KENYA BIRDER’S SPECIAL 2006

 

“A pre-tour message from our ground agents had warned us that Kenya was very dry this year – the November rains having essentially failed – and that we might struggle to find some of the birds.  On arrival in Nairobi this fact was backed up by our local guides Edwin and Zac and indeed by our first excursion of the tour into Nairobi National Park large expanses of which were essentially dry, grey grasslands fairly devoid of birds.  Fortunately, Kenya is such a rich, diverse country that there are always some green patches along the rivers and around the lakes and many birds could be found taking shelter there.  And other areas that are always dry in any case, such as along the road to Lake Magadi and around Lake Baringo seemed much as normal.

 

The drought did mean that the males of certain birds such as widowbirds, whydahs and bishops were not in breeding plumage and identifying the females and out-of-plumage males is always a major challenge.  It was quite remarkable for example that we didn’t see a male Pin-tailed Whydah in breeding plumage until the penultimate day of our three-week tour.  This is normally a common bird seen on many days each tour.

 

Most birds could still be found in the expected areas however and within just a few days of the tour starting we had already identified hundreds of species.  With such a rich avian selection, people’s personal favourites varied considerably and it’s hard to choose which species to mention as highlights.  Using local ‘rarity’ combined with aesthetics the following readily spring to mind; the pair of Buff-spotted Flufftails at Mountain Lodge – though they were hard to see and called for considerable concentration, the superb male Long-tailed Widowbirds – still in breeding plumage fortunately, the Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbirds high on the Aberdares – and in such a scenic setting, the white-throated ‘vittata’ race of Pied Wheatear – for which there are very few winter records in existence, the beautiful Papyrus Gonolek in the vast papyrus beds of Lake Victoria – that circled around us giving brilliant views, the graceful white-morph Paradise Flycatchers – seen several times during the tour, the massive Great Blue Turacos in the garden at Rondo Retreat, and the Karamoja Apalis – only recently added to the Kenya list.

 

There were many highlights on the extension to the coast too; Golden Pipits fluttering up around us as we drove though the dry plains of Tsavo, the Four-coloured Bush-Shrike that finally gave itself up and showed off to everyone in the group, the secretive Fischer’s Turacos that David Ngala was convinced were still present in that bush and which finally revealed themselves, unique Crab Plovers scattered across Mida Creek, the vast flock of ‘umbrella-ing’ Black Herons at Lake Jipe, and the array of waterbirds at Lake Jipe in general – far more than during any of our visits over the last couple of decades.

 

Then there were the mammals.  We did well for Lions this year, though the sight of one group killing a buffalo was perhaps a little too ‘real’ for many of us.  We saw Cheetah well and had a great encounter with a Serval – though that may not have been quite sufficient compensation for the lack of a Leopard.  On our nightdrive Aardvark was a real bonus and something we have not seen for at least a decade on our January tours.  Similarly we were lucky to see both Golden Jackal on the Solio Plains and Side-striped Jackal at Salt Lick Lodge – three jackals in one trip is something we have possibly never achieved before.  And all the plains mammals in the Mara made an amazing backdrop to our birding there – not to mention the elephants and buffalos at point-blank range at Salt Lick Lodge.

 

A safari around Kenya really is one of the best wildlife experiences on the planet – wonderful scenery, great accommodation and food, a greater diversity of readily visible mammal and bird species than anywhere else, and generally very pleasant weather.  Combine that with a good group of very compatible birders and how could you have a better birding holiday?”  David Fisher.

 

 

Bird List:

During the last 21 years Sunbird has operated over 50 tours to Kenya, during which more than 900 species of bird have been recorded.  However, this list only contains the 863 species recorded during the last eight January tours.  Prior to the English name of each species a number from 1 to 8 is given.  This indicates on how many of those eight trips the species has been recorded.  Thus an 8 indicates that we've never missed it and you can assume we have a very good chance of seeing it on the next tour, while a 1 indicates we've only recorded it once in the last eight years and our chances next trip are fairly slim.  An 8 doesn't necessarily mean it is a common bird of course - it might be a major rarity that we've made an extra special effort to find each year - Magpie Shrike for example.

 

The columns of numbers and letters between the English and the scientific names refer to our last tour (2006) and the key to those numbers and letters is given below.  This is the place to look to determine the status of each species.  A bird seen on 21 days is clearly widespread and almost certainly common, while one seen on only 1 or 2 days is either very local, rare, or possibly both.  No numbers or letters between the English and scientific names mean that the species was not recorded during our last tour.

