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Birds of Nairobi National Park
Whether you’re a novice or expert birder, keep your binoculars close. The park and our surrounding farm and riverine forest are teeming with birdlife year-round. Here are just a few you might spot:
Colorful & Iconic
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Superb Starling
- Hartlaub’s Turaco
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- African Paradise Flycatcher
- Violet-backed Starling
- Common Fiscal
- White-browed Robin Chat
Raptors & Waterbirds
- Secretary Bird
- Martial Eagle
- Bateleur Eagle
- Black Kite
- African Fish Eagle
- Yellow-billed Stork
- African Sacred Ibis
- Marabou Stork
- African Spoonbill
- Egyptian Goose
Other Fascinating Species
- Speckled Mousebird
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
- Hadada Ibis
- Pied Kingfisher
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- White-bellied Go-away-bird
- Grey-headed Kingfisher
- Bronze Mannikin
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Guests can request a full laminated bird checklist to use during their stay—fun for both adults and kids!
Mammals You May Encounter
Nairobi National Park is home to four of the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, and both black and white rhino), along with dozens of plains game and smaller mammals. Here’s a sample of what you might see on game drives or during a walk:
Big Game
- Lion
- Leopard
- Buffalo
- White Rhino
- Black Rhino
Other Herbivores & Grazers
- Maasai Giraffe
- Common Zebra
- Eland
- Coke’s Hartebeest
- Grant’s Gazelle
- Thomson’s Gazelle
- Impala
- Warthog
- Bushbuck
- Waterbuck
Smaller & Rare Sightings
- Serval Cat
- Bat-eared Fox
- Aardwolf
- Common Genet
- African Civet
- Spotted Hyena
- Striped Hyena
- Olive Baboon
- Vervet Monkey
- African Hare
- Porcupine
