Kenya · Rift Valley Province

Maasai Mara NR – Talek Plains

354 species and 9,699 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: January–February, July and November, with up to 138 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Crowned LapwingCrowned LapwingVanellus coronatusHelmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMarabou StorkMarabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferSuperb StarlingSuperb StarlingLamprotornis superbusBlack-winged LapwingBlack-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusCommon OstrichCommon OstrichStruthio camelusAfrican Wattled LapwingAfrican Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusRed-necked SpurfowlRed-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferGrey-backed FiscalGrey-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesRüppell's StarlingRüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraSecretarybirdSecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusRed-capped LarkRed-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaRing-necked DoveRing-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaGrey Crowned CraneGrey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum

138 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 354 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Maasai Mara NR – Eastern Section8 km372 species
  2. Maasai Mara NR – Central section12 km400 species
  3. Maasai Mara NR13 km480 species
  4. Naboisho Conservancy16 km348 species
  5. Maasai Mara NR – Mara Triangle29 km466 species
  6. Serengeti NP – Northern Serengeti29 km384 species

All 354 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Maasai Mara NR – Talek Plains?

January–February, July and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 138 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Maasai Mara NR – Talek Plains?

354 species, from 9,699 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Maasai Mara NR – Talek Plains in November?

The most recorded in November: Crowned Lapwing, Helmeted Guineafowl, Marabou Stork, Superb Starling and Black-winged Lapwing.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.