page_title: List of birds of Kenya
section_title: Rails, gallinules, and coots
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Kenya / Rails, gallinules, and coots
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Kenya. The avifauna of Kenya included a total of 1134 confirmed species as of March 2020. Of them, 10 are endemic, 70 are accidental, and four have been introduced by humans. An additional three species are considered "hypothetical" and are not included in the count. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and non-endemic residents. The notes of population status are from the Avibase Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kenya
  Endemic - a species endemic to Kenya
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Kenya as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species recorded but not confirmed in Kenya
context_section_description: Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae
  Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.
  African rail, Rallus caerulescens
  Corn crake, Crex crex
  African crake, Crex egregia
  Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
  Lesser moorhen, Paragallinula angulata
  Eurasian moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
  Red-knobbed coot, Fulica cristata
  Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
  African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis
  Striped crake, Amaurornis marginalis
  Black crake, Zapornia flavirostra
  Little crake, Zapornia parva (H)
  Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla
caption: The spotted crake is a regular winter visitor to Kenya.
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