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Nairobi National Park, Kenya (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Map of Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Shopping trip.
Kenya Rufous Sparrow (
Passer rufocinctus
) - Female
Secretary-Bird (
Sagittarius serpentarius
)
Yellow-spotted Hyrax (
Heterohyrax brucei
)
Anubis Baboon (
Papio anubis
)
Cape Robin-Chat (
Cossypha caffra
)
Bronze Sunbird (
Nectarinia kilimensis
) - Male
Baglafecht Weaver (
Ploceus baglafecht
) - Female Reichenow's
Blacksmith Plover (
Vanellus armatus
)
Hippopotamus (
Hippopotamus amphibius
)
Purple Grenadier (
Granatina ianthinogaster
) - Male
Speckled Mousebird (
Colius striatus
)
Steenbok (
Raphicerus campestris
)
Burchell's Zebra (
Equus quagga
) - Wounded by Lion
Typical Striped Grass Mouse (
Lemniscomys striatus
)
Singing Cisticola (
Cisticola cantans
)
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher (
Melaenornis fischeri
)
Red-billed Firefinch (
Lagonosticta senegala
)
Martial Eagle (
Polemaetus bellicosus
)
Yellow-billed Stork (
Mycteria ibis
)
White-headed Barbet (
Lybius leucocephalus
)
Blue Wildebeest (
Connochaetes taurinus
)
Black-headed Heron (
Ardea melanocephala
)
Rufous-naped Lark (
Mirafra africana
)
Martial Eagle (
Polemaetus bellicosus
)
eland (
Taurotragus oryx
)
Black-shouldered Kite (
Elanus caeruleus
)
Cook's Hartebeest (
Alcelaphus buselaphus
)
Three-banded Plover (
Charadrius tricollaris
)
Ostrich (
Struthio camelus
)
Pied Kingfisher (
Ceryle rudis
)
Sacred Ibis (
Threskiornis aethiopicus
)
Cape Robin-Chat (
Cossypha caffra
) - Juvenile
Common Bulbul (
Pycnonotus barbatus
)
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater (
Merops oreobates
)
European Bee-eater (
Merops apiaster
)
Abyssinian Thrush (
Turdus abyssinicus
)
Black-backed Puffback (
Dryoscopus cubla
)
Long-tailed Fiscal (
Lanius cabanisi
)
Variable Sunbird (
Cinnyris venustus
) - Male
Purple Grenadier (
Granatina ianthinogaster
) - Female
Bronze Sunbird (
Nectarinia kilimensis
) - Female
Variable Sunbird (
Cinnyris venustus
) - Female
Helmeted Guineafowl (
Numida meleagris
)
Wood Sandpiper (
Tringa glareola
)
Baglafecht Weaver (
Ploceus baglafecht
) - Juvenile Reichnow's
National Park on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Trips
Kenya Solar Eclipse
10/24/2013
: After a very long 24 hours in the air, I arrived in Nairobi. I met my friend in the airport, and we headed out to our hotel just outside the gates of Nairobi National Park. Following breakfast, we did a driving safari around the main roads in the park.
Despite the proximity to the city, there were plenty of large mammals in the park, and ostriches grazed with skyscrapers in the background. The park is mostly or maybe completely surrounded by fencing, however, so there is a bit of a zoo feeling about it. Still, it was a lot wilder than one would expect so near a large city.
Next Visit (Naivasha: 10/25/2013)
Species Recorded (82)
Birds ( 61 )
Ostriches ( Struthionidae )
Ostrich -
Struthio camelus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
White-backed Vulture -
Gyps africanus
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
African Darter -
Anhinga rufa
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron -
Ardea melanocephala
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
African Spoonbill -
Platalea alba
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Sacred Ibis -
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hamerkops ( Scopidae )
Hamerkop -
Scopus umbretta
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Marabou Stork -
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork -
Mycteria ibis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Egyptian Goose -
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black-winged Kite -
Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Martial Eagle -
Polemaetus bellicosus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Yellow-necked Francolin -
Pternistis leucoscepus
Secretarybirds ( Sagittariidae )
Secretarybird -
Sagittarius serpentarius
Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl -
Numida meleagris
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Three-banded Plover -
Charadrius tricollaris
Blacksmith Plover -
Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing -
Vanellus spinosus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt -
Himantopus himantopus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Little Stint -
Calidris minuta
Wood Sandpiper -
Tringa glareola
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Ring-necked Dove -
Streptopelia capicola
Dusky Turtle-Dove -
Streptopelia lugens
Red-eyed Dove -
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green-Pigeon -
Treron calvus
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
White-bellied Go-away-bird -
Corythaixoides leucogaster
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Nyanza Swift -
Apus niansae
Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
Speckled Mousebird -
Colius striatus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Variable Sunbird -
Cinnyris venustus
Bronze Sunbird -
Nectarinia kilimensis
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Pied Kingfisher -
Ceryle rudis
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
European Bee-eater -
Merops apiaster
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater -
Merops oreobates
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
White-headed Barbet -
Lybius leucocephalus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Rufous-naped Lark -
Mirafra africana
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Common Bulbul -
Pycnonotus barbatus
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Yellow-breasted Apalis -
Apalis flavida
Singing Cisticola -
Cisticola cantans
Black-collared Apalis -
Oreolais pulcher
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Pied Crow -
Corvus albus
Black-backed Puffback -
Dryoscopus cubla
Gonoleks ( Malaconotidae )
Tropical Boubou -
Laniarius major
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Cape Robin-Chat -
Cossypha caffra
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher -
Melaenornis fischeri
Abyssinian Thrush -
Turdus abyssinicus
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
African Pied Wagtail -
Motacilla aguimp
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Long-tailed Fiscal -
Lanius cabanisi
Northern Fiscal -
Lanius humeralis
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Superb Starling -
Lamprotornis superbus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Streaky Seedeater -
Crithagra striolata
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Grosbeak Weaver -
Amblyospiza albifrons
Purple Grenadier -
Granatina ianthinogaster
Red-billed Firefinch -
Lagonosticta senegala
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow -
Passer rufocinctus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver -
Plocepasser mahali
Baglafecht Weaver -
Ploceus baglafecht
Bronze Mannikin -
Spermestes cucullata
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