Birds in Kenya

121 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Kenya in September

83 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 83 birds in September

Arriving in September: Willow Warbler, European Bee-eater, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Golden Oriole, Common Snipe, Western Marsh-harrier, House Martin and 8 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Kenya each month: most in January (106), fewest in June (60). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Willow Warbler
Willow WarblerSmallest · 11cm
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Common Ostrich
Common OstrichLargest · 275cm
From the Willow Warbler (11 cm) to the Common Ostrich (275 cm)47 families

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All 121 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 121 species

Lanner Falcon

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicusLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garden Warbler

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borinLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Weaver

Little Weaver

Ploceus luteolusLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatusLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolorLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Nightjar

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Bittern

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melbaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckiiLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinereaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Tyto albaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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