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KENYA BIRD CHECK LIST Struthio camelus massaicus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus molybdophanes Somali Ostrich Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis Little Grebe Diomedea cauta diomeda Shy Albatross Diomedea melanophris dioedea Black-browed Albatross Bulweria fallax Jouanin's Petrel Daption capense Pintado Petrel Cape Petrel, Cape Pigeon Pachyptila belcheri Slender-billed Prion Thin-billed Prion Pachyptila desolata Antarctic Prion Dove Prion Procellaria aequinoctialis White-chinned Petrel Cape Hen Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel Phaethon lepturus lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican Sula dactylatra melanops Masked Booby Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Sula sula rubripes Red-footed Booby Phalacrocorax africanus africanus Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus White-necked Cormorant Great Cormorant Anhinga rufa African Darter Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird Fregata minor Greater Frigatebird Balaeniceps rex Shoebill Whale-headed Stork Ardea cinerea cinerea Grey Heron Ardea goliath Goliath Heron Ardea melanocephala Black-headed Heron Ardea purpurea purpurea Purple Heron Ardeola idea Madagascar Squacco Heron Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron Ardeola rufiventris Rufous-bellied Heron Bubulcus ibis ibis Cattle Egret Butorides striatus atricapillus Green-backed Heron Striated Heron Casmerodius albus melanorhynchos Great White Egret Great Egret Egretta (garzetta) dimorpha Dimorphic Egret Egretta ardesiaca Black Heron Egretta garzetta garzetta Little Egret Egretta gularis schistacea Reef Heron Western Reef-Egret, Western Reef Heron Gorsachius leuconatus White-backed Night Heron Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern Mesophoyx intermedia branchyrhyncha Yellow-billed Egret Intermediate Egret Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Scopus umbretta umbretta Hamerkop

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Page 1: Kenya Bird checklist - Birding Safaris

KENYA BIRD CHECK LIST

Struthio camelus massaicus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus molybdophanes Somali Ostrich Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis Little Grebe Diomedea cauta diomeda Shy Albatross Diomedea melanophris dioedea Black-browed Albatross Bulweria fallax Jouanin's Petrel Daption capense Pintado Petrel Cape Petrel, Cape Pigeon Pachyptila belcheri Slender-billed Prion Thin-billed Prion Pachyptila desolata Antarctic Prion Dove Prion Procellaria aequinoctialis White-chinned Petrel Cape Hen Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel Phaethon lepturus lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican Sula dactylatra melanops Masked Booby Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Sula sula rubripes Red-footed Booby Phalacrocorax africanus africanus Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus White-necked Cormorant Great Cormorant Anhinga rufa African Darter Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird Fregata minor Greater Frigatebird Balaeniceps rex Shoebill Whale-headed Stork Ardea cinerea cinerea Grey Heron Ardea goliath Goliath Heron Ardea melanocephala Black-headed Heron Ardea purpurea purpurea Purple Heron Ardeola idea Madagascar Squacco Heron Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron Ardeola rufiventris Rufous-bellied Heron Bubulcus ibis ibis Cattle Egret Butorides striatus atricapillus Green-backed Heron Striated Heron Casmerodius albus melanorhynchos

Great White Egret Great Egret

Egretta (garzetta) dimorpha Dimorphic Egret Egretta ardesiaca Black Heron Egretta garzetta garzetta Little Egret Egretta gularis schistacea Reef Heron Western Reef-Egret,

Western Reef Heron Gorsachius leuconatus White-backed Night Heron Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern Mesophoyx intermedia branchyrhyncha

Yellow-billed Egret Intermediate Egret

Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Scopus umbretta umbretta Hamerkop

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Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus

African Open-billed Stork African Open-bill

Ciconia abdimii Abdim's Stork Ciconia ciconia ciconia White Stork Ciconia episcopus microscelis Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia nigra Black Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Saddle-billed Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Marabou Stork Mycteria ibis Yellow-billed stork Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris Hadada Ibis Bostrychia olivacea akeleyorum Green Ibis African Green Ibis, Olive

Ibis Platalea alba African Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill Plegadis falcinellus falcinellus Glossy Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus

Sacred Ibis

Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus (ruber) roseus Greater Flamingo Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose Anas acuta acuta Northern Pintail Anas capensis Cape Teal Cape Wigeon Anas clypeata Northern Shoveller Anas crecca crecca Common Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed Duck Red-billed Teal Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Mallard Anas querquedula Garganey Anas sparsa leucostigma African Black Duck Anas strepera strepera Gadwall Anas undulata undulata Yellow-billed Duck Aythya ferina Common Pochard Northern Pochard Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck White-eyed Pochard Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Tree Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Tree Duck White-faced Whistling-Duck Netta erythrophthalma brunnea African Pochard Southern Pochard Nettapus auritus African Pygmy-goose Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck Plectropterus gambensis gambensis

Spurwing Goose Spur-winged Goose

Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos Comb Duck Knob-billed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus leuconotus White-backed Duck Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird Secretary Bird Accipiter badius sphenurus Shikra Little Banded Goshawk Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus melanoleucus

Great Sparrowhawk Black Goshawk, Black Goshawk

Accipiter minullus minullus Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk European Sparrowhawk,

Northern Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Ovambo Sparrowhawk Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris rufiventris Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Rufous-chested

Sparrowhawk, Rufous Sparrowhawk, Red-

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breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter tachiro sparsimfasciatus African Goshawk Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle Spotted Eagle Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle Aquila nipalensis orientalis Steppe Eagle Aquila pomarina pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila rapax rapax Tawny Eagle Aquila verreauxii Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle Aquila wahlbergi Wahlberg's Eagle Aviceda cuculoides verreauxii African Cuckoo-hawk Cuckoo Falcon Butastur rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard Buteo augur augur Augur Buzzard Jackal Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus Common Buzzard Steppe Buzzard Buteo oreophilus Mountain Buzzard Forest Buzzard Buteo rufinus rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Chelictinia riocourii African Swallow-tailed Kite Swallow-tailed Kite,

Scissor-tailed Kite Circaetus cinerascens Banded Snake Eagle Western Banded Snake-

Eagle, Banded Harrier-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus Brown Snake Eagle Brown Harrier-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus Southern Banded Snake Eagle Fasciated Snake-Eagle.

