Kenya bird checklist
1145 bird species in 109 families have been recorded in Kenya, according to eBird; about 906 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Kenya right now
1Red-billed Quelea
2Great Cormorant
3Marabou Stork
4Ring-necked Dove
5Egyptian Goose
6White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
7Little Stint
8Pied Kingfisher
9Great Egret
10Common Greenshank
Kenya bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
- Somali Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- White-backed Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Spur-winged Goose
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- African Black Duck
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Cape Teal
- Red-billed Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Southern Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Maccoa Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Vulturine Guineafowl
- Eastern Crested Guineafowl
- Western Crested Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Stone Partridge
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Crested Francolin
- Coqui Francolin
- Ring-necked Francolin
- Red-winged Francolin
- Elgon Francolin
- Orange River Francolin
- Shelley's Francolin
- Blue Quail
- Common Quail
- Harlequin Quail
- Chestnut-naped Spurfowl
- Jackson's Spurfowl
- Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl
- Red-necked Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Rameron Pigeon
- Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- European Turtle-Dove
- Dusky Turtle-Dove
- White-winged Collared-Dove
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon
- African Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
- Black-faced Sandgrouse
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
- Four-banded Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Arabian Bustard
- Kori Bustard
- Denham's Bustard
- Heuglin's Bustard
- White-bellied Bustard
- Buff-crested Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
- Hartlaub's Bustard
Turacos
- Great Blue Turaco
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird
- White-bellied Go-away-bird
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Purple-crested Turaco
- Ross's Turaco
- White-crested Turaco
- Black-billed Turaco
- Schalow's Turaco
- Hartlaub's Turaco
- Fischer's Turaco
Cuckoos
- Senegal Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- White-browed Coucal
- Black Coucal
- Blue Malkoha
- Green Malkoha
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Thick-billed Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- African Cuckoo
- Madagascar Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Sombre Nightjar
- Nubian Nightjar
- Donaldson Smith's Nightjar
- Fiery-necked Nightjar
- Montane Nightjar
- Swamp Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Star-spotted Nightjar
- Freckled Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
- Slender-tailed Nightjar
- Square-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Mottled Spinetail
- Sabine's Spinetail
- Bat-like Spinetail
- Scarce Swift
- Alpine Swift
- Mottled Swift
- Common Swift
- Nyanza Swift
- African Swift
- Forbes-Watson's Swift
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
- Red-chested Flufftail
- Streaky-breasted Flufftail
- Striped Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Rail
- Corn Crake
- African Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Red-knobbed Coot
- Allen's Gallinule
- African Swamphen
- Striped Crake
- Black Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane
- Black Crowned-Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
- Eurasian Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Three-banded Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Long-toed Lapwing
- Blacksmith Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Black-winged Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Brown-chested Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kittlitz's Plover
- Chestnut-banded Plover
- White-fronted Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Lesser Jacana
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Great Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- African Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
- Black-rumped Buttonquail
- Quail-plover
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Double-banded Courser
- Bronze-winged Courser
- Three-banded Courser
- Temminck's Courser
- Cream-colored Courser
- Somali Courser
- Rock Pratincole
- Madagascar Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Brown Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Sooty Gull
- White-eyed Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Kelp Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Lesser Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- White-cheeked Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Albatrosses
- White-capped Albatross
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Pintado Petrel
- Antarctic Prion
- Slender-billed Prion
- Jouanin's Petrel
- White-chinned Petrel
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Tropical Shearwater
- Persian Shearwater
Storks
- African Openbill
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Olive Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- African Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Dwarf Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- White-backed Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Rufous-bellied Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Malagasy Pond-Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- Goliath Heron
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Shoebill
- Shoebill
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
Secretarybird
- Secretarybird
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Scissor-tailed Kite
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Palm-nut Vulture
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- White-headed Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Bateleur
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle
- Southern Banded Snake-Eagle
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
- Black-chested Snake-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- Verreaux's Eagle
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Little Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- African Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Augur Buzzard