 

The order, English and scientific names used in this list generally follow those used in Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al which is our recommended field guide for the tour.  A few species have been split or lumped by other authorities since that booked was published and these have been incorporated into the list.

Key to numbers and letters between the English and scientific names:

 

Column 1 = number of days recorded

Column 2 = greatest daily count

H = heard only

(H) = species was seen, but most birds only heard

N = nesting evident

E = recorded during extension week only

(I) = introduced

 

8

Common Ostrich

4

66

N

 

Struthio camelus

2

Somali Ostrich

 

 

 

 

Struthio molybdophanes

1

Great Crested Grebe

 

 

 

 

Podiceps cristatus

2

Black-necked Grebe

 

 

 

 

Podiceps nigricollis

8

Little Grebe

5

20

 

 

Tachybaptus ruficollis

8

Great White Pelican

3

'000s

 

 

Pelecanus onocrotalus

8

Pink-backed Pelican

3

5

 

 

Pelecanus rufescens

8

Great Cormorant

3

50

 

 

Phalacrocorax carbo

8

Long-tailed Cormorant

7

50

 

 

Phalacrocorax africanus

7

African Darter

1

1

 

 

Anhinga rufa

1

Dwarf Bittern

 

 

 

 

Ixobrychus sturmii

5

Little Bittern

 

 

 

 

Ixobrychus minutus

3

Black-crowned Night-Heron

 

 

 

 

Nycticorax nycticorax

8

Cattle Egret

19

'00s

 

 

Bubulcus ibis

8

Little Egret

6

50

 

 

Egretta garzetta

4

Dimorphic Egret

 

 

 

 

Egretta dimorpha

5

Western Reef Heron

1

1

 

 

Egretta gularis

7

Black Heron

2

150

 

 

Egretta ardesiaca

8

Squacco Heron

5

50

 

 

Ardeola ralloides

8

Rufous-bellied Heron

2

6

 

 

Ardeola rufiventris

8

Striated Heron

3

2

 

 

Butorides striatus

8

Yellow-billed (Intermediate) Egret

4

1

 

 

Mesophoyx intermedia

8

Great Egret

8

10

 

 

Casmerodius albus

8

Grey Heron

10

20

 

 

Ardea cinerea

8

Purple Heron

3

2

 

 

Ardea purpurea

8

Goliath Heron

2

2

 

 

Ardea goliath

8

Black-headed Heron

13

6

 

 

Ardea melanocephala

8

Hamerkop

12

100

 

 

Scopus umbretta

8

White Stork

4

50

 

 

Ciconia ciconia

6

Black Stork

4

2

 

 

Ciconia nigra

8

Abdim's Stork

1

10

 

 

Ciconia abdimii

7

Woolly-necked Stork

2

2

 

E

Ciconia episcopus

7

Saddle-billed Stork

1

2

 

 

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

8

Marabou Stork

16

'00s

N

 

Leptoptilus crumeniferus

8

African Open-billed Stork

2

20

 

 

Anastomus lamelligerus

8

Yellow-billed Stork

13

20

 

 

Mycteria ibis

8

Sacred Ibis

17

200

N

 

Threskiornis aethiopicus

8

Hadada Ibis

18

12

 

 

Bostrychia hagedash

2

African Green Ibis

 

 

 

 

Bostrychia olivacea

8

Glossy Ibis

4

50

 

 

Plegadis falcinellus

8

African Spoonbill

6

12

 

 

Platalea alba

8

Greater Flamingo

4

'000s

 

 

Phoenicopterus ruber

8

Lesser Flamingo

4

'00,000s

 

 

Phoenicopterus minor

6

Fulvous Whistling Duck

3

'00s

 

 

Dendrocygna bicolor

8

White-faced Whistling Duck

2

10

 

E

Dendrocygna viduata

8

White-backed Duck

2

2

 

 

Thalassornis leuconotus

8

Spur-winged Goose

1

1

 

 

Plectopterus gambensis

8

Egyptian Goose

14

100

N

 

Alopochen aegyptiacus

7

Knob-billed Duck (Goose)

2

18

 

 

Sarkidiornis melanotos

6

African Pygmy Goose

 

 

 

 

Nettapus auritus

7

African Black Duck

1

1

 

 

Anas sparsa

8

Cape Teal (Wigeon)

2

8

 

 

Anas capensis

3

Common Teal

 

 

 

 

Anas crecca

8

Garganey

1

1

 

