Birds in Lake Naivasha National Park
Birds in Lake Naivasha National Park : Lake Naivasha national park is a great scenic national park situated in the Great Rift Valley in a distance of 90 kilometers northwest of Nairobi, Lake Naivasha is a great birding situated in Kenya with over 400 bird species which habit in the park most especially on the shores of the beautiful lake Naivasha. Recorded bird species in Lake Naivasha national park include globally threatened species, rare species, endangered species, migratory species, near threatened, endangered and critically endangered which are listed as below.
Ducks
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- White-backed Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Garganey
- Hottentot Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Red-billed Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Southern Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Maccoa Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Common Quail
- Coqui Francolin
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
- Speckled Pigeon
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
Cuckoos
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- White-browed Coucal
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Klaas’s Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Nightjar
Swifts
- Common Swift
- Nyanza Swift
- Horus Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Rail
- African Crake
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Red-knobbed Coot
- African Swamphen
- Striped Crake
- Black Crake
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Long-toed Lapwing
- Blacksmith Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Lesser Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Caspian Plover
- Kittlitz’s Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Three-banded Plover
Jacanas
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Whimbrel
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck’s Stint
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
- Terek Sandpiper
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- African Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Gull-billed Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- African Skimmer
Storks
- African Openbill
- Black 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
- Black Heron
- Cattle Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Striated Heron
- Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- African Spoonbill
Secretary-bird
- Secretary bird
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- European Honey-buzzard
- Pernis
- Long-crested Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Wahlberg’s Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Verreaux’s Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
- African Marsh-Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Little Sparrow hawk
- Black Goshawk
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Augur Buzzard
Owls
- Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
Hoopoes
- African Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- Violet Woodhoopoe
- Common Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Crowned Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
Kingfishers
- Malachite Kingfisher
- African Pygmy-Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Bee-eaters
- White-fronted Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- Madagascar Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Rollers
- European Roller
- Lilac-breasted Roller
African Barbets
- White-headed Barbet
Honeyguides
- Green-backed Honeyguide
- Wahlberg’s Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Nubian Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Greater Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Eleonora’s Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker
- Falcon
Parrots
- Fischer’s Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Black-headed Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Chinspot Batis
Bushshrikes
- Brubru
- Tropical Boubou
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
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 Crow
- Pied Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-bellied Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit
- African Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Rufous-naped Lark
- Red-capped Lark
Nicators
- Eastern Nicator
African Warblers
- Northern Crombec
- 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
- Winding Cisticola**
- Stout Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- African Yellow-Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Eurasian Reed Warbler
- Basra Reed Warbler
- Lesser Swamp Warbler
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warble
Swallows
- Plain Martin
- Bank Swallow/
- Riparia
- Banded Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Angola Swallow
- Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Common House-Martin
Bulbuls
- Cabanis’s Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Willow Warbler
- Brown Woodland-Warbler
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies
- African Hill Babbler
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Kikuyu White-eye
- African Yellow White-eye
Laughing thrushes and Allies
- Black-lored Babbler
- Arrow-marked Babbler
Oxpeckers
- Red-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Wattled Starling
- Red-winged Starling
- Waller’s Starling
- Hildebrandt’s Starling
- Rueppell’s Starling
- Superb Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Abyssinian Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- African Gray Flycatcher
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
- Cape Robin-Chat
- Rueppell’s Robin-Chat
- White-browed Robin-Chat
- White-starred Robin
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Common Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- African Stonechat
- Northern Anteater-Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Capped Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Collared Sunbird
- Amethyst Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Bronze Sunbird
- Golden-winged Sunbird
- Red-chested Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
- Red-headed Weaver
- Baglafecht Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Holub’s Golden-Weaver
- Lesser Masked-Weaver
- Speke’s Weaver Red-billed
- White-winged Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Common Waxbill
- Purple Grenadier
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Village Indigobird
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Kenya Rufous Sparrow
- Chestnut Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Cape Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- African Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Sharpe’s Longclaw
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches, euphonias, and Allies
- African Citril
- White-bellied Canary
- Brimstone Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
- Thick-billed Seedeater
