Smaller Birds
(Developing list of species within 30 km radius of KV)
Habitat key:     KV = Hotel area    HG = Highlands general    VB = Valley bushland    VL = Valley lakes
Double-toothed Barbet
African Paradise Flycatcher
African Jacana or Lily trotter
Pied Kingfishers
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Sparrow-weaver (white browed ?)
Red-headed weaver
Green Wood Hoopoe
KERIO VIEW
Vervet monkey
Elephant & calf
Mole rat
Crowned Crane
Snake
Striped moth
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Timaliidae
Turdoides plebejus cinereus

Capitonidae
Trachyphonus darnaudi
Lybius bidentatus aequatorialis

Meropidae
Merops nubicus
Merops oreobates
Merops pusillus cyanosticus
Dicrocercus hirundineus

Euplectes
Euplectes Jacksoni

Pycnonotidae
Pycnonotus barbatus
Andropadus nigriceps
Phyllastrephus strepitans
Andropadus latirostris latirostris

Cuculidae
Cuculus solitarius

Campephagidae

Columbidae
Treron calva gibberifrons
Turtur chalcospilos
Streptopelia s. senegalensis
Oena c. capensis
Streptopelia semitorquata
Streptopelia capicola
Columba guinea guinea

Dicuridae
Dicurus a. adsimilis


Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Lonchura cucullata scutata
Uraeginthus bengalus

Fringillidae
Serinus citrinelloides
Serinus striolatus
Serinus canicollis flavivertex

Muscicapidae
Terpsiphone viridis
Melaenornis fischeri fischeri

Scopidae
Scopus umbretta

Indicatoridae
Indicator minor
Indicator variegatus

Upupidae

Jacanidae
Actophilornis africanus

Alcedinidae
Halcyon l. leucocephala
Ceryle r. rudis
Ispidina picta

Alaudidae

Coliidae
Colius striatus

Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgus poliocephalus

Strigidae
Tyto alba

Psittacidae
Poicephalus meyeri

Charadriidae
Vanellus spinosus

Coraciidae
Coracius caudata
Coracius naevia

Laniidae
Laniarius erythrogaster
Lanius collaris humeralis
Lanius e. excubitoroides
Lanius cabanisi
Laniarius aethiopicus

Sturnidae
Lamprocolius chalybaeus
Spreo hilderbrandti
Onychognathus morio
Lamprocolius purpuropterus
Onychognathus tenuirostris theresae
Spreo superbus

Nectariinidae
Nectarina amethystina
Nectarinia kilimensis
Nectarina famosa
Nectarina preussi kikuyuemsis
Nectarina tacazze
Nectarina venusta falkensteini

Hirundinidae
Psalidroprocne holomelaena
Delichon u. urbica
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo senegalensis
Hirundo fuligula fusciventris

Apodidae
Apus barbatus roehli
Apus apus aequatorialis
Apus niansae

Turdidae
Cossypha caphra iolaema
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Monticola r. rufocinereus
Saxicola torquata
Cossypha heuglini heuglini

Certhiidae

Trogonidae

Paridae
Parus afer
Parus albiventris

Motacillidae
Mottacilla aguimp
Motacilla clara torrentium

Sylviidae
Phylloscopus umbrovirens mackenzianus
Chloropeta natalensis
Apalis c. cinerea
Chloropeta similis

Ploceidae
Ploceus baglafecht
Ploceus g. gambensis
Passer griseus
Passer rufocinctus
Anaplectes rubriceps
Othyphantes reichenowi
Hyphanturgus ocularis
Ploceus spekei
Bubalornis albirostris
Plocepasser mahali melanorhyncus
Dinemellia dinemellia boehmi

Zosteropidae

Phoeniculidae
Rhinopomastus minor

Picidae
Dendropicos goertae rhodeogaster
BABBLERS and CHATTERERS
Brown babbler

BARBETS
D'arnaud's barbet
Double-toothed barbet

BEE-EATERS
Carmine bee-eater
Cinnamon-chested bee-eater
Little bee-eater
Swallow-tailed bee-eater

BISHOP AND WIDOW BIRDS
Jackson's widow bird

BULBULS, GREENBULS, BRISTLEBILLS
Common (Dark-capped) (Yellow-vented) bulbul
Mountain greenbul
Northern brownbul
Yellow-whiskered greenbul

CUCKOOS and COUCALS
Red-chested cuckoo

CUCKOO SHRIKES

DOVES and PIGEONS
African green pigeon
Emerald-spotted wood dove
Laughing (Palm) dove
Namaqua dove
Red-eyed dove
Ring-necked dove
Speckled pigeon

DRONGOS
Common drongo

ESRILDIDS (CORDON-BLEUS, FIREFINCHES ETC.)
Blue-capped cordon-bleu
Bronze mannikin
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu

FINCHES / CANARIES
African citril
Streaky seed-eater
Yellow-crowned canary

FLYCATCHERS, SHRIKE FLYCATCHERS
African paradise flycatcher
White-eyed slaty flycatcher

HAMMERKOP
Hammerkop

HONEY GUIDES
Lesser honeyguide
Scaly-throated honeyguide

HOOPOES

JACANAS (LILLY TROTTERS)
African jacana

KINGFISHERS
Grey-headed kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Pygmy kingfisher

LARKS

MOUSEBIRDS / COLIES
Speckled mousebird

NIGHTJARS
Abyssinian nightjar

OWLS
African barn owl

PARROTS
Brown parrot

PLOVERS
Spur-winged plover

ROLLERS
Lilac-breasted roller
Rufous-crowned roller

SHRIKES
Black-headed gonalek
Fiscal shrike
Grey-backed fiscal
Long-tailed fiscal shrike
Tropical Boubou

STARLINGS
Greater blue-eared glossy starling
Hildebrandt's starling
Redwing starling
Ruppell's long-tailed starling
Slender-billed starling
Superb starling

SUNBIRDS
Amethyst sunbird
Bronzy sunbird
Malachite sunbird
Northern double-collared sunbird
Tacazze sunbird
Variable sunbird

SWALLOWS and MARTINS
Black roughwing swallow
Common house martin
European swallow
Mosque swallow
Rock martin

SWIFTS
African black swift
Mottled swift
Nyanza swift

THRUSHES, WHEATEARS and CHATS
Cape robin-chat
Cliff chat
Little rock thrush
Stonechat
White-browed robin-chat

TREE CREEPERS

TROGONS

TITS
Grey tit
White-breasted tit

WAGTAILS and PIPITS
African pied wagtail
Mountain wagtail

WARBLERS & RELATIVES
Brown woodland warbler
Dark-capped yellow warbler
Grey apalis
Mountain yellow warbler

WEAVERS, SPARROWS and WAXBILLS
Baglafecht weaver
Black-headed (Village) weaver
Grey-headed sparrow
Kenya rufous sparrow
Red-headed weaver
Reichenow's weaver
Spectacled weaver
Speke's weaver
White-billed buffalo-weaver
White-browed sparrow-weaver
White-headed buffalo-weaver

WHITE-EYES

WOOD HOOPOES / SCIMITAR-BILLS
Abyssinian scimitar-bill

WOODPECKERS
Grey Woodpecker
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