E

Anas querquedula

8

Yellow-billed Duck

3

50

 

 

Anas undulta

7

Northern Pintail

2

2

 

 

Anas acuta

8

Red-billed Teal

4

40

 

 

Anas erythrorhyncha

8

Hottentot Teal

4

20

 

 

Anas hottentota

8

Northern Shoveler

7

'00s

 

 

Anas clypeata

8

Southern Pochard

3

9

 

 

Netta erythrophthalma

8

Maccoa Duck

2

20

 

 

Oxyura maccoa

8

Secretary Bird

6

8

 

 

Sagittarius serpentarius

6

Osprey

1

1

 

E

Pandion haliaetus

2

African Cuckoo-Hawk

 

 

 

 

Aviceda cuculoides

2

Eurasian Honey-buzzard

1

1

 

 

Pernis apivoris

1

Bat Hawk

 

 

 

 

Macheiramphus alcinus

8

Black-shouldered Kite

9

4

 

 

Elanus caeruleus

2

African Swallow-tailed Kite

 

 

 

 

Chelictinia riocourii

8

Black Kite 

1

1

 

 

Milvus migrans

8

Yellow-billed Kite 

18

50

 

 

Milvus m. parasiticus

6

Egyptian Vulture

1

1

 

E

Neophron percnopterus

8

Hooded Vulture

2

2

 

 

Necrosyrtes monachus

8

African White-backed Vulture

7

100

 

 

Gyps africanus

8

Rüppell's Griffon Vulture

2

8

 

 

Gyps ruepellii

8

Lappet-faced Vulture

4

8

 

 

Torgos tracheliotus

8

White-headed Vulture

1

2

 

 

Trigonoceps occipitalis

1

Short-toed Snake-Eagle

 

 

 

 

Circaetus gallicus

4

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle

1

1

 

 

Circaetus (g.) beaudouini

8

Black-chested Snake-Eagle

2

1

 

 

Circaetus pectoralis

8

Brown Snake Eagle

5

1

 

 

Circaetus cinereus

7

Southern Banded Snake Eagle

1

1

 

E

Circaetus fasciolatus

5

Banded Snake Eagle

1

1

 

 

Circaetus cinerascens

8

Bateleur

8

10

 

 

Terathopius ecaudatus

8

African Harrier-Hawk

5

2

 

 

Polyboroides typus

8

Pallid Harrier

4

1

 

 

Circus macrourus

8

Montagu's Harrier

8

4

 

 

Circus pygarus

2

African Marsh Harrier

 

 

 

 

Circus ranivorus

8

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

10

7

 

 

Circus aeruginosus

8

Gabar Goshawk

5

2

 

 

Micronisus gabar

8

Dark Chanting Goshawk

4

2

 

 

Melierax metabates

8

Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk

6

8

 

 

Melierax poliopterus

8

African Goshawk

4

1

 

 

Accipiter tachiro

8

Shikra

3

1

 

 

Accipiter badius

8

Little Sparrowhawk

2

2

 

 

Accipiter minullus

3

Ovampo Sparrowhawk

1

1

 

 

Accipiter ovampensis

7

Great Sparrowhawk

6

1

 

 

Accipiter melanoleucus

7

Grasshopper Buzzard

1

1

 

E

Butastur rufipennis

8

Lizard Buzzard

5

1

 

 

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

8

Common (Steppe) Buzzard

7

4

 

 

Buteo buteo

6

Mountain Buzzard

1

2

 

 

Buteo oreophilius

8

Augur Buzzard

14

10

 

 

Buteo augur

8

African Fish Eagle

8

8

 

 

Haliaeetus vocifer

7

Palm-nut Vulture

2

2

 

E

Gypohierax angolensis

5

Lesser Spotted Eagle

 

 

 

 

Aquila pomarina

3

Greater Spotted Eagle

 

 

 

 

Aquila clanga

8

Tawny Eagle

7

2

 

 

Aquila rapax

8

Steppe Eagle

10

30

 

 

Aquila nipalensis

2

Imperial Eagle

 

 

 

 

Aquila heliaca

8

Wahlberg's Eagle

9

3

 

 

Aquila wahlbergi

6

Verreaux's (Black) Eagle

1

2

 

E

Aquila verreauxi

7

African Hawk-Eagle

1

4

 

E

Hieraaetus spilogaster

8

Booted Eagle

1

1

 

E

Hieraaetus pennatus

8

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

2

1

 

 

Hieraaetus ayresii

8

Long-crested Eagle

5

3

 

