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Cockatoo parrot kinds12/2/2023 Lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor (near-threatened).Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus.Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridaeįlamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Yellow-necked francolin, Pternistis leucoscepusįlamingos Enormous flocks of lesser flamingos visit the Rift Valley lakes (here Lake Nakuru).Hildebrandt's francolin, Pternistis hildebrandti.Jackson's francolin, Pternistis jacksoni (E).Black-fronted francolin, Pternistis atrifons (endangered).Chestnut-naped francolin, Pternistis castaneicollis.Shelley's francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi.Orange River francolin, Scleroptila guttturalis.Elgon francolin, Scleroptila elgonensis.Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii.Ring-necked francolin, Scleroptila streptophora (near-threatened).In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls, and jungle fowls. Pheasants, grouse, and allies The yellow-necked francolin is common in grasslands. Order: Galliformes Family: OdontophoridaeÄespite their family's common name, this species and one other are native to Africa. Western crested guineafowl, Guttera verreauxi.Eastern crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani.Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum.Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage. Maccoa duck, Oxyura maccoa (vulnerable).Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca (near-threatened).Common pochard, Aythya ferina (A) (vulnerable).Southern pochard, Netta erythrophthalma.Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis.Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos.White-backed duck, Thalassornis leuconotus.Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor.White-faced whistling-duck, Dendrocygna viduata.(H) Hypothetical - a species recorded but not confirmed in Kenya.(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Kenya as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
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