Southern Banded Harrier-Eagle

Circaetus gallicus beaudouini Short-toed Snake Eagle Beaudouin's Harrier-Eagle, Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis Black-chested Snake Eagle Black-chested Harrier-Eagle

Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus Eurasian Marsh Harrier European Marsh Harrier, Western Marsh Harrier, Northern Marsh Harrier

Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier Circus ranivorus African Marsh-Harrier Elanus caeruleus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis Lammergeier Bearded Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Vulturine Fish Eagle, South

African Fish Eagle Gyps africanus African White-backed Vulture White-backed Vulture Gyps ruppellii ruppellii Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Ruppell's Vulture Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle European Booted Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster African Hawk-Eagle Kaupifalco monogrammicus monogrammicus

Lizard Buzzard

Lophaetus occipitalis Long-crested Eagle Long-crested Hawk-Eagle Macheiramphus alcinus anderssoni Bat Hawk Melierax metabates metabates Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk Pale Chanting Goshawk,

Eastern Chanting Goshawk Micronisus gabar aequatorius Gabar Goshawk Milvus migrans parasitus Black Kite Yellow-billed Kite Necrosyrtes monachus pileatus Hooded Vulture Neophron percnopterus percnopterus

Egyptian Vulture

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Pandion haliaetus haliaetus Osprey Pernis apivorus Eurasian Honey-buzzard European Honey-buzzard Polemaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle Polyboroides typus typus African Harrier-Hawk Harrier-Hawk, Gymnogene Stephanoaetus coronatus African Crowned Eagle Crowned Eagle, Crowned

Hawk-Eagle Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur Torgos tracheliotus tracheliotus Lappet-faced Vulture Nubian Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis White-headed Vulture Falco alopex Fox Kestrel Falco amurensis Amur Falcon Eastern Red-footed Falcon Falco ardosiaceus Grey Kestrel Falco biarmicus biarmicus Lanner Falcon Falco cherrug cherrug Saker Falcon Falco chicquera ruficollis Red-necked Falcon Red-headed Merlin Falco concolor Sooty Falcon Falco cuvieri African Hobby Falco dickinsoni Dickinson's Kestrel Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon Falco fasciinucha Taita Falcon Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel European Lesser Kestrel Falco pelegrinoides pelegrinoides Barbary Falcon Falco peregrinus minor Peregrine Falcon Falco rupicoloides arthuri Greater Kestrel White-eyed Kestrel Falco subbuteo subbuteo Eurasian Hobby European Hobby, Northern

Hobby Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Common Kestrel Kestrel Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon Western Red-footed Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotus

Pygmy Falcon

Coturnix adansonii Blue Quail Coturnix coturnix erlangeri Common Quail Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei Harlequin Quail Francolinus afer Red-necked Spurfowl Red-necked Francolin Francolinus castaneicollis atrifrons Chestnut-Naped Francolin Francolinus coqui Coqui Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus jacksoni Jackson's Francolin Francolinus leucoscepus Yellow-necked Spurfowl Yellow-necked Francolin Francolinus levaillantii kikuyuensis Red-winged Francolin Redwing Francolin Francolinus levaillantoides archeri Orange River Francolin Smith's Francolin, Archer's

Grey-wing Francolinus psilolaemus Moorland Francolin Montane Francolin Francolinus sephaena Crested Francolin Francolinus shelleyi uluensis Shelley's Francolin Francolinus squamatus maranensis Scaly Francolin Francolinus streptophorus Ring-necked Francolin Ptilopachus petrosus petrosus Stone Partridge Acryllium vulturinum Vulturine Guineafowl Tufted Guineafowl Guttera pucherani pucherani Kenya Crested Guineafowl Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani verrauxi Crested Guineafowl Western Crested

Guineafowl Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl Tufted Guineafowl Ortyxelos meiffrenii Quail-Plover Lark Button-quail Turnix hottentotta nana Black-rumped Button-quail Hottentot Button-quail Turnix sylvatica lepurana Common Button-quail Small Buttonquail,

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Kurrichane Button-quail, Andalusian Hemipode

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Striped Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Black Crake Crex crex Corncrake Crex egregia African Crake Fulica cristata Red-knobbed Coot Crested Coot Gallinula angulata Lesser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus meridionalis Common Moorhen Common Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Allen's Gallinule Lesser Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis

Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule

Porzana porzana Spotted Crake Porzana pusilla obscura Baillon's Crake Lesser Spotted Crake Rallus caerulescens African Water Rail Kaffir Rail, African Rail Sarothrura affinis antonii Striped Flufftail Chestnut-tailed Crake Sarothrura boehmi Streaky-breasted Flufftail Boehm's Crake, Boehm's

Fluftail, Streaky-breasted Pygmy Crake

Sarothrura elegans elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail Buff-spotted Crake, Buff-spotted Pygmy Crake

Sarothrura pulchra centralis White-spotted Flufftail White-spotted Crake, White-spotted Pygmy Crake

Sarothrura rufa Red-chested Flufftail Red-chested Pygmy Crake, Red-chested Crake

Anthropoides virgo Demoiselle Crane Balearica pavonina Black Crowned-Crane Northern Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Grey Crowned Crane Southern Crowned-Crane,

Crowned-Crane Grus grus Common Crane Podica senegalensis somereni African Finfoot Ardeotis arabs Arabian Bustard Ardeotis kori struthiunculus Kori Bustard Eupodotis hartlaubii Hartlaub's Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster melanogaster

Black-bellied Bustard

Eupodotis ruficrista gindiana Crested Bustard Buff-crested Bustard, Red-crested Korhaan

Eupodotis senegalensis canicollis White-bellied Bustard Neotis denhami Denham's Bustard Stanley's Bustard,

Jackson's Bustard Neotis heuglinii Heuglin's Bustard Actophilornis africanus African Jacana Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis

Greater Painted Snipe Painted Snipe

Dromas ardeola Crab-Plover Haematopus ostralegus longipes Eurasian Oystercatcher European Oystercatcher,

Oystercatcher Himantopus himantopus himantopus

Black-winged Stilt

Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Avocet, Eurasian Avocet Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Stone Curlew,

Spotted Dikkop Burhinus oedicnemus oedicnemus Stone Curlew Eurasian Thick-knee,

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European Stone Curlew Burhinus senegalensis inornatus Senegal Thick-knee Senegal Stone Curlew Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee Water Dikkop Cursorius cursor Cream-colored Courser Cursorius somalensis littoralis Somali Courser Cursorius temminckii Temminck's Courser Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nuchalis nuchalis Rock Pratincole White-collared Pratincole Glareola ocularis Madagascar Pratincole Glareola pratincola fuelleborni Collared Pratincole Pratincole, Common

Pratincole Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian-plover Crocodile-bird Rhinoptilus africanus gracilis Two-banded Courser Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Violet-tipped Courser Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus Heuglin's Courser Three-banded Courser Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus

Kentish Plover

Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover Charadrius dubius curonicus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula tundrae Ringed Plover Common Ringed Plover Charadrius leschenaultii crassirostris

Greater Sandplover

Charadrius marginatus tenellus White-fronted Plover White-fronted Sandplover Charadrius mongolus pamirensis Mongolian Sandplover Lesser Sandplover Charadrius pallidus venustus Chestnut-banded Plover Chestnut-banded

