Uncommon Birds in Kenya
Our list for Kenya has 67 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 34 residents and 33 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Kenya in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 67, most common first
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–May
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesResidentUncommon210–275 cmRecorded all year
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Sep–May
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–May
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