Birds of Kenya

998 species recorded at 54 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusSuperb StarlingSuperb StarlingLamprotornis superbusBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaFork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisHadada IbisHadada IbisBostrychia hagedashRing-necked DoveRing-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaSpeckled MousebirdSpeckled MousebirdColius striatusAfrican Pied WagtailAfrican Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpHelmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataAfrican Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMarabou StorkMarabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinerea

Most recorded

Lilac-breasted RollerLilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusCrowned LapwingCrowned LapwingVanellus coronatusWhite-browed Sparrow-WeaverWhite-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisBlack-headed HeronBlack-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaAfrican Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vociferBlacksmith LapwingBlacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusAfrican Paradise FlycatcherAfrican Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisHamerkopHamerkopScopus umbrettaCommon OstrichCommon OstrichStruthio camelusGreen-backed CamaropteraGreen-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraYellow-billed StorkYellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisSpur-winged LapwingSpur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusRed-billed OxpeckerRed-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Nairobi NPNairobi City County508 species
  2. Lake Nakuru NPRift Valley Province513 species
  3. Amboseli NPRift Valley Province517 species
  4. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleRift Valley Province466 species
  5. Samburu NRRift Valley Province447 species
  6. Maasai Mara NRRift Valley Province480 species
  7. Buffalo Springs NREastern Province425 species
  8. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreWestern Province325 species
  9. Lake BaringoRift Valley Province427 species
  10. Lake NaivashaRift Valley Province476 species
  11. Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeCentral Province288 species
  12. Kakamega Forest NRWestern Province366 species
All 54 hotspots
  1. Lake Baringo – West ShoreRift Valley Province394 species
  2. Arabuko-Sokoke Forest NRCoast Province343 species
  3. Nguuni Nature SanctuaryCoast Province277 species
  4. Mpala Ranch and Research CentreRift Valley Province409 species
  5. Kisumu WaterfrontNyanza Province336 species
  6. Tsavo West NPCoast Province447 species
  7. Lake Baringo – Inshore Cliffs and surroundsRift Valley Province361 species
  8. Ol Pejeta ConservancyRift Valley Province430 species
  9. Nairobi River @ National Museums of KenyaNairobi City County241 species
  10. Sabaki River EstuaryCoast Province342 species
  11. Lewa Wildlife ConservancyEastern Province458 species
  12. Tsavo West NP – Ngulia LodgeCoast Province381 species
  13. Maasai Mara NR – Central sectionRift Valley Province400 species
  14. Karura ForestNairobi City County255 species
  15. Mida CreekCoast Province279 species
  16. Manguo SwampCentral Province264 species
  17. Maasai Mara NR – Eastern SectionRift Valley Province372 species
  18. Shaba NREastern Province381 species
  19. Tsavo East NP – Southern SectionCoast Province374 species
  20. Mandegee FarmRift Valley Province284 species
  21. Tsavo East NPCoast Province395 species
  22. Angama LodgeRift Valley Province365 species
  23. Meru NPEastern Province439 species
  24. Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club, MaruruiNairobi City County249 species
  25. Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverWestern Province260 species
  26. Naro Moru River LodgeRift Valley Province391 species
  27. Lake Bogoria NRRift Valley Province389 species
  28. Buffalo Springs NR / Samburu NREastern Province391 species
  29. Gatamaiyu ForestCentral Province224 species
  30. Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationWestern Province279 species
  31. Naboisho ConservancyRift Valley Province348 species
  32. Ngong Road Forest SanctuaryNairobi City County264 species
  33. Mpala Research Centre – LabsRift Valley Province295 species
  34. Lake Naivasha Country ClubRift Valley Province382 species
  35. Buffalo Springs NR – Samburu Simba LodgeEastern Province305 species
  36. Lake Naivasha – Crescent IslandRift Valley Province353 species
  37. Tsavo West NP – Kilaguni LodgeCoast Province365 species
  38. Sagala Lodge/Ndara RanchCoast Province277 species
  39. Amboseli NP – Ol Tukai LodgeRift Valley Province374 species
  40. Aberdare NPCentral Province329 species
  41. Maasai Mara NR – Talek PlainsRift Valley Province354 species
  42. Lake Nakuru NP – Lake Nakuru LodgeRift Valley Province395 species

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All species recorded · 998