Bird List in Lake Nakuru National Park
Bird List in Lake Nakuru National Park : Lake Nakuru national park is a haven for wildlife and one of the ideal destination in Kenya for both wildlife viewing and birding safaris, this national park lies on the floor of the Great Rift Valley covering an area of 188 square kilometers comprising of wooded and bushy grasslands. Lake Nakuru national park is listed among the top birding destinations in Kenya hosting a large population of birds with over 312 bird species, birds in Lake Nakuru national park mostly habit on the shores of Lake Nakuru.
Lake Nakuru national park is famous for hosting thousands of pink shaded greater and lesser flamingoes which crowd the shores of Lake Nakuru creating a pink shade, among the bird population in Lake Nakuru national park there are endemic spices, near endemic species, resident species and migratory species.
Below is the list of birds found in Lake Nakuru national park
Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Ducks
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Garganey
- Hottentot Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Cape Teal
- Red-billed Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Southern Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Maccoa Duck
Guinea fowl
Helmeted Guinea fowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hildebrandt’s Francolin
- Coqui Francolin
Flamingos
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
Little Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
- Speckled Pigeon
- Dusky Turtle-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Namaqua Dove
Sand grouse
- Black-faced Sand grouse
Bustards
- White-bellied Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Cuckoos
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- White-browed Coucal
- Levaillant’s Cuckoo
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Klaas’s Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Common Swift
- Nyanza Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- African Palm-Swift
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Red-knobbed Coot
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Blacksmith Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-winged Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Lesser Sand-Plover
- Caspian Plover
- Kittlitz’s Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Three-banded Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Sandpipers and Allies
- Whimbrel
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck’s Stint
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
- Terek Sandpiper
- Great Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
Crab Plover
- Crab-Plover
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
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- Gray-hooded Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gull-billed Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Whiskered Tern
Storks
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- Black Stork
- Abdim’s Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Long-tailed Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Gray Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- Goliath Heron
- Purple Heron
- Great Egret
- Intermediate Egret
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Cattle Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Striated Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- African Spoonbill
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Scissor-tailed Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- White-headed Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rueppell’s Griffon
- Bateleur
- Black-chested Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Wahlberg’s Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- African Goshawk
- Black Goshawk
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Common Buzzard
- Augur Buzzard
Owls
- Spotted Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
Mouse birds
- Speckled Mouse bird
- Blue-naped Mouse bird
Hoopoes
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- Eurasian Hoopoe
- African Hoopoe
Wood hoopoes and Scimitar bills
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- Green Wood hoopoe
- Violet Wood hoopoe
- Common Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- African Gray Hornbill
Kingfishers
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- Malachite Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Bee-eaters
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- White-fronted Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- Madagascar Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Rollers
- European Roller
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Rufous-crowned Roller
- Broad-billed Roller
African Barbets
- Red-fronted Tinker bird
- White-headed Barbet
Honey guides
- Pallid Honey guide
- Lesser Honey guide
- Scaly-throated Honey guide
- Greater Honey guide
Woodpeckers
- Rufous-necked Wryneck
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Bearded Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Mountain Gray Woodpecker
- Nubian Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Greater Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Eleonora’s Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
Parrots
- Meyer’s Parrot
Cuckoo shrikes
- Black Cuckoo-shrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Black-headed Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Chin spot Batis
Vangas, Helmet shrikes, and Allies
- White Helmet shrike
- Gray-crested Helmet shrike
Bush shrikes
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Tropical Boubou
Drongos
- Fork-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Northern Fiscal
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Cape Craw
- Pied Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-bellied Tit
Larks
- Foxy Lark
- Rufous-naped Lark
- Red-capped Lark
African Warblers
- Red-faced Crombec
Cisticolas and Allies
- Gray-backed Camaroptera
- Buff-bellied Warbler
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Gray Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Gray-capped Warbler
- Rattling Cisticola
- Wailing Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Eurasian Reed Warbler
Swallows
- Plain Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Banded Martin
- Rock Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Red-rumped Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- Common House-Martin
- Black Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Willow Warbler
Sylviid Warblers, Parrot bills, and Allies
- African Hill Babbler
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Brown Parisoma
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Kikuyu White-eye
Laughing thrushes and Allies
- Rufous Chatterer
- Arrow-marked Babbler
Oxpeckers
- Red-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Wattled Starling
- Hildebrandt’s Starling
- Rueppell’s Starling
- Superb Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Abyssinian Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- African Dusky Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- African Gray Flycatcher
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
- Red-backed Scrub-Robin
- Cape Robin-Chat
- Rueppell’s Robin-Chat
- White-browed Robin-Chat
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Common Redstart
- Little Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Mocking Cliff-Chat
- Northern Anteater-Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Abyssinian Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spider hunters
- Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Amethyst Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Bronze Sunbird
- Golden-winged Sunbird
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird
- Shining Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Baglafecht Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Lesser Masked-Weaver
- Speke’s Weaver
- Long-tailed Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Purple Grenadier
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Black-and-white Mannikin
Old World Sparrows
- Kenya Rufous Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- African Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Yellow-throated Long claw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Reichenow’s Seedeater
- Brimstone Canary
Old World Buntings
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
- Golden-breasted Bunting
