Maasai Mara National Reserve

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Photo © Susan Jane Golding — CC BY 4.0 — Source: Wikimedia Commons

Where the savanna opens into vast golden plains, the Talek sector of Maasai Mara National Reserve reveals an ecosystem shaped by an Aw tropical climate: a pronounced dry winter, when grasses cure to straw and waterholes shrink, followed by summer rains that revive the landscape. The terrain is classic East African grassland — rolling plains of red-earth soil, scattered acacia woodland, riverine thickets along seasonal watercourses, and low shrubland where drainage gathers. This mosaic of open grass and woody cover supports the full spectrum of savanna life: large grazing and browsing mammals moving in herds, big cats and other predators tracking them, scavengers working the margins, and a rich bird community of raptors, ground-dwelling species, and seed-eaters that follow the grass cycle. Water defines the rhythm here, concentrating wildlife near the Talek and its seasonal tributaries as the dry months bite.

For photographers and birdwatchers, the reserve rewards patience and timing above all. The dry winter delivers clear light, low vegetation, and animals clustered around shrinking water — ideal for long-lens work and for tracking predators across open ground. The rains transform the plains into green pasture, drawing herds and the scavengers and raptors that shadow them, while migrant birds join the resident community. Access is by road and light aircraft to airstrips serving the Talek area, with game drives and guided walks from surrounding camps. Come for the contrast between seasons, the dawn and dusk light over open grassland, and the chance to observe a functioning savanna food web — grazers, predators, and birds — in one of Africa's great wildlife theatres.

Struthio camelus

White-faced Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Red-billed Teal

Anas erythrorhyncha

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Coqui Francolin

Campocolinus coqui

Red-winged Francolin

Scleroptila levaillantii

Harlequin Quail

Coturnix delegorguei

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Pternistis hildebrandti

Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Caprimulgus natalensis

Caprimulgus inornatus

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Crinifer leucogaster

Schalow's Turaco

Tauraco schalowi

White-bellied Bustard

Eupodotis senegalensis

Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster

White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Centropus grillii

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Diederik Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Chrysococcyx klaas

Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Pterocles gutturalis

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Pterocles decoratus

African Olive Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Dusky Turtle Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Streptopelia semitorquata

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Spilopelia senegalensis

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

African Green Pigeon

Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Common Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Black-winged Lapwing

Vanellus melanopterus

Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

African Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Greater Painted-snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Actophilornis africanus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Tringa glareola

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Calidris pugnax

Double-banded Courser

Smutsornis africanus

Three-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Temminck's Courser

Cursorius temminckii

African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Yellow-billed Stork

Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Ciconia abdimii

African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Ciconia ciconia

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Bostrychia hagedash

African Spoonbill

Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Western Cattle Egret

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Scopus umbretta

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Terathopius ecaudatus

Western Banded Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens

Black-chested Snake Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Brown Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Aquila nipalensis

African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

African Fish Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

African Scops Owl

Otus senegalensis

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

African Wood Owl

Strix woodfordii

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Apaloderma narina

Green Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus minor

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Von der Decken's Hornbill

Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

African Grey Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Coracias naevius

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

African Pygmy Kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Pied Kingfisher

Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

D'Arnaud's Barbet

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus uropygialis

Red-fronted Barbet

Tricholaema diademata

Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

White-headed Barbet

Lybius leucocephalus

Double-toothed Barbet

Pogonornis bidentatus

Pallid Honeyguide

Indicator meliphilus

Red-throated Wryneck

Jynx ruficollis

Nubian Woodpecker

Campethera nubica

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

African Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos spodocephalus

Falco tinnunculus

Falco ardosiaceus

Falco biarmicus

Poicephalus meyeri

Black-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Grey-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Orange-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Slate-colored Boubou

Laniarius funebris

Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

African Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus ruppelli

Urolestes melanoleucus

Grey-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

African Blue Flycatcher

Elminia longicauda

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucopareia

Mirafra cheniana

Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea

Somali Short-toed Lark

Alaudala somalica

Pycnonotus barbatus

White-headed Saw-wing

Psalidoprocne albiceps

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Neophedina cincta

Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola

Riparia riparia

Red-throated Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

Hirundo rustica

Hirundo angolensis

Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

African Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus

Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Red-breasted Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Cecropis senegalensis

Moustached Grass Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Phylloscopus trochilus

Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Stout Cisticola

Cisticola robustus

Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Desert Cisticola

Cisticola aridulus

Black-backed Cisticola

Cisticola eximius

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

Cisticola brunnescens

Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Buff-bellied Warbler

Phyllolais pulchella

Yellow-breasted Apalis

Grey-capped Warbler

Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Northern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops senegalensis

Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei

Wattled Starling

Creatophora cinerea

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

Hildebrandt's Starling

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

White-browed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri

Northern Black Flycatcher

Melaenornis edolioides

Empidornis semipartitus

African Grey Flycatcher

Bradornis microrhynchus

African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Little Rock Thrush

Monticola rufocinereus

Common Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Saxicola rubetra

Myrmecocichla aethiops

Myrmecocichla nigra

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Oenanthe familiaris

Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Nectarinia kilimensis

Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris pyrgita

Chestnut Sparrow

Passer eminibey

Passer rufocinctus

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Swahili Sparrow

Passer suahelicus

Passer domesticus

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

Rufous-tailed Weaver

Histurgops ruficauda

Grey-capped Social Weaver

Pseudonigrita arnaudi

Speckle-fronted Weaver

Sporopipes frontalis

Thick-billed Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Holub's Golden Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Lesser Masked Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Vitelline Masked Weaver

Ploceus vitellinus

Ploceus cucullatus

Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Red-billed Quelea

Euplectes capensis

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Red-cowled Widowbird

Euplectes laticauda

Long-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes progne

Grey-headed Silverbill

Spermestes griseicapilla

Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Estrilda astrild

Ortygospiza atricollis

Purple Grenadier

Granatina ianthinogaster

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Blue-capped Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Green-winged Pytilia

Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Pin-tailed Whydah

Steel-blue Whydah

Vidua hypocherina

Straw-tailed Whydah

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Motacilla capensis

African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Rosy-throated Longclaw

Macronyx ameliae

Anthus cinnamomeus

Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Reichenow's Seedeater

Crithagra reichenowi

Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

White-bellied Canary

Crithagra dorsostriata

Southern Grosbeak-Canary

Crithagra buchanani

Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Streaky Seedeater

Crithagra striolata

Gallinago nigripennis

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Yellow-billed Duck

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Coturnix coturnix

Pternistis squamatus

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis leucoscepus

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Montane Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus

Freckled Nightjar

Caprimulgus tristigma

Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Tachymarptis melba

African Black Swift

White-rumped Swift

Eastern Plantain-eater

Crinifer zonurus

Hartlaub's Bustard

Lissotis hartlaubii

Blue-headed Coucal

Centropus monachus

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

Clamator jacobinus

African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Cuculus clamosus

Cuculus gularis

Cuculus canorus

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba delegorguei

Blue-spotted Wood Dove

Rallus caerulescens

Crecopsis egregia

Paragallinula angulata

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Recurvirostra avosetta

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Anarhynchus asiaticus

Gallinago gallinago

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Calidris minuta

Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Chlidonias hybrida

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Microcarbo africanus

Plegadis falcinellus

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Egretta ardesiaca

Egretta garzetta

Ardeola ralloides

Malagasy Pond Heron

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Sagittarius serpentarius

Pandion haliaetus

Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

Necrosyrtes monachus

White-backed Vulture

Macheiramphus alcinus

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Polemaetus bellicosus

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus ayresii

Hieraaetus pennatus

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Micronisus gabar

Eastern Chanting Goshawk

Melierax poliopterus

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Accipiter ovampensis

Circus macrourus

Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Southern White-faced Owl

Ptilopsis granti

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus bollei

Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Grey-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Black-billed Barbet

Lybius guifsobalito

Brown-backed Honeybird

Prodotiscus regulus

Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Indicator variegatus

Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Fine-banded Woodpecker

Campethera taeniolaema

Polihierax semitorquatus

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Falco amurensis

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Rosy-patched Bushshrike

Rhodophoneus cruentus

Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

Grey-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops poliolophus

Grey Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris caesius

African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas

Lanius dorsalis

Lesser Grey Shrike

Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides

Corvus capensis

White-bellied Tit

Melaniparus albiventris

Red-throated Tit

Melaniparus fringillinus

Fawn-colored Lark

Calendulauda africanoides

Slender-billed Greenbul

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Pale-throated Greenbul

Atimastillas flavigula

Joyful Greenbul

Chlorocichla laetissima

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

Grey-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Hirundo atrocaerulea

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Fan-tailed Grassbird

Catriscus brevirostris

Rock-loving Cisticola

Cisticola aberrans

White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Buff-throated Apalis

Apalis rufogularis

Miombo Wren-Warbler

Calamonastes undosus

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis

Green-capped Eremomela

Eremomela scotops

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Banded Parisoma

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Yellow-bellied Hyliota

Hyliota flavigaster

Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Bare-eyed Thrush

Turdus tephronotus

Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Spotted Palm Thrush

Cichladusa guttata

Cape Robin-Chat

Dessonornis caffer

Grey-winged Robin-Chat

Sheppardia polioptera

African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Mocking Cliff Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Oenanthe pleschanka

