Forest-dependent birds of the Tugen Hills, Baringo County, Kenya

  • James Bradley
  • Simon Carter
  • David Guarnieri
  • Jason Fidorra
Keywords: forest-dependent birds, conservation, distribution, biodiversity/species richness, inventory

Abstract

We document the forest avifauna of the Tugen Hills, finding 65 forest-dependent species in three forest reserves surveyed. Several species reported here are previously unrecorded from the area, and we document breeding seasonality for a further nine species. Of particular interest in the hills, Thick-billed Seedeaters Crithagra burtoni appear distinctly different to the expected subspecies in this part of Kenya, and require further study to determine their taxonomic affinities.

Keywords:  forest-dependent birds, conservation, distribution, biodiversity/species richness, inventory

Published
2020-08-04
Section
Articles

Journal Identifiers


eISSN: 2313-1799
print ISSN: 0250-4162