A Bird Atlas of Kenya [Hardcover]

Kenya, a country only the size of Texas, has one of the richest avifaunas in Africa. This atlas is an explanatory overview of Kenya's 1065 species, essential both to the birdwatcher as a means of finding birds and interpreting the significance of field observations, and to the ornithologist as a standard reference work.

Introduction
This atlas
The avifauna of Kenya
Collection and compilation of data
Interpretation of the maps
Analysing bird distributions
Kenya in an African context
A guide to the species accounts in this book

SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Family Struthionidae: Ostrich
Family Podicipedidae: Grebes
Family Diomedeidae: Albatrosses
Family Procellariidae: Prions, Petrels, Shearwaters
Family Hydrobatidae: Storm Petrels
Family Phaethontidae: Tropicbirds
Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans
Family Sulidae: Boobies, Gannets
Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants
Family Anhingidae: Darters
Family Fregatidae: Frigatebirds
Family Ardeidae: Bittems, Herons, Egrets
Family Balaenicipitidae: Shoebill
Family Scopidae: Hamerkop
Family Ciconiidae: Storks
Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises, Spoonbills
Family Phoenicopteridae: Flamingos
Family Anatidae: Ducks, Geese
Family Sagittariidae: Secretary Bird
Family Accipitridae: Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Buzzards, Kites etc
Family Pandionidae: Osprey
Family Falconidae: Falcons. Hobbies, Kestrels
Family Phasianidae: Quails, Francolins. Stone Partridge
Family Numididae: Guineafowls
Family Turnicidae: Button QuaiIs, QuaiI Plover
Family Gruidae: Cranes
Family Rallidae: Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, Moorhens, Coots
Family Heliornithidae: Finfoots
Family Otididae: Bustards
Family Jacanidae: Jacanas
Family Rostratulidae: Painted Snipes
Family Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers
Family Charadriidae: Plovers
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