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SYSTEMATIC LIST<br />
Species which were heard but not seen are indicated by the symbol (H).<br />
Species which were not personally recorded by the leaders are indicated by the symbol (NL).<br />
STRUTHIONIDAE<br />
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus: Small numbers in Nairobi NP, Nakuru, Baringo, and the Mara.<br />
Somali Ostrich Struthio molybdophanes: Several sightings in Buffalo Springs. There is significant<br />
DNA evidence that suggests that this distinctive form is a different species from the pinknecked<br />
form above.<br />
PODICIPEDIDAE<br />
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis: Good numbers at Thika sewage ponds and at Nakuru; a few<br />
others elsewhere.<br />
PELECANIDAE<br />
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus: About 2000 at Lake Nakuru were a truly spectacular<br />
sight; a few more at Baringo.<br />
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens: Two singles on roadside pools were the only sightings.<br />
PHALACROCORACIDAE<br />
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus: Good numbers at Nakuru and Baringo.<br />
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus: Small numbers at several sites.<br />
ARDEIDAE<br />
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax: Several at a dam near Nyahururu and at Baringo.<br />
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis: Common and widespread.<br />
Little Egret Egretta garzetta: Just a few at Nakuru, Baringo and the Mara.<br />
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides: Several at Nakuru, Baringo and the Mara.<br />
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris: Six birds seen in the Mara.<br />
Green-backed Heron (Striated Heron) Butorides striatus: Singles at Samburu and Baringo.<br />
Yellow-billed Egret (Intermediate Egret) Mesophoyx intermedia: Small numbers, including a dozen at<br />
Baringo.<br />
Great Egret Casmerodius albus: About 20 at Nakuru, and a few more at Baringo.<br />
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea: Widespread in small numbers.<br />
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea: A single near Nyahururu was the only sighting.<br />
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath: A monster of a heron; surprisingly, one at the Musiara Swamp was the<br />
only sighting this year.<br />
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala: Widespread, with good numbers in the Mara; usually in<br />
drier habitats than Grey Heron.<br />
SCOPIDAE<br />
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta: A common bird which builds such huge nests.<br />
CICONIIDAE<br />
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus: After a single on the journey to the Mara, we found a nest<br />
with a pair and one chick on the edge of our camp.<br />
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis: Singles in Nairobi NP and Nakuru, and three<br />
pairs (two with young) in the Mara – a good showing for this spectacular bird.<br />
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus: Widespread and common.<br />
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis: Commonly seen.<br />
4 <strong>Birdquest</strong>: The Best of Kenya 2005
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