List of AVES species in Kenya
This is a list of AVES in Kenya according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
| scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthus melindae | Malindi Pipit | 22718497 | LC |
| Turdoides hypoleuca | Northern Pied-Babbler | 22716469 | LC |
| Turdoides hindei | Hinde's Pied Babbler | 22716480 | VU |
| Anthus sokokensis | Sokoke Pipit | 22718542 | EN |
| Cryptolybia olivacea | Green Barbet | 22681732 | LC |
| Pogoniulus leucomystax | Moustached Tinkerbird | 22681747 | LC |
| Pogoniulus simplex | African Green-Tinkerbird | 22681754 | LC |
| Oriolus chlorocephalus | Green-headed Oriole | 22706400 | LC |
| Zosterops kikuyuensis | Kikuyu White-eye | 103891215 | LC |
| Histurgops ruficauda | Rufous-tailed Weaver | 22718711 | LC |
| Pogonornis melanopterus | Brown-breasted Barbet | 22681849 | LC |
| Trachyphonus usambiro | Usambiro Barbet | 22681900 | LC |
| Poeoptera kenricki | Kenrick's Starling | 22710583 | LC |
| Zosterops mbuluensis | Mbulu White-eye | 103891253 | LC |
| Ploceus subaureus | African Golden-Weaver | 22718811 | LC |
| Ploceus castaneiceps | Taveta Golden Weaver | 22718841 | LC |
| Notopholia corusca | Black-bellied Glossy-Starling | 22710661 | LC |
| Sarothrura affinis | Red-tailed Flufftail | 22692236 | LC |
| Trachyphonus emini | Emin's Barbet | 22726010 | LC |
| Ploceus golandi | Clarke's Weaver | 22718945 | EN |
| Arizelocichla striifacies | Olive-headed Greenbul | 22712821 | LC |
| Lamprotornis hildebrandti | Hildebrandt's Starling | 22710779 | LC |
| Batis minor | Black-headed Batis | 22725117 | LC |
| Poeoptera femoralis | Abbott's Starling | 22710787 | VU |
| Turdus helleri | Taita Thrush | 22708740 | CR |
| Lamprotornis unicolor | Ashy Starling | 22710821 | LC |
| Phyllastrephus fischeri | Fischer's Greenbul | 22712896 | LC |
| Tauraco fischeri | Fischer's Turaco | 22688327 | NT |
| Stactolaema leucotis | White-eared Barbet | 22726050 | LC |
| Guttera pucherani | Crested Guineafowl | 22725212 | LC |
| Mirafra williamsi | Williams's Lark | 22717028 | LC |
| Tauraco hartlaubi | Hartlaub's Turaco | 22688365 | LC |
| Treron delalandii | Grey-breasted Green-pigeon | 45433495 | LC |
| Cinnyris tsavoensis | Tsavo Sunbird | 103801517 | LC |
| Laniarius nigerrimus | Somali Boubou | 22735536 | LC |
| Laniarius sublacteus | East Coast Boubou | 22735541 | LC |
| Scleroptila elgonensis | Elgon Francolin | 22727349 | NT |
| Euplectes diadematus | Fire-fronted Bishop | 22719168 | LC |
| Cinnyris mediocris | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | 103799498 | LC |
| Euplectes nigroventris | Zanzibar Red Bishop | 22719191 | LC |
| Nicator gularis | Eastern Nicator | 22713100 | LC |
| Euplectes jacksoni | Jackson's Whydah | 22719249 | NT |
| Tockus jacksoni | Jackson's Hornbill | 22682388 | LC |
| Macrosphenus kretschmeri | Kretschmer's Longbill | 22715166 | LC |
| Otus ireneae | Sokoke Scops-Owl | 22688565 | EN |
| Cinnyris usambaricus | Usambara Double-collared Sunbird | 103799620 | NT |
| Erythrocercus holochlorus | Little Yellow Flycatcher | 22707012 | LC |
| Phylloscopus ruficapilla | Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler | 22715207 | LC |
| Lanius cabanisi | Long-tailed Fiscal | 22705057 | LC |
| Cisticola hunteri | Hunter's Cisticola | 22713309 | LC |
| Cisticola restrictus | Tana River Cisticola | 22713394 | DD |
| Cisticola aberdare | Aberdare Cisticola | 22713436 | VU |
| Apus berliozi | Forbes-Watson's Swift | 22686831 | LC |
| Anthreptes reichenowi | Plain-backed Sunbird | 22717602 | NT |
| Anthreptes neglectus | Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird | 22717645 | LC |
| Hedydipna pallidigaster | Amani Sunbird | 22717653 | EN |
| Cyanomitra verreauxii | Mouse-colored Sunbird | 22717699 | LC |
| Campethera mombassica | Mombasa Woodpecker | 22680906 | LC |
| Pternistis jacksoni | Jackson's Francolin | 22678887 | LC |
| Circaetus fasciolatus | Fasciated Snake-Eagle | 22695277 | NT |
| Apalis fuscigularis | Taita Apalis | 22713719 | CR |
| Anthoscopus sylviella | Buff-bellied Penduline-Tit | 22711674 | LC |
| Apalis chariessa | White-winged Apalis | 22713737 | NT |
| Sheppardia gunningi | East Coast Akalat | 22709650 | NT |
| Lybius senex | Brown-and-white Barbet | 22726079 | LC |
| Apalis melanocephala | Black-headed Apalis | 22713811 | LC |
| Apalis karamojae | Karamoja Apalis | 22713830 | VU |
| Batis mixta | Forest Batis | 103704094 | LC |
| Anaplectes jubaensis | Red Weaver | 103812651 | LC |
| Prionops poliolophus | Grey-crested Helmet Shrike | 22707760 | NT |
| Cinnyris chalcomelas | Violet-breasted Sunbird | 22718012 | LC |
| Melaniparus fringillinus | Red-throated Tit | 22711869 | LC |
| Prionops scopifrons | Chestnut-fronted Helmet Shrike | 22707801 | LC |
| Zosterops kulalensis | Kulal White-eye | 22713949 | NT |
| Crithagra hyposticta | East African Citril | 22720098 | LC |
| Zosterops silvanus | Taita White-eye | 22713957 | EN |
| Cinnyris melanogastrus | Gorgeous Sunbird | 103800445 | LC |
| Halcyon senegaloides | Mangrove Kingfisher | 22683265 | LC |
| Poicephalus cryptoxanthus | Brown-headed Parrot | 22685317 | LC |
| Batis soror | Mozambique Batis | 22707868 | LC |
| Crithagra buchanani | Kenya Grosbeak-Canary | 22720191 | LC |
| Passer rufocinctus | Kenya Rufous-Sparrow | 22718206 | LC |
| Passer suahelicus | Swahili Sparrow | 22718249 | LC |
| Cisticola haematocephalus | Coastal Cisticola | 103776144 | LC |
| Phyllastrephus debilis | Lowland Tiny Greenbul | 103819211 | LC |
| Macronyx aurantiigula | Pangani Longclaw | 22718428 | LC |
| Macronyx sharpei | Sharpe's Pipit | 22718436 | EN |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: