Bird list in mount Longonot national park

Bird list in mount Longonot national park : Mount Longonot national park is an excellent tourist destination in Kenya located in the great rift valley of Kenya in the rift valley province south east of Lake Naivasha in nakuru district.  Mount Longonot national park covers an area of 52 square kilometers and located at a distance of 90 kilometers North West of Nairobi city and lies close to hells gate national park.

Mount Longonot national park is a recognized bird area grouped among the important birding areas in Kenya, mountain Longonot national park is a home to many over 110 bird species with 1 introduced bird species. The park is heavily forested which create a comfortable home for a huge population of birds sighted in the park, the park is situated in the great rift valley of Kenya which explains why its bird population consists of rift type of birds. Mount Longonot national park is a birding paradise for bird lovers as it is easy to see many birds upon your visit in the park, according to Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone below is the list of birds found in mount Longonot national park

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mount longonot national park birds

STRUTHIONIFORMES

Struthionformes species in mount Longonot national park include Common Ostrich

ANSERIFORMES

Anseriformes in mount Longonot national park include Fulvous Whistling-Duck and Egyptian Goose

GALLIFORMES

Galliformes in mount Longonot national park are of two species such as

  • Numididae species including Helmeted Guinea fowl
  • Phasianidae species such as Scaly Francolin, Hildebrandt’s Francolin and Yellow-necked Francolin

COLUMBIFORMES

Columbiformes in mount Longonot national park include Speckled Pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Ring-necked Dove and Laughing Dove

OTIDIFORMES

Otidiformes species in mount Longonot national park include Kori Bustard

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CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Caprimulgiformes in mount Longonot national park are of two species that is

  • Caprimulgidae species such as Abyssinian Nightjar
  • Apodidae species such as Mottled Swift, Common Swift, Nyanza Swift, African Swift and Horus Swift

GRUIFORMES

Gruiformes species in mount Longonot national park include Gray Crowned-Crane

CHARADRIIFORMES

Charadriiformes species in mount Longonot national park include Spur-winged Lapwing and Crowned Lapwing

CICONIIFORMES

Ciconiiformes species in mount Longonot national park include Black Stork

PELECANIFORMES

Pelecaniformes species in mount Longonot national park are of various species such as

  • Ardeidae species such as Black-headed Heron
  • Threskiornithidae species such as Hadada Ibis

ACCIPITRIFORMES

Accipitriformes species in mount Longonot national park are of various species such as

  • Accipitridae species such as Scissor-tailed Kite, Egyptian Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, Steppe Eagle, Verreaux’s Eagle, Montagu’s Harrier, Shikra, Rufous-breasted Sparrow hawk, Black Kite and Augur Buzzard.
  • Sagittariidae species such as Secretary bird

BUCEROTIFORMES

Bucerotiformes species in mount Longonot national park is of various species such as

  • Upupidae species such as Eurasian Hoopoe
  • Phoeniculidae species such as Common Scimitar bill
  • Bucerotidae species such as African Gray Hornbill

CORACIIFORMES

Coraciiformes in mount Longonot national park are of various species such as

  • Alcedinidae species such as Pied Kingfisher
  • Meropidae species such as White-fronted Bee-eater and Little Bee-eater
  • Coraciidae species such as Lilac-breasted Roller and Rufous-crowned Roller

FALCONIFORMES

Falconiformes species in mount Longonot national park include Lesser Kestrel, Lanner Falcon and Peregrine Falcon.

PASSERIFORMES

Passeriformes species in mountain Longonot national park are of various species such as

  • Platysteiridae species include Chinspot Batis
  • Malaconotidae species include Tropical Boubou
  • Laniidae species such as Northern Fiscal and White-rumped Shrike
  • Corvidae species such as Cape Crow and Pied Crow
  • Paridae species such as Red-throated Tit
  • Alaudidae species such as Rufous-naped Lark and Red-capped Lark
  • Macrosphenidae species such as Red-faced Crombec
  • Cisticolidae species such as Gray Wren-Warbler, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Hunter’s Cisticola, Rattling Cisticola, Wailing Cisticola and Winding Cisticola.
  • Hirundinidae species such as Plain Martin, Rock Martin, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow and Common House-Martin and many more.
  • Pycnonotidae species include Common Bulbul
  • Zosteropidae species include Pale White-eye and African Yellow White-eye
  • Leiothrichidae species include Black-lored Babbler
  • Sturnidae species include Red-winged Starling, Superb Starling and Greater Blue-eared Starling
  • Turdidae species include Abyssinian Thrush
  • Muscicapidae species include African Gray Flycatcher, Cape Robin-Chat, White-browed Robin-Chat, Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, African Stonechat, Northern Anteater-Chat, Northern Wheatear, Capped Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Pied Wheatear and Abyssinian Wheatear
  • Nectariniidae species include Variable Sunbird, Bronze Sunbird and Scarlet-chested Sunbird
  • Ploceidae species include Red-headed Weaver, Baglafecht Weaver, Speke’s Weaver, Yellow Bishop, Red-collared Widowbird and Jackson’s Widowbird
  • Estrildidae species include Purple Grenadier
  • Passeridae species include Kenya Rufous Sparrow, Northern Gray-headed Sparrow and Chestnut Sparrow
  • Motacillidae species include Western Yellow Wagtail, African Pied Wagtail, African Pipit and Long-billed Pipit
  • Fringillidae species include Reichenow’s Seedeater, Brimstone Canary, Streaky Seedeater and Yellow-crowned Canary
  • Emberizidae species include Golden-breasted Bunting and Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
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