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Birds in Kenya

Our list for Kenya has 121 bird species recorded regularly there: 53 residents, 49 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 13 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors

The list comes from 2.1 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
121
In October
99
Common
10
Busiest month
Nov

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed Drongo0.93%
  2. Egyptian GooseEgyptian Goose0.90%
  3. Pied CrowPied Crow0.83%
  4. Barn SwallowBarn Swallow0.82%
  5. Helmeted GuineafowlHelmeted Guineafowl0.62%
  6. Grey HeronGrey Heron0.59%

Arriving now

  1. Spotted FlycatcherSpotted FlycatcherSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.19%
  2. BuzzardBuzzardSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.16%
  3. Montagu's HarrierMontagu's HarrierSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  4. CuckooCuckooSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  5. Tree PipitTree PipitSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.02%
  6. KestrelKestrelSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%

Share of all bird records in Kenya in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Kenya

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Kenya

Records by month
Bird records in Kenya by month, 2019–2024
January174,807
February174,780
March135,421
April150,015
May170,825
June130,390
July162,709
August168,669
September145,418
October245,435
November291,412
December170,228

November has the most records (291,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 18
All 18 families in Kenya

How common

All 121 birds, A to Z

Show all 121 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Kenya?

121 species, each recorded regularly in Kenya (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 53 residents, 49 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 13 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Kenya, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Kenya in October?

99 species on our list for Kenya are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Pied Crow, Barn Swallow and Helmeted Guineafowl.

What are the most common birds in Kenya?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Kenya are Egyptian Goose, Barn Swallow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow and Grey Heron.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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