Sandplover Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Sandplover Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris Three-banded Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Lesser Golden Plover Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Black-bellied Plover Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Plover Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus coronatus coronatus Crowned Plover Crowned Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris crassirostris Long-toed Plover Long-toed Lapwing, White-

winged Plover Vanellus lugubris Senegal Plover Senegal Lapwing, Lesser

Black-winger Plover Vanellus melanopterus minor Black-winged Plover Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus senegallus lateralis African Wattled Plover Wattled Plover, Senegal

Wattled Plover, Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Plover Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus Brown-chested Plover Brown-chested Lapwing,

Brown-chested Wattled Plover

Vanellus tectus Black-headed Plover Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Eurasian Lapwing Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Arenaria interpres interpres Ruddy Turnstone Turnstone Calidris alba Sanderling Calidris alpina Dunlin Calidris canutus canutus Red Knot Knot, Lesser Knot Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Calidris melonotus Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris minuta Little Stint Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint Rufous-necked Stint Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint

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Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint Gallinago gallinago gallinago Common Snipe European Common Snipe Gallinago media Great Snipe Gallinago nigripennis aequatorialis African Snipe Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper Limosa lapponica lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe Numenius arquata orientalis Eurasian Curlew Curlew Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Whimbrel Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Northern Phalarope Phalropus fulicarius Grey Phalarope Red Phalarope Philomachus pugnax Ruff Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Tringa macularia American Spotted Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Greenshank Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Tringa totanus ussuriensis Common Redshank Redshank Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Xenus cinerea Terek Sandpiper Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Skua Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Skua Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Skua Pomarine Jaeger Anous stolidus pileatus Brown Noddy Common Noddy Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris Lesser Noddy Chlidonias hybridus delalandii Whiskered Tern Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias niger niger Black Tern Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus Grey-headed Gull Larus dominicana vetula Kelp Gull Southern Black-backed

Gull, Dominican Gull Larus fuscus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus genei Slender-billed Gull Larus hemprichii Sooty Gull Hemprich's Gull Larus heuglini Heuglin's Gull Larus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Common Black-headed

Gull Sterna (albifron) saundersi Saunders' Tern Sterna albifrons albifrons Little Tern Sterna anaethetus antarctica Bridled Tern Sterna bengalensis bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bergii Greater Crested Tern Crested Tern, Swift Tern Sterna Caspia Caspian Tern Sterna dougallii bangsi Roseate Tern Sterna fuscata nubilosa Sooty Tern Sterna hirundo hirundo Common Tern Sterna nilotica nilotica Gull-billed Tern Sterna repressa White-cheeked Tern Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Rynchops flavirostris African Skimmer Pterocles decoratus Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus olivascens Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

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Pterocles gutturalis saturatior Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii sukensis Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus Four-banded Sandgrouse Aplopelia larvata larvata Lemon Dove Cinnamon Dove Columba arquatrix Olive-Pigeon African Olive Pigeon,

Rameron Pigeon Columba delegorguei sharpei Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Delegorgue's Pigeon Columba guinea guinea Speckled Pigeon Rock Pigeon Columba livia Feral Pigeon Oena capensis capensis Namaqua Dove Long-Tailed Dove Streptopelia capicola somalica Ring-necked Dove Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia decipiens African Mourning Dove Mourning Collared-Dove,

Mourning Dove Streptopelia lugens lugens Dusky Turtle-Dove Pink-breasted Dove Streptopelia reichenowi African White-winged Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia streptopelia senegalensis

Laughing Dove Palm Dove

Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-Dove Turtle-Dove Treron calva gibberifrons African Green Pigeon Treron waalia Bruce's Green Pigeon Turtur afer Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Red-billed Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur tympanistria Tambourine Dove Agapornis fischeri Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis personata Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis pullarius ugandae Red-headed Lovebird Poicephalus cryptoxanthus Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi massaicus Red-fronted Parrot Red-headed Parrot Poicephalus meyeri saturatus Brown Parrot Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris rufiventris African Orange-bellied Parrot Orange-bellied Parrot Psittacus erithacus erithacus Grey Parrot Corythaeola cristata Great Blue Turaco Criniferoides leucogaster White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personata leopoldi Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer zonurus Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Musophaga rossae Ross's Turaco Ross's Lourie Tauraco fischeri fischeri Fischer's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco leucolophus White-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus chlorochlamys

Purple-crested Turaco Violet-crested Turaco

Tauraco schalowi Schalow's Turaco Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco schuetti emini Black-billed Turaco Centropus grillii Black Coucal Centropus monachus fischeri Blue-headed Coucal Centropus senegalensis senegalensis

Senegal Coucal

Centropus superciliosus superciliosus

White-browed Coucal

Cercococcyx montanus patulus Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Barred Cuckoo Ceuthmochares aereus aereus Yellowbill Green Coucal, Green

MalKoha Chrysococcyx caprius Diederik Cuckoo Didric Cuckoo, Dideric

Cuckoo, Diderik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo Emerald Cuckoo

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Chrysococcyx klaas Klaas' Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo Cuculus canorus canorus Eurasian Cuckoo European Cuckoo,

Common Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Black Cuckoo Cuculus gularis African Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Asian Lesser Cuckoo Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus rochii Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius solitarius Red-chested Cuckoo Oxylophos jacobinus Black and White Cuckoo Jacobin Cuckoo, Pied-

Cuckoo Oxylophus levaillantii Levaillant's Cuckoo Striped Cuckoo, African

Striped Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti validus Thick-billed Cuckoo Tyto alba affinis Barn Owl African Barn Owl, Common

Barn Owl Tyto capensis Cape Grass-Owl African Grass-Owl Asio abyssinicus graueri Abyssinian Long-eared Owl Abyssinian Owl, African

Long-eared Owl Asio capensis capensis Marsh Owl African Marsh Owl Asio flammeus flammeus Short-eared Owl Bubo africanus Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis mackinderi Cape Eagle-Owl Mackinder's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Giant Eagle-Owl Glaucidium capense scheffleri African Barred Owlet Barred Owlet, Barred Owl Glaucidium perlatum licua Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum elgonense Red-chested Owlet Otus ireneae Sokoke Scops-Owl Morden's Scops-Owl Otus leucotis leucotis White-faced Scops-Owl White-faced Owl Otus scops scops Eurasian Scops-Owl Common Scops-Owl,

European Scops Owl Otus senegalensis senegalensis African Scops Owl Scotopelia peli Pel's Fishing-Owl Strix woodfordii nigricantior African Wood Owl Caprimulgus clarus apatelius Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus sclateri Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar European Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii welwitschii Gabon Nightjar Square-tailed Nightjar,