Abyssinian Wheatear

Oenanthe lugubris

Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

Golden-winged Sunbird

Drepanorhynchus reichenowi

Gorgeous Sunbird

Cinnyris melanogastrus

Red-billed Buffalo Weaver

Bubalornis niger

Ploceus luteolus

Black-necked Weaver

Ploceus nigricollis

Chestnut Weaver

Ploceus rubiginosus

Cardinal Quelea

Quelea cardinalis

Black-winged Red Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Southern Red Bishop

Jackson's Widowbird

Euplectes jacksoni

African Silverbill

Euodice cantans

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Mandingoa nitidula

Black-faced Waxbill

Brunhilda erythronotos

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

Black-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda troglodytes

Crimson-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda rhodopyga

Cut-throat Finch

Amadina fasciata

Long-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Anomalospiza imberbis

Motacilla cinerea

Mountain Wagtail

Motacilla clara

Pangani Longclaw

Macronyx aurantiigula

Long-billed Pipit

Anthus vaalensis

Anthus trivialis

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Crithagra citrinelloides

Southern Citril

Crithagra hyposticta

Thick-billed Seedeater

Crithagra burtoni

Yellow-crowned Canary

Serinus flavivertex

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus

Hartlaub's Turaco

Tauraco hartlaubi

Buff-crested Bustard

Lophotis gindiana

Mourning Collared Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Allen's Gallinule

Porphyrio alleni

Asian Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Butorides striata

Ardea intermedia

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus axillaris

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

Fischer's Lovebird

Agapornis fischeri

Eastern Black-headed Batis

Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi

Ethiopian Boubou

Laniarius aethiopicus

White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Long-tailed Fiscal

Lanius cabanisi

Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix signatus

Eurillas curvirostris

Large Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Brown Woodland Warbler

Phylloscopus umbrovirens

Acrocephalus palustris

African Yellow Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

Rufous-winged Cisticola

Cisticola galactotes

Carruthers's Cisticola

Cisticola carruthersi

Yellow-throated Apalis

Apalis flavigularis

Black-throated Apalis

Apalis jacksoni

Grey Wren-Warbler

Calamonastes simplex

Ethiopian White-eye

Zosterops poliogastrus

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Waller's Starling

Onychognathus walleri

Sharpe's Starling

Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas hartlaubi

Southern Black Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

Rüppell's Robin-Chat

Cossypha semirufa

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Yellow-throated Leafbird

Chloropsis palawanensis

Hunter's Sunbird

Chalcomitra hunteri

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris mediocris

Red-chested Sunbird

Cinnyris erythrocercus

Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris

Parrot-billed Sparrow

Passer gongonensis

Black-capped Social Weaver

Pseudonigrita cabanisi

Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Black-billed Weaver

Ploceus melanogaster

Ploceus capensis

Northern Brown-throated Weaver

Ploceus castanops

Southern Masked Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Brown-capped Weaver

Ploceus insignis

Red-collared Widowbird

Euplectes ardens

Abyssinian Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza salvadorii

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Singing Bush Lark

Mirafra javanica

Panthera pardus

Acinonyx jubatus

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Giraffa tippelskirchi

Orycteropus afer

Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

Heterohyrax brucei

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Northern Lesser Galago

Galago senegalensis

African Savanna Hare

Hystrix africaeaustralis

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

East African Springhare

Pedetes surdaster

African Grass Rat

Arvicanthis niloticus

Typical Striped Grass Mouse

Lemniscomys striatus

Mauritian Tomb Bat

Taphozous mauritianus

Hairy Slit-faced Bat

Nycteris hispida

Yellow-winged False-vampire

Black-backed Jackal

Lupulella mesomelas

Otocyon megalotis

Leptailurus serval

Atilax paludinosus

Common Slender Mongoose

Herpestes sanguineus

White-tailed Mongoose

Ichneumia albicauda

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

Banded Mongoose

Crocuta crocuta

Rusty-spotted Genet

Genetta fieldiana

Genetta genetta

Civettictis civetta

Aepyceros melampus

Blue Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

Damaliscus lunatus

Thomson's Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

Grant's Gazelle

Naivasha Dik-dik

Madoqua cavendishi

Oreotragus oreotragus

Redunca redunca

Tragelaphus oryx

Southern Bushbuck

Tragelaphus sylvaticus

Phacochoerus africanus

Red-tailed Monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius

Cercopithecus mitis

Thick-tailed Greater Galago

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Alcelaphus buselaphus

Raphicerus campestris

Procavia capensis

Papio cynocephalus

Forest African Dormouse

Graphiurus murinus

Common Rufous-nosed Rat

Oenomys hypoxanthus

Sub-Saharan Pygmy Mouse

African Wild Dog

Caracal caracal

African Wildcat

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Mountain Reedbuck

Redunca fulvorufula

Syncerus caffer

Tragelaphus imberbis

Northern Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

Northern Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

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