- Mountain Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- African Grass-Owl
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Sokoke Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Southern White-faced Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Spotted Eagle-Owl
- Cape Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Red-chested Owlet
- African Barred Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
- Abyssinian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Marsh Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
- White-headed Mousebird
- Blue-naped Mousebird
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
- Bar-tailed Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- Violet Woodhoopoe
- Black-billed Woodhoopoe
- White-headed Woodhoopoe
- Common Scimitarbill
- Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- Southern Ground-Hornbill
- Crowned Hornbill
- Hemprich's Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
- Jackson's Hornbill
- Von der Decken's Hornbill
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill
- Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- Trumpeter Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-headed Bee-eater
- White-fronted Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Ethiopian Bee-eater
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Somali Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- Böhm's Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Olive Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
- Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Half-collared Kingfisher
- Shining-blue Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Mangrove Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Abyssinian Roller
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Racket-tailed Roller
- Purple Roller
- Broad-billed Roller
African Barbets
- Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
- Red-and-yellow Barbet
- D'Arnaud's Barbet
- Green Barbet
- Gray-throated Barbet
- White-eared Barbet
- Green Tinkerbird
- Moustached Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Red-fronted Barbet
- Spot-flanked Barbet
- Black-throated Barbet
- White-headed Barbet
- Black-billed Barbet
- Black-collared Barbet
- Brown-breasted Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
Honeyguides
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Green-backed Honeybird
- Brown-backed Honeybird
- Pallid Honeyguide
- Least Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Scaly-throated Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Red-throated Wryneck
- Golden-crowned Woodpecker
- Bearded Woodpecker
- Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Mountain Gray Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Fine-banded Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Nubian Woodpecker
- Speckle-throated Woodpecker
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker
- Mombasa Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Pygmy Falcon
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Greater Kestrel
- Fox Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Dickinson's Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- African Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
- Taita Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Red-headed Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Red-fronted Parrot
- Meyer's Parrot
- Brown-headed Parrot
- Red-bellied Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- African Broadbill
Pittas
- African Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray Cuckooshrike
- White-breasted Cuckooshrike
- Black Cuckooshrike
- Petit's Cuckooshrike
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
- Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
- Green-headed Oriole
- Western Black-headed Oriole
- African Black-headed Oriole
- Black-tailed Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Chestnut Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Black-throated Wattle-eye
- Jameson's Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
- Short-tailed Batis
- Chinspot Batis
- Pale Batis
- Gray-headed Batis
- Western Black-headed Batis
- Eastern Black-headed Batis
- Pygmy Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- White-crested Helmetshrike
- Gray-crested Helmetshrike
- Retz's Helmetshrike
- Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Pringle's Puffback
- Black-backed Puffback
- Pink-footed Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Three-streaked Tchagra
- Red-naped Bushshrike
- Coastal Boubou
- Lühder's Bushshrike
- Ethiopian Boubou
- Tropical Boubou
- Zanzibar Boubou
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Papyrus Gonolek
- Slate-colored Boubou
- Lowland Sooty Boubou
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike
- Four-colored Bushshrike
- Doherty's Bushshrike
- Gray-green Bushshrike
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
- Black-fronted Bushshrike
- Gray-headed Bushshrike
Drongos
- Sharpe's Drongo
- Square-tailed Drongo
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Velvet-mantled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- African Crested Flycatcher
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Yellow-billed Shrike
- Magpie Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Long-tailed Fiscal
- Taita Fiscal
- Somali Fiscal
- Mackinnon's Shrike
- Northern Fiscal
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
- White-rumped Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Piapiac
- House Crow
- Cape Crow
- Pied Crow
- Somali Crow
- Fan-tailed Raven
- White-necked Raven
Hyliotas
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota
- Southern Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
- White-tailed Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-shouldered Black-Tit
- White-bellied Tit
- Dusky Tit
- Somali Tit
- Red-throated Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit
- African Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
- Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
- Gillett's Lark
- Pink-breasted Lark
- Fawn-colored Lark
- Williams's Lark
- Friedmann's Lark
- White-tailed Lark
- Melodious Lark
- Singing Bushlark
- Collared Lark
- Flappet Lark
- Rufous-naped Lark
- Sentinel Lark
- Red-winged Lark
- Masked Lark
- Short-tailed Lark
- Thekla's Lark
- Crested Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Red-capped Lark
- Somali Short-toed Lark
Nicators
