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Arabuko-Sokoke Forest--Elephant Swamp

Located in the Kenya area, Arabuko-Sokoke Forest--Elephant Swamp is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Ring-necked Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, White-browed Coucal in the area.

293
All-Time Species
52
Sightings (14 days)
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Kenya
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Jul 23, 2026
6
Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
Jul 23, 2026
1
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
Jul 23, 2026
1
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Jul 23, 2026
1
African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Jul 23, 2026
1
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Jul 23, 2026
1
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
Jul 23, 2026
1
Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae
Jul 23, 2026
2
Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator
Jul 23, 2026
4
Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Jul 23, 2026
1
Jul 23, 2026
1
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Jul 23, 2026
2
Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Jul 23, 2026
1
African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Eastern NicatorNicator gularis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
Jul 23, 2026
2
Coastal CisticolaCisticola haematocephalus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
Jul 23, 2026
4
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
Jul 23, 2026
2
Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri
Jul 23, 2026
3
Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca
Jul 23, 2026
2
Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Jul 23, 2026
1
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
Jul 23, 2026
1
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Jul 23, 2026
2
Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
Jul 23, 2026
1
Malindi PipitAnthus melindae
Jul 23, 2026
1
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Jul 23, 2026
2
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
Jul 19, 2026
4
Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri
Jul 19, 2026
2
Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
Jul 19, 2026
2
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
Jul 19, 2026
3
Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex
Jul 19, 2026
2
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica
Jul 19, 2026
1
Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis
Jul 19, 2026
2
African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
Jul 19, 2026
2
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Jul 19, 2026
2
Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis
Jul 19, 2026
3
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Jul 19, 2026
3
Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
Jul 19, 2026
3
East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi
Jul 19, 2026
4
Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster
Jul 19, 2026
2
Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
Jul 19, 2026
2
Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
Jul 19, 2026
2

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