Gaboon Nightjar, Mozambique Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus Dusky Nightjar Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis natalensis African White-tailed Nightjar Swamp Nightjar, White-

tailed Nightjar, Natal Nightjar

Caprimulgus nubicus torridus Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis nigricapularis

Fiery-necked Nightjar Black-shouldered Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus Montane Nightjar Abyssinian Nightjar, Mountain Nightjar, Usambara Nightjar

Caprimulgus stellatus simplex Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma tristigma Freckled Nightjar Rock Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar

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Apus aequatorialis aequatorialis Mottled Swift Apus affinis affinis Little Swift Apus apus apus Eurasian Swift Common Swift, European

Swift Apus barbatus roehli African Black Swift African Swift Apus berliozi bensoni Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus caffer White-rumped Swift Apus horus horus Horus Swift Apus melba africanus Alpine Swift Apus niansae Nyanza Swift Cypsiurus parvus laemostigma African Palm-Swift Palm-Swift Neafrapus boehmi sheppardi Boehm's Spinetail Bat-like Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini Sabine's Spinetail Schoutedenapus myoptilus myoptilus

Scarce Swift

Telacanthura ussheri Mottled Spinetail Mottled-throated Spinetail Colius leucocephalus turneri White-headed Mousebird Colius striatus kikuyuensis Speckled Mousebird Urocolius macrourus pulcher Blue-naped Mousebird Apaloderma narina narina Narina Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Bar-tailed Trogon Alcedo cristata galerita Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri Shining Blue Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata tephria Half-collared Kingfisher Ceryle rudis rudis Pied Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris orienralis Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti Striped Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher,

Greyhooded Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides Mangrove Kingfisher Ispidina picta picta African Pygmy Kingfisher Pygmy Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima maxima Giant Kingfisher Merops albicollis White-throated Bee-eater Merops apiaster Eurasian Bee-eater European Bee-eater Merops bullockoides bullockoides White-fronted Bee-eater Merops muelleri muelleri Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops nubicus Carmine Bee-eater Northern Carmine Bee-

eater Merops oreobates Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops persicus persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops pusillus cyanostictus Little Bee-eater Merops revoilii Somali Bee-eater Merops superciliosus superciliosus Madagascar Bee-eater Olive Bee-eater Merops variegatus loringi Blue-breasted Bee-eater Coracias abyssinica Abyssinian Roller Coracias caudata Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias garrulus garrulus Eurasian Roller European Roller Coracias naevia naevia Rufous-crowned Roller Purple Roller Eurystomus glaucurus suahelicus Broad-billed Roller Upupa epops africana African Hoopoe Hoopoe Upupa epops epops Hoopoe Phoeniculus bollei jacksoni White-headed Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus castaneiceps brunneiceps

Forest Wood-hoopoe

Phoeniculus damarensis granti Violet Wood Hoopoe

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Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood-hoopoe Red-billed Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis somaliensis

Black-billed Wood-hoopoe

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas schalowi

Common Scimitarbill African Scimitarbill, Greater Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus minor cabanisi Abyssinian Scimitarbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground Hornbill Ground Hornbill Bycanistes brevis Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus subquadratus

Black-and-White-casqued Hornbill

Tockus alboterminatus geloensis Crowned Hornbill Tockus deckeni Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus erythrorhynchus

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus hemprichii Hemprich's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni Jackson's Hornbill Tockus nasutus African Grey Hornbill Grey Hornbill Buccanodon duchaillui duchaillui Yellow-spotted Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei cinereiceps

Grey-throated Barbet

Lybius bidentatus aequatorialis Double-toothed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito Black-billed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus White-headed Barbet Lybius melanopterus Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius torquatus irroratus Black-collared Barbet Pogoniulus bilineatus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Golden-rumped Tinkerbird,

Tinker Barbet Pogoniulus chrysoconus chrysoconus

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus leucomystax Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus affinis Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus flavisquamatus

Speckled Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus simplex Eastern Green Tinkerbird African Green-Tinkerbird, Green Tinker Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis kilimensis White-eared Barbet Stactolaema olivacea olivacea Green Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus elgonensis

Yellow-billed Barbet

Trachyphonus darnaudii D'Arnaud's Barbet Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Red-and-yellow Barbet Tricholaema diademata Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta ansorgii Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa radcliffei Spot-flanked Barbet Spotted-flanked Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala stigmatothorax

Black-throated Barbet

Indicator conirostris conirostris Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator exilis pachyrhynchus Least Honeyguide Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide Black-throated Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus Pallid Honeyguide Eastern Honeyguide Indicator minor teitensis Lesser Honeyguide Indicator variegatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide Prodotiscus insignis insignis Cassin's Honeybird Cassin's Honeyguide,

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Western Green-backed Honeybird

Prodotiscus regulus regulus Wahlberg's Honeybird Wahlberg's Honeyguide, Brown-backed Honeybird, Sharp-billed Honeyguide

Prodotiscus zambesiae ellenbecki Eastern Honeybird Eastern Honeyguide, Green-backed Honeyguide, Green-backed Honeybird, Slender-billed Honeyguide

Campethera abingoni kavirondensis Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii cailliautii Little Spotted Woodpecker Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera caroli caroli Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera mombassica Mombasa Woodpecker Campethera nivosa herberti Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nubica Nubian Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi taeniolaema Fine-banded Woodpecker Tullberg's Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae rhodeogaster Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus schoensis Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos poecilolaemus Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Uganda Spotted

Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus Yellow-crested Woodpecker Jynx ruficollis ruficollis Red-throated Wryneck Rufous-necked Wryneck,

Rufous-breasted Wryneck Jynx torquilla torquilla Eurasian Wryneck Northern Wryneck Picoides obsoletus ingens Brown-backed Woodpecker Smithornis capensis meinertzhageni

African Broadbill

Pitta angolensis longipennis African Pitta Angola Pitta Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark Calandrella somalica Somali Short-toed Lark Rufous Short-toed Lark,

Athi Short-toed Lark Eremopterix leucopareia Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis madaraszi Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix signata Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark Galerida cristata somaliensis Crested Lark Galerida theklae huriensis Thekla Lark Short-crested Lark Mirafra africana Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africanoides intercedens Fawn-colored Lark Mirafra albicauda White-tailed Lark Northern White-tailed Bush

Lark Mirafra cantillans Singing Bush Lark Singing Lark Mirafra collaris Collared Lark Mirafra gilletti Gillett's Lark Mirafra hypermetra hypermetra Red-winged Lark Mirafra poecilosterna Pink-breasted Lark Mirafra pulpa Friedmann's Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark Mirafra williamsi Williams Lark Pseudalaemon fremantlii delamerei Short-tailed Lark Spizocorys personata Masked Lark Anthus caffer blayneyi Bush Pipit Little Tawny Pipit, Bushveld

Pipit Anthus campestris campestris Tawny Pipit

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Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus lacuum Grassland Pipit Richard's Pipit, Grassveld

Pipit Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit Anthus lineiventris Striped Pipit Anthus melindae Malindi Pipit Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit Anthus sokokensis Sokoke Pipit Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Macronyx ameliae wintoni Rosy-breasted Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula Pangani Longclaw Macronyx croceus croceus Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx sharpei Sharpe's Longclaw Motacilla aguimp vidua African Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba alba White Wagtail European White Wagtail Motacilla capensis wellsi Cape Wagtail Wells' Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla clara torrentium Mountain Wagtail Long-tailed Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail Tmetothylacus tenellus Golden Pipit Delichon urbica urbica Common House-Martin Northern House Martin Hirundo abyssinica unitatis Lesser Striped Swallow Striped Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo angolensis Angola Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Blue Swallow Hirundo daurica emini Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo fuligula fusciventris Rock Martin African Rock Martin Hirundo rustica rustica Barn Swallow Swallow, Eurasian Swallow Hirundo semirufa gordoni Rufous-chested Swallow Red-breasted Swallow Hirundo senegalensis saturatior Mosque Swallow Hirundo smithii smithii Wire-tailed Swallow Phedina borbonica madagascariensis

Mascarene Martin

Psalidoprocne albiceps White-headed Saw-wing White-headed Roughwing Swallow, White-headed Roughwing

Psalidoprocne holomelas massaicus

Black Roughwing Black Saw-wing, Black Roughwing Swallow

Pseudohirundo griseopyga griseopyga

Grey-rumped Swallow

Riparia cincta suahelica Banded Martin Riparia paludicola ducis Plain Martin African Sand Martin,

Brown-throated Sand Martin

Riparia riparia riparia Sand Martin Bank Swallow Andropadus ansorgei kavirondensis Ansorge's Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris curvirostris Cameroon Sombre Greenbul Plain Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilis ugandae Little Grey Greenbul Grey Greenbul Andropadus importunus Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul Sombre Greenbul, Sombre

Bulbul Andropadus latirostris latirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus masukuensis kakamegae

Shelley's Greenbul

Andropadus milanjensis striifacies Stripe-cheeked Greenbul Andropadus nigriceps kikuyuensis Mountain Geeenbul Olive-breasted Mountain

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Greenbul Andropadus virens virens Little Greenbul Baeopogon indicator indicator Honeyguide Greenbul Bleda syndactyla woosnami Common Bristlebill Red-tailed Bristlebill Chlorocichla flavicollis pallidigula Yellow-throated Leaf-love Chlorocichla flaviventris centralis Yellow-bellied Greenbul Yellow-bellied Bulbul Chlorocichla laetissima Joyful Greenbul Nicator gularis Eastern Nicator Yellow-spotted Nicator Phyllastrephus cabanisi Cabanis Greenbul Olive Mountain Greenbul,

Placid Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris Grey-Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis rabai Tiny Greenbul Slender Bulbul Phyllastrephus fischeri Fischer's Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus tenuirostri

Yellow-streaked Greenbul Yellow-streaked Bulbul

Phyllastrephus hypochloris Toro Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus strepitans Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris suahelicus Terrestrial Brownbul Terrestrial Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul Yellow-vented Bulbul,

Dark-capped Bulbul, Black-eyed Bulbul, White-eared Bulbul

Illadopsis albipectus barake Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens ugandae Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera pyrrhoptera Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis rufipennis Pale-breasted Illadopsis Kakamega poliothorax Grey-chested Illadopsis Pseudoalcippe abyssinica African Hill Babbler Hill Babbler, Abyssinian Hill

Babbler Turdoides aylmeri kenianus Scaly Chatterer Turdoides hindei Hinde's Babbler Hinde's Pied Babbler Turdoides hypoleucus hypoleucus Northern Pied Babbler Turdoides jardineii emini Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides plebejus cinereus Brown Babbler Turdoides rubiginosus rubiginosus Rufous Chatterer Turdoides sharpei Black-lored Babbler Turdoides squamulatus squamulatus

Scaly Babbler

Alethe poliocephalus carruthersi Brown-chested Alethe Cercomela familiaris falkensteini Familiar Chat Red-tailed Chat Cercomela scotocerca turkana Brown-tailed Rock Chat Brown-tailed Chat Cercomela sordida Alpine Chat Mountain Chat, Moorland

Chat, Hill Chat Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous Bush Chat Rufous Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys White-browed Scrub Robin Red-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata quadrivirgata

Eastern Bearded Scrub Robin Bearded Robin

Cichladusa arquata Collared Palm-Thrush Morning Warbler Cichladusa guttata Spotted Morning Thrush Spotted Morning Warbler,

Spotted Palm Thrush Cossypha caffra iolaema Cape Robin Chat Robin-Chat, Cape Robin Cossypha cyanocampter bartteloti Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini heuglini White-browed Robin-Chat Heuglin's Robin Cossypha natalensis Red-capped Robin-Chat Natal Robin Cossypha niveicapilla melanota Snowy-headed Robin-Chat Snowy-crowned Robin-

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Chat Cossypha semirufa intercedens Ruppell's Robin-Chat Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin Irania, Persian Robin Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale Sprosser Luscinia megarhynchos Nightingale Common Nightingale Monticola rufocinereus rufocinereus Little Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush Rock Thrush, Mountain

Rock Thrush Myrmecocichla aethiops cryptoleuca

Northern Anteater Chat Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra Sooty Chat Neocossyphus poensis praepectoralis

White-tailed Ant-Thrush

Neocossyphus rufus rufus Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Oenanthe (bottae) heuglini Heuglin's Wheatear Red-breasted Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris schalowi Schalow's Wheatear Mourning Wheatear,

Abyssinian Black Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear Oenanthe pileata livingstonii Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka pleschanka Pied Wheatear Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus

Common Redstart Eurasian Redstart

Pogonocichla stellata White-starred Robin White-starred Bush Robin, Starred Robin, White-starred Forest Robin

Saxicola rubetra Whinchat Saxicola torquata axillaris Common Stonechat Stonechat Sheppardia aequatorialis aequatorialis

Equatorial Akalat

Sheppardia gunningi sokokensis East Coast Akalat Gunning's Robin Sheppardia polioptera polioptera Grey-winged Robin Grey-winged Robin-Chat,

Grey-winged Ground Robin, Grey-winged Akalat

Stiphrornis erythrothorax xanthogaster

Forest Robin

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris subrufipennis

Cliff Chat Mocking Cliff Chat, Mocking Chat, White-shouldered Cliff-Chat

Turdus (olivaceus) helleri Taita Thrush Turdus olivaceus abyssinicus Olive Thrush Northern Olive Thrush Turdus pelios centralis African Thrush Turdus tephronotus Bare-eyed Thrush Zoothera gurneyi chuka Orange Ground Thrush Orange Thrush Zoothera guttata fischeri Spotted Ground Thrush Spotted Thrush Zoothera piaggiae kilimensis Abyssinian Ground Thrush Bradornis microrhynchus African Grey Flycatcher Large Flycatcher, Grey

Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus Pale Flycatcher Pallid Flycatcher Empidornis semipartitus Silverbird Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher Dusky Alseonax, White-

Collared Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleucos Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Pied Flycatcher

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Melaenornis edolioides Northern Black Flycatcher Black Flycatcher, Western Black Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina Southern Black Flycatcher South African Black

Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta interposita African Dusky Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica infulata Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescen Ashy Flycatcher Blue-grey Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu Chapin's Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher European Spotted

Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus orientalis Lead-coloured Flycatcher Grey Tit-Flycatcher, Fan-

tailed Flycatcher Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens ansorgei Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus Eurasian Reed-Warbler European Reed-Warbler Apalis alticola Brown-headed Apalis Apalis chariessa chariessa White-winged Apalis Apalis cinerea cinerea Grey Apalis Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis Black-breasted Apalis,

Green-tailed Apalis Apalis jacksoni jacksoni Black-throated Apalis Apalis melanocephala Black-headed Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema porphyrolaema

Chestnut-throated Apalis

Apalis pulchra pulchra Black-collared Apalis Apalis rufogularis nigricens Buff-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica Bar-throated Apalis Bathmocercus rufus vulpinus Black-faced Rufous Warbler Bradypterus baboecala Little Rush Warbler African Bush Warbler Bradypterus carpalis White-winged Warbler White-winged Scrub

Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus lopezi mariae Evergreen Forest Warbler Calamonastes simplex Grey Wren Warbler Calamonastes undosus Pale Wren Warbler Camaroptera brachyura Grey-backed Camaroptera Grey-backed Bleating

Warbler, Green-backed Bleating Warbler

Camaroptera chloronota toroensis Olive-green Camaroptera Chloropeta gracilirostris Papyrus Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis massaica Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Yellow Flycatcher-Warbler,

African Yellow Warbler, Yellow Flycatcher

Chloropeta similis Mountain Yellow Warbler Mountain Flycatcher-Warbler

Cisiticola (lais) distinctus Lynes' Cisticola Wailing Cisticola Cisticola aberdare Aberdare Cisticola Cisticola aberrans Rock Cisticola Rock-loving Cisticola, Lazy

Cisticola

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Cisticola angusticaudus Long-tailed Cisticola Tabora Cisticola Cisticola aridulus tanganyika Desert Cisticola Cisticola ayresii mauensis Wing-snapping Cisticola Ayres' Cisticola Cisticola bodessa bodessa Boran Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Siffling Cisticola Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens Pectoral-patch Cisticola Pale-crowned Cisticola Cisticola cantans Singing Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola chiniana Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chubbi chubbi Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus Ashy Cisticola Cisticola erythrops sylvia Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola eximius eximius Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola galactotes Winding Cisticola Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola hunteri Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola juncidis uropygialis Zitting Cisticola Fan-tailed Cisticola, Fan-

tailed Warbler Cisticola lateralis antinorii Whistling Cisticola Cisticola nanus Tiny Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Croaking Cisticola Cisticola restrictus Tana River Cisticola Cisticola robustus Stout Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps mongolla Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola tinniens oreophilus Levaillant's Cisticola Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes troglodytes Foxy Cisticola Cisticola woosnami woosnami Trilling Cisticola Eminia lepida Grey-capped Warbler Eremomela flavicrissalis Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela pusilla canescens Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela scotops Green-capped Eremomela Greencap Eremomela Eremomela turneri Turner's Eremomela Heliolais erythoptera rhodoptera Red-winged Warbler Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais pallida elaeica Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler Hylia prasina prasina Green Hylia Hyliota australis slatini Southern Hyliota Mashona Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster flavigaster Yellow-bellied Hyliota Yellow-breasted Hyliota Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler Locustella luscinioides fusca Savi's Warbler Locustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler Melocichla mentalis mentalis African Moustached Warbler Moustached Grass Warbler Parisoma boehmi Banded Parisoma Banded Tit-Warbler,

Banded Tit-flycatcher Parisoma lugens jacksoni Brown Parisoma Brown Tit-Warbler, Brown

Tit-flycatcher Phyllolais pulchella Buff-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis Uganda Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus collybita abietinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ruficapillus minullus Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirons Brown Woodland Warbler

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mackenzianus Prinia bairdii melanops Banded Prinia Prinia leucopogon reichenowi White-chinned Prinia Prinia somalica erlangeri Pale Prinia Prinia subflava melanorhyncha Tawny-flanked Prinia Schoenicola brevirostris alexinae Broad-tailed Warbler Fan-tailed Warbler Schoenicola gracilirostris Papyrus Yellow Warbler Spiloptila rufifrons Red-fronted Warbler Red-faced Apalis Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap Sylvia borin Garden Warbler Sylvia communis Common Whitethroat Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler Sylvietta brachyura Northern Crombec Crombec Sylvietta isabellina Somali Long-billed Crombec Somali Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys leucophrys White-browed Crombec Sylvietta virens Green Crombec Sylvietta whytii Red-faced Crombec Zosterops abyssinicus flavilateralis Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops poliogaster Montane White-eye Kikuyu White-eye, Taita

White-eye, Kulal White-eye, South Pare White-eye, Borad-ringed White-eye

Zosterops senegalensis Yellow White-eye African Yellow White-eye, Green White-eye

Parus albiventris White-bellied Tit White-breasted Tit Parus fringillinus Red-throated Tit Parus funereus Dusky Tit Parus leucomelas guineensis Northern Black Tit t, White-winged Tit Parus thruppi barakae Northern Grey Tit Grey Tit, Somali Tit Anthoscopus caroli African Penduline Tit Anthoscopus musculus Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit Salpornis spilonota salvadori Spotted Creeper Spotted Tree-Creeper Elminia longicauda teresita African Blue Flycatcher Blue Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus Little Yellow Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer emini Red-bellied Paradise-Flycatcher Black-headed Paradise

Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher Paradise-Flycatcher Trochocercus albonotatus White-tailed Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas bivittatus Crested Flycatcher Blu-mantled Crested

Flycatcher Trochocercus nigromitratus Dusky Crested Flycatcher Batis minor Black-headed Batis Batis mixta ultima Forest Batis Batis molitor Chin-spot Batis Chin-spot Flycatcher Batis orientalis orientalis Grey-headed Batis Grey-headed Puff-back

