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Birds CHECKLIST Birding at Ol Pejeta Conservancy BiRDS CHECKLIST Birding at ol pejeta conservancy Ol Pejeta Conservancy conserves 90,000 acres of savanna rangeland. Situated between the critically important Aberdare Range and Mount Kenya, the key habitats found include open Themeda grasslands, riverine vegetation along the Ngobit and Ewaso ‘Ngiro rivers and extensive stands of Acacia drepanolobium all of which provide habitats for a wide range of bird species, including resident species and an ever increasing number of migrants, nomads and visitors. Seeing the iridescent starlings alongside the majestic Kori Bustard or hearing the iconic call of the African Fish Eagle are some of the great bird experiences to be had. Birding in the camps is always very productive as many of the birds are easily approachable, but try and visit various sites and habitat on the conservancy to increase your chances of seeing different birds. ** This checklist uses the bird names recognized by the IOC World Bird Names (2013). ** Endemic African Bird families are marked with asterisk. These are birds belonging to families found ONLY in Africa ** Globally threatened species are indicated and were identified as such by Birdlife International in ‘Threatened Birds of the World’. This checklist is also available for download on our website at www.olpejetaconservancy.org/plan-your-visit/study-and- adventure/birds-list/ resources to use: • Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania - Zimmerman Turner and Pearson • Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa – Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe • Birds of Africa South of the Sahara – Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan • Important Bird Areas in Kenya – Leon Bennun and Peter Njoroge, RSPB & NatureKenya what to do with your checklist Keep it for yourself, but please consider submitting your records to improve the overall monitoring of the environment at Ol Pejeta. * You may submit your records to the Ol Pejeta Ecological Monitoring Team including any photos of birds with rings on their legs [email protected] * Submit them online at either www.worldbirds.org/v3/kenya.php or at www.ebird.org/content/ebird. Have fun and enjoy the wonderful birdlife whilst you are looking for the lions! CONSERVATION GENERAL COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME STATUS STATUS OSTRICHES** STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Resident GUINEAFOWLS** GALLIFORMES: Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Resident Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum Visitor FRANCOLINS, QUAILS & SPURFOWLS GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi Resident Dendroperdix Crested Francolin Resident sephaena Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus Resident Yellow-necked Pternistis leucoscepus Resident Spurfowl Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Migrant Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Migrant DUCKS & GEESE ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Visitor Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Resident OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 3 African Black Duck Anas sparsa Resident Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Resident Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Resident Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota Visitor Near- Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa Visitor threatened Plectropterus Spur-winged Goose Resident gambensis Northern Shoveler Anas Clypeata Migrant GREBES PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Resident STORKS CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Resident African Open-billed Anastomus Visitor Stork lamelligerus Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Migrant Black Stork Ciconia nigra Migrant White Stork Ciconia ciconia Migrant Ephippiorhynchus Saddle-billed Stork Resident senegalensis Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Resident 4 BIRD’S CHECKLIST IBISES & SPOONBILLS PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Threskiornis African Sacred Ibis Resident aethiopicus Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Resident Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Visitor African Spoonbill Platalea alba Resident HERONS & EGRETS PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae Striated Heron Butorides striata Resident Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Visitor Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Resident Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Resident Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Resident Great Egret Ardea alba Resident Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Visitor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Visitor Black-crowned Night- Nycticorax nycticorax Visitor Heron HAMERKOP** PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Resident OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 5 PELICANS PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Resident Pink-backed Pelican Pelicanus rufescens Visitor CORMORANTS SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Reed (Long-tailed) Microcarbo africanus Resident Cormorant White-breasted Phalacrocorax lucidus Visitor Cormorant DARTERS SULIFORMES: Anhingidae African Darter Anhinga rufa Visitor SECRETARYBIRD** ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae Sagittarius Secretarybird Vulnerable Resident serpentarius EAGLES, VULTURES, HAWKS, BUZZARDS, HARRIERS & KITES ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae Black-winged Elanus caeruleus Resident (-shouldered) Kite Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Migrant African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Migrant Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Endangered Migrant 6 BIRD’S CHECKLIST White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Endangered Resident Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli Endangered Resident Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Resident Black-chested Snake Circaetus pectoralis Resident Eagle Near- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Resident threatened Near- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Resident threatened Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Migrant Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Resident Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Migrant African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster Resident Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Resident Eastern Chanting Melierax poliopterus Resident Goshawk African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Migrant Shikra Accipiter badius Migrant Eurasian Marsh Circus aeruginosus Migrant Harrier Near- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Migrant threatened Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Migrant Black Kite Milvus migrans Migrant OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 7 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Resident Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Migrant Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Resident FALCONS & KESTRELS FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Migrant Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Migrant Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides Resident Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Migrant Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Migrant BUSTARDS OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Resident Eupodotis White-bellied Bustard Resident senegalensis Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana Resident Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster Resident FINFOOTS GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae African Finfoot Podica senegalensis Resident 8 BIRD’S CHECKLIST CRAKES & RAILS GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Resident Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Resident Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Resident CRANES GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Endangered Resident BUTTONQUAILS CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Migrant THICK-KNEES CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Resident STILTS & AVOCETS CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Himantopus Black-winged Stilt Migrant himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Migrant JACANA CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Visitor OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 9 PLOVERS & LAPWINGS CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus Resident Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris Resident Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus Resident Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Resident Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Migrant Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Resident Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Resident PAINTED-SNIPES CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae Rostratula Greater Painted-snipe Migrant benghalensis SANDPIPERS & SNIPES CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis Migrant Common Redshank Tringa totanus Migrant Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Migrant Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Migrant Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Migrant Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Migrant 10 BIRD’S CHECKLIST Ruff Philomachus pugnax Migrant Little Stint Calidris minuta Migrant COURSERS & PRATINCOLES CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Migrant Heuglin’s Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus Migrant Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Visitor GULLS & TERNS CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Chroicocephalus Grey-headed Gull Migrant cirrocephalus White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Migrant DOVES & PIGEONS COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Resident African Mourning Streptopelia decipiens Resident Dove Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens Resident Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Visitor Streptopelia Red-eyed Dove Resident semitorquata Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Resident OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 11 Spilopelia Laughing Dove Resident senegalensis Emerald-spotted Wood Turtur chalcospilos Resident Dove African Green Pigeon Treron calvus Migrant PARROTS & LOVEBIRDS PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae Meyer's (Brown) Poicephalus meyeri Resident Parrot TURACOS & GO-AWAY-BIRDS** MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae White-bellied Corythaixoides Resident Go-away-bird leucogaster CUCKOOS & COUCALS CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Centropus White-browed Coucal Resident superciliosus Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Migrant Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Migrant Jacobin (Black-and- Clamator jacobinus
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