- Eastern Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- White-browed Crombec
- Northern Crombec
- Red-faced Crombec
- Somali Crombec
- Moustached Grass-Warbler
- Kretschmer's Longbill
Cisticolas and Allies
- Yellow-vented Eremomela
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Green-backed Eremomela
- Green-capped Eremomela
- Turner's Eremomela
- White-chinned Prinia
- Black-collared Apalis
- Miombo Wren-Warbler
- Gray Wren-Warbler
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Olive-green Camaroptera
- Buff-bellied Warbler
- Bar-throated Apalis
- Taita Apalis
- Black-throated Apalis
- White-winged Apalis
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Buff-throated Apalis
- Chestnut-throated Apalis
- Black-headed Apalis
- Gray Apalis
- Maasai Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Pale Prinia
- River Prinia
- Banded Prinia
- Red-winged Prinia
- Red-fronted Prinia
- Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
- Gray-capped Warbler
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola
- Whistling Cisticola
- Trilling Cisticola
- Chubb's Cisticola
- Hunter's Cisticola
- Rock-loving Cisticola
- Boran Cisticola
- Rattling Cisticola
- Ashy Cisticola
- Red-pate Cisticola
- Lynes's Cisticola
- Tana River Cisticola
- Coastal Cisticola
- Ethiopian Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Carruthers's Cisticola
- Levaillant's Cisticola
- Stout Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Aberdare Cisticola
- Tabora Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Foxy Cisticola
- Tiny Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Desert Cisticola
- Black-backed Cisticola
- Pectoral-patch Cisticola
- Wing-snapping Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Papyrus Yellow-Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- African Yellow-Warbler
- Mountain Yellow-Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Basra Reed Warbler
- Lesser Swamp Warbler
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Bamboo Warbler
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Fan-tailed Grassbird
- Evergreen-forest Warbler
- Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler
- Little Rush Warbler
- White-winged Swamp Warbler
- Highland Rush Warbler
Swallows
- White-headed Sawwing
- Black Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Mascarene Martin
- Banded Martin
- Plain Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- Montane Blue Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Ethiopian Swallow
- Angola Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- South African Swallow
Bulbuls
- Sombre Greenbul
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Yellow-eyed Bristlebill
- Pale-throated Greenbul
- Joyful Greenbul
- Yellow-bellied Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Shelley's Greenbul
- Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul
- Black-headed Mountain Greenbul
- Olive-headed Greenbul
- Little Greenbul
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
- Plain Greenbul
- Gray Greenbul
- Ansorge's Greenbul
- Tiny Greenbul
- Yellow-streaked Greenbul
- Terrestrial Brownbul
- Northern Brownbul
- Gray-olive Greenbul
- Fischer's Greenbul
- Cabanis's Greenbul
- Toro Olive-Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Brown Woodland-Warbler
- Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler
- Uganda Woodland-Warbler
Hylias
- Green Hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Yellow Flycatcher
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- African Hill Babbler
- Barred Warbler
- Banded Parisoma
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Brown Parisoma
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Pale White-eye
- Mbulu White-eye
- Green White-eye
- Kilimanjaro White-eye
- Kafa White-eye
- Kikuyu White-eye
- Taita White-eye
- Northern Yellow White-eye
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Brown Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Tanzanian Illadopsis
- Mountain Illadopsis
- Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Rufous Chatterer
- Scaly Chatterer
- Brown Babbler
- Hinde's Pied-Babbler
- Scaly Babbler
- Arrow-marked Babbler
- Black-lored Babbler
- Northern Pied-Babbler
Spotted Creepers
- African Spotted Creeper
Oxpeckers
- Red-billed Oxpecker
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Wattled Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Violet-backed Starling
- Slender-billed Starling
- Red-winged Starling
- Waller's Starling
- Bristle-crowned Starling
- Magpie Starling
- Sharpe's Starling
- Abbott's Starling
- Stuhlmann's Starling
- Kenrick's Starling
- Black-bellied Starling
- Hildebrandt's Starling
- Shelley's Starling
- Rüppell's Starling
- Splendid Starling
- Golden-breasted Starling
- Superb Starling
- White-crowned Starling
- Fischer's Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Purple Starling
- Bronze-tailed Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush
- Spotted Ground-Thrush
- Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
- Orange Ground-Thrush
- African Bare-eyed Thrush
- Abyssinian Thrush
- Taita Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- African Dusky Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Gambaga Flycatcher
- Swamp Flycatcher
- African Gray Flycatcher
- Pale Flycatcher
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher
- Chapin's Flycatcher
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Silverbird
- Northern Black-Flycatcher
- Southern Black-Flycatcher
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
- Bearded Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
- White-browed Scrub-Robin
- Cape Robin-Chat
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- Rüppell's Robin-Chat
- White-browed Robin-Chat
- Red-capped Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- Collared Palm-Thrush
- Spotted Morning-Thrush
- White-starred Robin
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Yellow-breasted Forest Robin
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat
- Equatorial Akalat
- East Coast Akalat
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Little Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- African Stonechat
- Moorland Chat
- Mocking Cliff-Chat
- Sooty Chat
- Northern Anteater-Chat
- Arnot's Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Capped Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Heuglin's Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Familiar Chat
- Brown-tailed Chat