Flycatcher Batis perkeo Pygmy Batis Pygmy Puff-back

Flycatcher Batis soror Pale Batis East Coast Batis,

Mozambique Batis Bias flammulatus aequatorialis African Shrike Flycatcher Shrike-Flycatcher Bias musicus Black-and-white Flycatcher Black-and-white Shrike-

flycatcher, Vanga Flycatcher

Dyaphorphyia castanea castanea Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorphyia concreta graueri Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

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Dyaphorphyia jamesoni Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea nyansae Common Wattle-eye Brown-throated Wattle-eye,

Wattle-eyed Flycatcher, Scarlet-spectacled Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata Black-throated Wattle-eye Eurocephalus ruppelli Northern White-crowned Shrike White-crowned Shrike Prionops plumatus White-crested Helmet-shrike White Helmet-shrike,

Helmet Shrike, Curly-crested Helmet-shrike

Prionops poliolophus Grey-crested Helmet-shrike Prionops retzii Retz's Helmet-shrike Retz's Red-billed Shrike,

Red-billed Helmet Shrike Prionops scopifrons Chestnut-fronted Helmet-shrike Corvinella corvina affinis Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius cabanisi Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius collaris humeralis Common Fiscal Fiscal Shrike Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike Lanius dorsalis Taita Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius isabellinus Red-tailed Shrike Isabelline Shrike, Rufous-

tailed Shrike Lanius mackinnoni Mackinnon's Grey Shrike Mackinnon's Shrike,

Mackinnon's Fiscal Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris Southern Grey Shrike Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike Nubian Shrike Lanius senator niloticus Woodchat Shrike Lanius somalicus Somali Fiscal Urolestes melanoleucus aequatoriales

Magpie Shrike Long-tailed Shrike

Dryoscopus angolensis nandensis Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puffback Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis Northern Puffback Puffback Shrike Dryoscopus pringlii Pringle's Puffback Laniarius aethiopicus Tropical Boubou Laniarius erythrogaster Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius funebris Slate-coloured Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus Sooty Boubou Laniarius luehderi luehderi Luehder's Bush-shrike Laniarius mufumbiri Papyrus Gonolek Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius ruficeps Red-naped Bush-shrike Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bush-shrike Malaconotus bocagei jacksoni Grey-green Bush-shrike Bocage's Bush Shrike,

Grey Bush Shrike Malaconotus dohertyi Doherty's Bush-shrike Malaconotus nigrifrons Black-fronted Bush-shrike Many-coloured Bush-shrike Malaconotus quadricolor nigricauda Four-coloured Bush-shrike Gorgeous Bush-shrike Malaconotus sulphureopectus similis

Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike Orange-breasted Bush-shrike

Nilaus afer Brubru Rhodophoneus cruentus Rosy-patched Bush-shrike Rosy-patched Shrike Tchagra australis emini Brown-crowned Tchagra Brown-headed Tchagra,

Brown-headed Bush-shrike Tchagra jamesi jamesi Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra minuta minuta Marsh Tchagra Blackcap Tchagra,

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Blackcap Bush-shrike Tchagra senegala senegala Black-crowned Tchagra Black-headed Tchagra,

Black-headed Bush-shrike Campephaga flava Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga petiti Petit's Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga phoenicea Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga quiscalina martini Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caesia pura Grey Cuckoo-shrike Coracina pectoralis White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike Dicrurus adsimilis Common Drongo Fork-tailed Drongo, Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus modestus coracinus Velvet-mantled Drongo Oriolus auratus notatus African Golden-Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus laetior Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus amani Green-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus rolleti Black-headed Oriole African Black-headed

Oriole Oriolus oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden-Oriole European Golden-Oriole Oriolus percivali Montane Oriole Corvus (ruficollis) edithae Dwarf Raven Brown-necked Raven Corvus albicollis White-necked Raven White-naped Raven Corvus albus Pied Crow Corvus capensis Cape Rook Black Crow Corvus rhipidurus Fan-tailed Raven Corvus splendens splendens House Crow Indian House Crow Ptilostomus afer Piapiac Buphagus africanus africanus Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus Red-billed Oxpecker Cinnyricinclus femoralis Abbott's Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling Plum-coloured Starling Cinnyricinclus sharpii Sharpe's Starling Cosmopsarus regius Golden-breasted Starling Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus emini Bronze-tailed Starling Bronze-tailed Gloss

Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Blue-eared Starling Greater Blue-eared Glossy

Starling, Greater Blue-eared Starling, Blue-eared Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis chloropterus Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis corruscus Black-bellied Starling Black-bellied Glossy Starling, Black-breasted Starling, Black-breasted Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis hildebrandti Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis purpureus amethystinus

Purple Starling Purple Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis purpuropterus Ruppell's Long-tailed Starling Rueppell's Long-Tailed Glossy Starling, Rueppell's Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis shelleyi Shelley's Starling Lamprotornis splendidus splendidus Splendid Starling Splendid Glossy Starling Lamprotornis superbus Superb Starling Onychognathus morio Red-winged Starling Redwing Starling Onychognathus salvadorii Bristle-crowned Starling

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Onychognathus tenuirostris theresae

Slender-billed Starling Slender-billed Chestnut-wing Starling

Onychognathus walleri walleri Waller's Starling Waller's Chestnut-Wing Starling

Poeoptera kenricki Kenrick's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni Stuhlmann's Starling Speculipastor bicolor Magpie Starling Spreo albicapillus White-crowned Starling Spreo fischeri Fischer's Starling Anthreptes collaris garguensis Collared Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei longuemarei

Western Violet-backed Sunbird

Anthreptes neglectus Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Kenya Violet-backed

Sunbird Anthreptes pallidigaster Amani Sunbird Anthreptes platurus platurus Pygmy Sunbird Pygmy Long-Tailed

Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris tephrolaemus

Green Sunbird Grey-chinned Sunbird

Anthreptes reichenowi yokanae Plain-backed Sunbird Blue-throated Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina Amethyst Sunbird Black Sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata Purple-banded Sunbird Little Purple-banded

Sunbird Nectarinia bouvieri Orange-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia chalcomelas Violet-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia chloropygia orphogaster Olive-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia cuprea Copper Sunbird Nectarinia erythrocerca Red-chested Sunbird Nectarinia famosa cupreonitens Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia habessinica turkanae Shining Sunbird Nectarinia hunteri Hunter's Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni johnstoni Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbird Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis kilimensis Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis Marico Sunbird Mariqua Sunbird Nectarinia mediocris Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia nectarinioides Black-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia olivacea Olive Sunbird Nectarinia preussi kikuyuensis Northern Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia pulchella Beautiful Sunbird Nectarinia reichenowi Golden-winged Sunbird Nectarinia rubescens kakamegae Green-throated Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia superba buvuma Superb Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze jacksoni Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia venusta Variable Sunbird Yellow-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia veroxii fischeri Mouse-colored Sunbird Grey Sunbird Nectarinia verticalis viridisplendens Green-headed Sunbird Passer castanopterus fulgens Somali Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus House Sparrow Passer eminibey Chestnut Sparrow Passer griseus gongonensis Parrot-billed Sparrow Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus suahelicus Swahili Sparrow Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus swainsonii Swainson's Sparrow Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus ugandae Grey-headed Sparrow Passer rufocinctus Rufous Sparrow

