinus shelleyi
Orange River Francolin Francolinus levaillantoides
Scaly Francolin Francolinus squamatus
Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti
Yellow-necked Francolin Francolinus leucoscepus
Red-necked Francolin Francolinus afer
Jackson's Francolin Francolinus jacksoni Endemic
Chestnut-naped Francolin Francolinus castaneicollis
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii
Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum
 
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
Quail-plover Ortyxelos meiffrenii
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Grey Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
Black Crowned-Crane Balearica pavonina Near-threatened
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo Rare/Accidental
Common Crane Grus grus Rare/Accidental
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis