Kenya

What is recorded in Kenya

Species

2,902

Grid cells

25,688

Records

2,422,097

Years covered

1980-2026

• Insects 1,183
• Birds 955
• Bony fish 361
• Mammals 237
• Reptiles 88
• Amphibians 71
• Sharks and rays 7

These are species with at least one recorded territory in Kenya, not a national checklist: a bird list from eBird or Avibase is more complete. The counts follow recording effort as much as wildlife, so a country with more visitors and more naturalists will show more of both.

Most recorded here

The species with the most open occurrence records in Kenya, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.

mammal

Not assessed · location generalised

Suni

Neotragus moschatus

44,278 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

34,833 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

27,789 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

21,247 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

20,591 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

20,333 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

19,515 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

16,989 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

16,747 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

15,877 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

15,633 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

15,458 records