page_title: List of birds of Kenya
section_title: Finches, euphonias, and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Kenya / Finches, euphonias, and allies
caption_attribution_description: Adult male Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus sharpii, in or near Sweetwaters Game Reserve, Kenya. The time stamp is 10 hours too early.
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: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae
  Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
  Oriole finch, Linurgus olivaceus
  Yellow-fronted canary, Crithagra mozambica
  African citril, Crithagra citrinelloides
  Western citril, Crithagra frontalis
  Southern citril, Crithagra hyposticta
  Papyrus canary, Crithagra koliensis
  Black-throated canary, Crithagra atrogularis
  Reichenow's seedeater, Crithagra reichenowi
  White-bellied canary, Crithagra dorsostriata
  Northern grosbeak-canary, Crithagra donaldsoni
  Southern grosbeak-canary, Crithagra buchanani
  Brimstone canary, Crithagra sulphurata
  Streaky seedeater, Crithagra striolata
  Thick-billed seedeater, Crithagra burtoni
  West African seedeater, Crithagra canicapilla
  Reichard's seedeater, Crithagra reichardi
  Yellow-crowned canary, Serinus flavivertex
caption: The brimstone canary stands out even in its grassland habitat.
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