 

Lophaetus occipitalis

8

African Crowned Eagle

2

3

 

 

Stephanoaetus coronatus

8

Martial Eagle

5

2

 

 

Polemaetus bellicosus

8

Pygmy Falcon

5

4

 

 

Polihierax semitorquatus

8

Lanner Falcon

7

2

 

 

Falco biarmicus

3

Peregrine Falcon

1

1

 

 

Falco peregrinus

2

Eurasian Hobby

1

1

 

 

Falco subbuteo

2

African Hobby

 

 

 

 

Falco cuviera

1

Red-necked Falcon

 

 

 

 

Falco chiquera

8

Greater (White-eyed) Kestrel

1

1

 

 

Falco rupicoloides

2

Fox Kestrel

 

 

 

 

Falco alopex

8

Grey Kestrel

1

2

 

 

Falco ardosiaceus

8

Lesser Kestrel

2

20

 

 

Falco naumanni

8

Common Kestrel

7

4

 

 

Falco tinnunculus

8

‘Rock’ Kestrel

1

1

 

 

Falco tinnunculus rufescens

2

Common Quail

 

 

 

 

Coturnix coturnix

7

Harlequin Quail

1

1

 

E

Coturnix delegorguei

8

Coqui Francolin

2

2

 

 

Francolinus coqui

8

Shelley's Francolin

1

2

 

 

Francolinus shelleyi

8

Crested Francolin

5

6

N

 

Francolinus sephaena

7

Scaly Francolin

1

1

H

 

Francolinus squamatus

5

Hildebrandt's Francolin

2

1

 

 

Francolinus hildebrandti

3

Jackson's Francolin

1

12

N

 

Francolinus jacksoni

6

Red-necked Spurfowl

3

10

 

 

Francolinus afer

8

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

6

15

 

 

Francolinus leucoscepus

4

Crested Guineafowl

1

10

 

E

Guttera pucherani

7

Vulturine Guineafowl

 

 

 

 

Acryllium vulturinum

8

Helmeted Guineafowl

5

50

 

 

Numida meleagris

2

Common Button-quail

 

 

 

 

Turnix sylvatica

8

White-spotted Flufftail

1

1

 

 

Sarothrura pulchra

2

Buff-spotted Flufftail

1

2

 

 

Sarothrura elegans

4

African Water Rail

3

1

 

 

Rallus caerulescens

1

Spotted Crake

 

 

 

 

Porzana porzana

8

Black Crake

6

40

N

 

Amaurornis flavirostris

1

Allen's Gallinule

 

 

 

 

Porphryio alleni

7

Purple Swamphen

1

1

 

E

Porphyrio pyrphyrio

8

Common Moorhen

2

6

 

 

Gallinula chloropus

8

Red-knobbed Coot

5

'00s

 

 

Fulica cristata

8

Grey Crowned-Crane

7

150

 

 

Balearica regulorum

2

Denham's Bustard

1

1

 

 

Neotis denhami

8

Kori Bustard

2

2

 

 

Ardeotis kori

8

Crested (Buff-crested) Bustard

3

3

 

 

Eupodotis ruficrista

8

White-bellied Bustard

5

4

N

 

Eupodotis senegalensis

8

Black-bellied Bustard

2

5

 

 

Eupodotis melanogaster

8

Hartlaub's Bustard

2

4

 

E

Eupodotis hartlaubii

8

African Jacana

5

30

 

 

Actophilornis africanus

5

Lesser Jacana

1

2

 

 

Microparra capensis

5

Greater Painted-snipe

1

1

 

 

Rostratula benghalensis

8

Crab-Plover

1

50

 

E

Dromas ardeola

1

Eurasian Oystercatcher

 

 

 

 

Haematopus ostralegus

7

Pied Avocet

6

100

 

 

Recurvirostra avosetta

8

Black-winged Stilt

8

50

 

 

Himantopus himantopus

1

Senegal Thick-knee

 

 

 

 

Burhinus senegalensis

8

Water Thick-Knee

4

18

 

 

Burhinus vermiculatus

8

Spotted Thick-Knee

1

1

 

 

Burhinus capensis

8

Two-banded Courser

2

7

N

 

Rhinoptilus africanus

8

Heuglin's Courser

1

2

 

 

Rhinoptilus cinctus

1

Violet-tipped Courser

 

 

 

 

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

4

Somali Courser

 

 

 

 

Rhinoptilus somalensis

8

Temminck's Courser

2

2

 

 

Cursorius temminckii

6

Collared Pratincole

2

50

 

 

Glareola pratincola

8

Rock Pratincole

1

2

 

 

Glareola nuchalis

6

Long-toed Plover (Lapwing)

3

50

 

 

Vanellus crassirostris

8

Blacksmith Plover (Lapwing)

7

20

 

 

Vanellus armatus

8

Spur-winged Plover (Lapwing)

5

10

 

 

Vanellus spinosus

8

Black-headed Plover (Lapwing)

2

8

 

 

Vanellus tectus

7

Senegal Plover (Lapwing)

 

 

 

 

Vanellus lugubris

8

Black-winged Plover (Lapwing)

4

50

 

 

Vanellus melanopterus

8

Crowned Plover (Lapwing)

10

30

 

 

Vanellus coronatus

8

African Wattled Plover (Lapwing)

2

2

 

 

Vanellus senegallus

8

Grey (Black-bellied) Plover

2

10

 

E

Pluvialis squatarola

8

Ringed Plover

5

20

 

 

Charadrius hiaticula

6

Little Ringed Plover

 

 

 

 

Charadrius dubius

8

Kittlitz's Plover

2

2

 

 

Charadrius pecuarius

8

Three-banded Plover

6

8

N

 

Charadrius tricollaris

7

White-fronted Plover

1

1

 

E

Charadrius marginatus

7

Chestnut-banded Plover

1

8

 

 

Charadrius pallidus

8

Lesser (Mongolian) Sandplover

2

5

 

E

Charadrius mongolus

8

Greater Sandplover

2

50

 

E

Charadrius leschenaultii

6

Caspian Plover

 

 

 

 

Charadrius asiaticus

8

Little Stint

8

'00s

 

 

Calidris minuta

8

Temminck's Stint

1

1

 

 

Calidris temminckii

8

Curlew Sandpiper

3

50

 

 

Calidris ferruginea

8

Sanderling

2

4

 

E

Calidris alba

8

Ruff

8

'00s

 

 

Philomachus pugnax

8

Common Snipe

2

6

 

 

Gallinago gallinago

7

African Snipe

1

8

 

 

Gallinago nigripennis

7

Black-tailed Godwit

2

4

 

 

Limosa limosa

1

Bar-tailed Godwit

 

 

 

 

Limosa lapponica

8

Whimbrel

2

20

 

E

Numenius phaeopus

8

Eurasian Curlew

1

4

 

E

Numenius arquata

8

Spotted Redshank

1

1

 

 

Tringa erythropus

1

Common Redshank

 

 

 

 

Tringa totanus

8

Marsh Sandpiper

5

6

 

 

Tringa stagnatilis

8

Common Greenshank

8

6

 

 

Tringa nebularia

8

Green Sandpiper

9

19

 

 

Tringa ochropus

8

Wood Sandpiper

8

6

 

 

Tringa glareola

8

Common Sandpiper

11

6

 

 

Actitis hypoleucos

8

Terek Sandpiper

2

6

 

E

Xenus cinereus

8

Ruddy Turnstone

1

6

 

E

Arenaria interpres

8

Sooty Gull

2

'00s

 

E

Larus hemprichii

8

Heuglin's Gull

1

4

 

E

Larus heuglini heuglini

7

Heuglin's Gull

1

30

 

E

Larus heuglini tamyrensis

6

Lesser Black-backed Gull

1

1

 

E

Larus fuscus

8

Grey-headed Gull

3

20

 

 

Larus cirrocephalus

6

Black-headed Gull

1

1

 

 

Larus ridibundus

8

Gull-billed Tern

7

20

 

 

Sterna nilotica

7

Caspian Tern

1

4

 

E

Sterna caspia

8

Greater Crested Tern

1

20

 

E

Sterna bergii

8

Lesser Crested Tern

1

'00s

 

E

Sterna bengalensis

8

Common Tern

1

2

 

E

Sterna hirundo

1

White-cheeked Tern

 

 

 

 

Sterna repressa

8

Saunders's Tern

1

'00s

 

E

Sterna saundersii

8

Whiskered Tern

2

100

 

 

Chlidonias hybridus

8

White-winged Black Tern

6

'00s

 

 

Chlidonias leucopterus

3

African Skimmer

1

60

 

E

Rynchops flavirostris

4

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

 

 

 

 

Pterocles exustus

8

Black-faced Sandgrouse

4

100

 

E

Pterocles decoratus

6

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

1

4

N

 

Pterocles lichtensteinii

6

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

1

5

 

 

Pterocles gutturalis

8

African Green Pigeon

5

6

 

 

Treron calva

8

Tambourine Dove

4

1

 

 

Turtur tympanistria

8

Blue-spotted Wood Dove

2

2

 

 

Turtur afer

8

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

9

6

 

 

Turtur chalcospilos

8

Namaqua Dove

5

40

 

 

Oena capensis

8

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

2

6

 

 

Columba delegorguei

7

Olive Pigeon

1

1

 

 

Columba arquatrix

8

Speckled Pigeon

14

20

 

 

Columba guinea

3

Lemon Dove

 

 

 

 

Aplopelia larvata

8

Red-eyed Dove

15

20

 

 

Streptopelia semitorquata

8

African Mourning Dove

6

20

 

 

Streptopelia decipiens

8

Ring-necked Dove

12

50

 

 

Streptopelia capicola

8

Dusky Turtle Dove

1

1

 

 

Streptopelia lugens

8

Laughing Dove

7

30

 

 

Streptopelia senegalensis

8

Red-fronted Parrot

3

80

 

 

Poicephalus gulielmi

8

Brown Parrot

1

2

 

 

Poicephalus meyeri

5

Brown-headed Parrot

 

 

 

 

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

8

African Orange-bellied Parrot

1

10

 

E

Poicephalus rufiventris

1

Red-headed Lovebird

 

 

 

 

Agapornis pullarius

8

Great Blue Turaco

1

3

 

 

Corythaeola cristata

5

Ross's Turaco

3

2

 

 

Musophaga rossae

4

Purple-crested Turaco

 

 

 

 

Tauraco porphyreolophus

8

Schalow's Turaco

2

2

(H)

 

Tauraco schalowi

3

Black-billed Turaco

 

 

 

 

Tauraco schuetti

7

Fischer's Turaco

1

3

 

E

Tauraco fischeri

8

Hartlaub's Turaco

4

10

 

 

Tauraco hartlaubi

8

White-crested Turaco

1

1

H

 

Tauraco leucolophus

8

Bare-faced Go-away-bird

3

3

 

 

Corythaixoides personata

8

White-bellied Go-away-bird

9

10

 

 

Corythaixoides leucogaster

5

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

2

3

 

 

Crinifer zonurus

8

Black-and-white (Jacobin) Cuckoo

2

1

 

 

Oxylophus jacobinus

6

Levaillant's Cuckoo

 

 

 

 

Oxylophus levaillantii

7

Great Spotted Cuckoo

1

1

 

 

Clamator glandarius

4

Thick-billed Cuckoo

 

 

 

 

Pachycoccyx audeberti

5

Black Cuckoo

 

 

 

 

Cuculus clamosus

7

Red-chested Cuckoo

5

2

 

 

Cuculus solitarius

4

Eurasian Cuckoo

 

 

 

 

Cuculus canorus

1

African Cuckoo

 

 

 

 

Cuculus gularis

8

African Emerald Cuckoo

4

2

 

 

Chrysococcyx cupreus

8

Klaas's Cuckoo

1

1

 

 

Chrysococcyx klaas

8

Diederik (Didric) Cuckoo

2

1

 

 

Chrysococcyx caprius

4

Yellowbill

1

1

H

E

Ceuthmochares aereus

8

White-browed Coucal

6

3

 

 

Centropus superciliosis

1

Black Coucal

 

 

 

 

Centropus grillii

8

Senegal Coucal

1

3

 

 

Centropus senegalensis

8

Blue-headed Coucal

1

2

 

 

Centropus monachus

7

Barn Owl

1

1

 

 

Tyto alba

8

Sokoke Scops Owl

1

1

 

E

Otus ireneae

7

African Scops Owl

2

2

H

E

Otus senegalensis

8

Northern White-faced Scops Owl

2

1

 

 

Otus leucotis

7

Cape (Mackinder's) Eagle-Owl

1

1

 

 

Bubo capensis

7

Spotted Eagle-Owl

 

 

 

 

Bubo africanus

4

Greyish Eagle-Owl

1

2

N

 

Bubo cinerascens

8

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

5

2

 

 

Bubo lacteus

8

Pearl-spotted Owlet

4

2

 

 

Glaucidium perlatum

5

African Barred Owlet

 

 

 

 

Glaucidium capense

6

African Wood Owl

 

 

 

 

Strix woodfordii

3

Marsh Owl