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 93–115 of 121 species

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Feb

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

Little Tern

Sternula albifronsLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec–May

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

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

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

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnixLC

ResidentRare

Regularly Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
African Marsh Harrier

African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Honey-buzzard

European Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubiusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

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

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Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Mar

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

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Senegal Thick-knee

Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensisLC

ResidentRare

Regularly Apr–Feb

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

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougalliiLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Oct

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

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterusEN

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Aug–May

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

Redshank

Tringa totanusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Dec

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

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostrisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Aug

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

Corncrake

Crex crexLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Mar

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

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Thekla's Lark

Thekla's Lark

Galerida theklaeLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eleonora's Falcon

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonoraeLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

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

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegusNT

ScarceRare

Regularly May

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

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacusEN

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Oct

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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