- Abyssinian Wheatear
Dapple-throat and Allies
- Gray-chested Babbler
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Plain-backed Sunbird
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
- Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
- Gray-chinned Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Pygmy Sunbird
- Amani Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Mouse-colored Sunbird
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Amethyst Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Hunter's Sunbird
- Tacazze Sunbird
- Bronze Sunbird
- Malachite Sunbird
- Red-tufted Sunbird
- Golden-winged Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird
- Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
- Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
- Beautiful Sunbird
- Gorgeous Sunbird
- Marico Sunbird
- Red-chested Sunbird
- Black-bellied Sunbird
- Purple-banded Sunbird
- Tsavo Sunbird
- Violet-breasted Sunbird
- Orange-tufted Sunbird
- Abyssinian Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
- Rufous-tailed Weaver
- Gray-capped Social-Weaver
- Black-capped Social-Weaver
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Red-headed Weaver
- Red Weaver
- Baglafecht Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Slender-billed Weaver
- Black-necked Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Black-billed Weaver
- African Golden-Weaver
- Holub's Golden-Weaver
- Orange Weaver
- Golden Palm Weaver
- Taveta Golden-Weaver
- Northern Brown-throated Weaver
- Northern Masked-Weaver
- Lesser Masked-Weaver
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
- Speke's Weaver
- Vieillot's Black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Weyns's Weaver
- Kilifi Weaver
- Juba Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Golden-backed Weaver
- Chestnut Weaver
- Yellow-mantled Weaver
- Dark-backed Weaver
- Brown-capped Weaver
- Compact Weaver
- Cardinal Quelea
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Zanzibar Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Black Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Fire-fronted Bishop
- Yellow Bishop
- White-winged Widowbird
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Red-cowled Widowbird
- Red-collared Widowbird
- Fan-tailed Widowbird
- Marsh Widowbird
- Long-tailed Widowbird
- Jackson's Widowbird
- Grosbeak Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Gray-headed Silverbill
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- African Silverbill
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Black-faced Waxbill
- Black-cheeked Waxbill
- Black-crowned Waxbill
- Kandt's Waxbill
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Locustfinch
- Cut-throat
- Zebra Waxbill
- Purple Grenadier
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Blue-capped Cordonbleu
- Red-headed Bluebill
- Black-bellied Seedcracker
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Orange-winged Pytilia
- Red-throated Twinspot
- Brown Twinspot
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Jameson's Firefinch
- Black-bellied Firefinch
- Bar-breasted Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
- Eastern Paradise-Whydah
- Steel-blue Whydah
- Straw-tailed Whydah
- Village Indigobird
- Dusky Indigobird
- Purple Indigobird
- Parasitic Weaver
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Somali Sparrow
- Kenya Rufous Sparrow
- Shelley's Rufous Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Swainson's Sparrow
- Parrot-billed Sparrow
- Swahili Sparrow
- Chestnut Sparrow
- Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Cape Wagtail
- Mountain Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- African Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Buffy Pipit
- Malindi Pipit
- Striped Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Bush Pipit
- Sokoke Pipit
- Golden Pipit
- Sharpe's Longclaw
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
- Pangani Longclaw
- Rosy-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Oriole Finch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- African Citril
- Western Citril
- Southern Citril
- Papyrus Canary
- Black-throated Canary
- Reichenow's Seedeater
- White-bellied Canary
- Northern Grosbeak-Canary
- Southern Grosbeak-Canary
- Brimstone Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
- Thick-billed Seedeater
- West African Seedeater
- Stripe-breasted Seedeater
- Yellow-crowned Canary
Old World Buntings
- Brown-rumped Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Golden-breasted Bunting
- Somali Bunting
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
- Gosling's Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
Most common birds in Kenya
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Kenya’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Largest bird families in Kenya
Among its regular birds.
- Weavers and Allies56
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites50
- Old World Flycatchers47
- Cisticolas and Allies45
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters33
- Waxbills and Allies32
- Bulbuls23
- Bushshrikes and Allies23
Reported in the last 30 days
889 species reported to eBird in Kenya in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
White-browed Robin-Chat, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Common Hoopoe, Purple Grenadier, Hildebrandt's Starling, Fork-tailed Drongo, Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Kenya Rufous Sparrow, White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Wire-tailed Swallow, Gray-headed Bushshrike, Somali Bunting, Somali Crow, Common Bulbul, Namaqua Dove, Mourning Collared-Dove, Red-fronted Prinia, Red-billed Quelea, Ring-necked Dove, White-bellied Canary, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird, Speckled Pigeon, Somali Sparrow, Black-winged Kite, Somali Fiscal, White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, Crowned Lapwing, Superb Starling, Common Ostrich, Gray-capped Social-Weaver, Red-billed Oxpecker, Sooty Chat, Pied Kingfisher, White-bellied Bustard, Black-bellied Bustard, Marabou Stork, Augur Buzzard, African Woolly-necked Stork, …
Get to know some of them
Wire-tailed Swallow
Wood Sandpiper
Western Cattle-Egret
Village Weaver
Reed Cormorant
Little Grebe
Little Egret
Common Bulbul
Common Sandpiper
Black-winged Stilt
Barn Swallow
Marsh Sandpiper
Common Ringed Plover
Gray Heron
Red-eyed Dove
Western Yellow Wagtail
Laughing Dove
Black Kite
Little Swift
Pied Crow