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Petronia pyrgita Yellow-spotted Petronia Amblyospiza albifrons Grosbeak Weaver Thick-billed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Red-headed Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis Parasitic Weaver Cuckoo Finch Bubalornis albirostris White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger intermedius Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Euplectes afer ladoensis Yellow-crowned Bishop Golden Bishop Euplectes albonotatus eques White-winged Widowbird Euplectes ardens Red-collared Widowbird Red-naped Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird Red-shouldered Widowbird Euplectes capensis crassirostris Yellow Bishop Yellow-rumped Bishop Euplectes diadematus Fire-fronted Bishop Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop West Nile Red Bishop Euplectes gierowii Black Bishop Euplectes hartlaubi humeralis Hartlaub's Marsh Widowbird Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged Red Bishop Black-winged Bishop, Fire-

crowned Bishop Euplectes jacksoni Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes macrourus Yellow-mantled Widowbird Yellow-backed Widow,

Yellow-shouldered Widowbird

Euplectes nigroventris Zanzibar Red Bishop Zanzibar Bishop Euplectes orix nigrifrons Southern Red Bishop Red Bishop Euplectes progne delameri Long-tailed Widowbird Malimbus rubricollis rubricollis Red-headed Malimbe Plocepasser donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali melanorhynchus

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser superciliosus Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Ploceus aurantius rex Orange Weaver Ploceus baglafecht Reichenow's Weaver Baglafecht Weaver, Emin's

Weaver, Stuhlmann's Weaver

Ploceus bicolor Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bojeri Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps Taveta Golden Weaver Ploceus castanops Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Black-Headed Weaver Village Weaver, Layard's

Black-headed Weaver, Spotted-backed Weaver

Ploceus dicrocephalus Juba Weaver Jubaland Weaver, Somali Yellow-backed Weaver

Ploceus galbula Ruppell's Weaver Ploceus golandi Clarke's Weaver Ploceus heuglini Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus insignis Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus intermedius Lesser Masked Weaver Masked Weaver Ploceus jacksoni Jackson's Golden-backed Weaver Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus luteolus Little Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus fischeri Yellow-backed Weaver Yellow-collared Weaver Ploceus melanogaster stephanophorus

Black-billed Weaver

Ploceus nigerrimus nigerrimus Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Black-necked Weaver Ploceus ocularis Spectacled Weaver

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Ploceus pelzelni pelzelni Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus rubiginosus Chestnut Weaver Ploceus spekei Speke's Weaver Ploceus subaureus aureoflavus African Golden Weaver Yellow Weaver Ploceus superciliosus Compact Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus taeniopterus Northern Masked Weaver Ploceus tricolor interscapularis Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus velatus uluensis Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus xanthops Holub's Golden-Weaver Golden-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi Grey-capped Social-Weaver Grey-headed Social-

Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi Black-capped Social-Weaver Quelea cardinalis Cardinal Quelea Quelea erythrops Red-headed Quelea Quelea quelea aethiopica Red-billed Quelea Sporopipes frontalis emini Speckle-fronted Weaver Amadina fasciata alexanderi Cut-throat Finch Cut-throat Amandava subflava Zebra Waxbill Orange-breasted Waxbill Clytospiza monteiri Brown Twinspot Cryptospiza salvadorii Abyssinian Crimson-wing Estrilda astrild Common Waxbill Estrilda atricapilla graueri Black-headed Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos delamerei Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda nonnula nonnula Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda paludicola paludicola Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda quartinia kilimensis Yellow-bellied Waxbill East African Swee Estrilda rhodopyga centralis Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Black-rumped Waxbill Hypargos niveoguttatus macrospilotus

Peters's Twinspot Red-throated Twinspot

Lagonosticta rara rara Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata hildebrandti African Firefinch Blue-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala ruberrima Red-billed Firefinch Lonchura bicolor Black and White Mannikin Rufous-backed Munia Lonchura cantans orientalis African Silverbill Silverbill, Warbling Silverbill Lonchura cucullata Bronze Mannikin Bronze Munia Lonchura fringilloides Magpie Mannikin Magpie Munia, Pied

Mannikin Lonchura griseicapilla Grey-headed Silverbill Mandingoa nitidula chubbi Green-backed Twinspot Green Twinspot Nigrita canicapilla Grey-headed Negrofinch Nigrita fusconota fusconota White-breasted Negrofinch Ortygospiza atricollis muelleri Quail-finch Ortygospiza locustella uelensis Locust-finch Pyrenestes ostrinus Black-Bellied Seed-Cracker Pytilia afra Orange-winged Pytilia Golden-backed Pytilia Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia Melba Finch Spermophaga ruficapilla Red-headed Bluebill Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Purple Grenadier Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird Indigobird, Common

Indigobird, Red-billed

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Firefinch Indigobird, Steelblue Widowfinch

Vidua fischeri Straw-tailed Whydah Fischer's Whydah Vidua funerea Variable Indigobird White-footed Indigobird,

Dusky Indigobird Vidua hypocherina Steel-blue Whydah Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua obtusa Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea Paradise Whydah Vidua purpurascens Purple Indigobird Jameson's Firefinch

Indigobird, Purple Widowfinch

Linurgus olivaceus Oriole Finch Serinus (gularis) elgonensis Streaky-headed Seedeater Streaky-headed canary Serinus (reichardi) striatipectus Stripe-breasted Seedeater Reichard's Seedeater Serinus atrogularis somereni Black-throated Seedeater Serinus buchanani Southern Grosbeak Canary Kenya Grosbeak Canary Serinus burtoni Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus canicollis flavivertex Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus citrinelloides African Citril Serinus donaldsoni Northern Grosbeak Canary Grosbeak Canary,

Abyssinian Grosbeak Canary

Serinus dorsostriatus White-bellied Canary Serinus koliensis Papyrus Canary Serinus mozambicus Yellow-fronted Canary Yellow-eyed Canary Serinus reichenowi Yellow-rumped Seedeater Serinus striolatus striolatus Streaky Seedeater Serinus sulphuratus sharpii Brimstone Canary Bully Canary Emberiza affinis forbesi Brown-rumped bunting Emberiza flaviventris kalaharica Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting European Ortolan Bunting Emberiza poliopleura Somali Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza striolata saturatior House Bunting Emberiza tahapisi tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting Rock Bunting