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Somaliland: Birds
Mary E. Barkworth (Ed).
Species Count: 491
Accipitridae
Accipiter badius
Accipiter melanoleucus
Aquila fasciata
Aquila nipalensis
Aquila rapax
Aquila spilogaster
Aquila verreauxii
Butastur rufipennis
Buteo augur
Buteo rufinus
Chelictinia riocourii
Circaetus cinereus
Circaetus gallicus
Circaetus pectoralis
Circus aeruginosus
Circus macrourus
Circus pygargus
Circus ranivorus
Elanus caeruleus
Gyps africanus
Gyps rueppellii
Haliaeetus vocifer
Hieraaetus pennatus
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Lophaetus occipitalis
Melierax canorus
Melierax poliopterus
Micronisus gabar
Milvus migrans
Necrosyrtes monachus
Neophron percnopterus
Polemaetus bellicosus
Terathopius ecaudatus
Torgos tracheliotos
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Acrocephalidae
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Acrocephalus palustris
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Acrocephalus stentoreus
Hippolais icterina
Hippolais languida
Iduna pallida
Alaudidae
Alaemon alaudipes
Alaemon hamertoni
Ammomanes deserti
Calandrella blanfordi
Calandrella brachydactyla
Calandrella cinerea
Calandrella somalica
Calendulauda africanoides
Eremopterix leucotis
Eremopterix nigriceps
Eremopterix signatus
Galerida cristata
Galerida theklae
Heteromirafra archeri
Mirafra africana
Mirafra cantillans
Mirafra collaris
Mirafra gilletti
Mirafra somalica
Spizocorys fremantlii
Alcedinidae
Ceryle rudis
Halcyon chelicuti
Halcyon senegaloides
Todiramphus chloris
Anatidae
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Anas acuta
Anas clypeata
Anas crecca
Anas penelope
Anas querquedula
Anas strepera
Anas undulata
Aythya fuligula
Dendrocygna bicolor
Dendrocygna viduata
Thalassornis leuconotus
Apodidae
Apus affinis
Apus apus
Apus berliozi
Apus caffer
Apus niansae
Tachymarptis melba
Ardeidae
Ardea alba
Ardea cinerea
Ardea goliath
Ardea melanocephala
Ardeola ralloides
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striata
Egretta garzetta
Egretta gularis
Ixobrychus minutus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Bucerotidae
Tockus deckeni
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Tockus flavirostris
Tockus hemprichii
Tockus nasutus
Bucorvidae
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Buphagidae
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Burhinidae
Burhinus capensis
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Caprimulgus clarus
Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus fraenatus
Caprimulgus inornatus
Caprimulgus longipennis
Caprimulgus nubicus
Caprimulgus stellatus
Caprimulgus vexillarius
Charadriidae
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius asiaticus
Charadrius dubius
Charadrius hiaticula
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Charadrius pecuarius
Charadrius tricollaris
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis squatarola
Vanellus coronatus
Vanellus gregarius
Vanellus lugubris
Vanellus melanopterus
Vanellus spinosus
Ciconiidae
Anastomus lamelligerus
Ciconia abdimii
Ciconia ciconia
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Mycteria ibis
Cisticolidae
Apalis flavida
Apalis viridiceps
Calamonastes simplex
Camaroptera brachyura
Cisticola aridulus
Cisticola brunnescens
Cisticola cinereolus
Cisticola juncidis
Cisticola nana
Eremomela flavicrissalis
Eremomela icteropygialis
Prinia gracilis
Prinia rufifrons
Prinia somalica
Urorhipis rufifrons
Coliidae
Colius striatus
Urocolius macrourus
Columbidae
Columba arquatrix
Columba guinea
Columba livia
Columba oliviae
Oena capensis
Spilopelia senegalensis
Streptopelia capicola
Streptopelia decipiens
Streptopelia lugens
Streptopelia roseogrisea
Streptopelia semitorquata
Streptopelia turtur
Treron waalia
Turtur chalcospilos
Coraciidae
Coracias abyssinicus
Coracias caudatus
Coracias garrulus
Coracias naevius
Corvidae
Corvus albus
Corvus capensis
Corvus crassirostris
Corvus edithae
Corvus rhipidurus
Corvus splendens
Cuculidae
Centropus superciliosus
Chrysococcyx caprius
Chrysococcyx klaas
Clamator glandarius
Clamator jacobinus
Clamator levaillantii
Cuculus canorus
Cuculus clamosus
Cuculus gularis
Cuculus poliocephalus
Dicruridae
Dicrurus adsimilis
Dromadidae
Dromas ardeola
Emberizidae
Emberiza hortulana
Emberiza striolata
Emberiza tahapisi
Fringillaria poliopleura
Estrildidae
Amadina fasciata
Estrilda charmosyna
Estrilda rhodopyga
Euodice cantans
Lagonosticta senegala
Lonchura cantans
Ortygospiza atricollis
Pytilia melba
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Falconidae
Falco biarmicus
Falco concolor
Falco eleonorae
Falco naumanni
Falco pelegrinoides
Falco peregrinus
Falco rupicoloides
Falco subbuteo
Falco tinnunculus
Polihierax semitorquatus
Fringillidae
Crithagra atrogularis
Crithagra donaldsoni
Crithagra dorsostriata
Crithagra dorsostriatus
Crithagra tristriatus
Rhynchostruthus socotranus
Glareolidae
Cursorius cursor
Cursorius somalensis
Glareola nordmanni
Glareola pratincola
Rhinoptilus africanus
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Haematopodidae
Haematopus ostralegus
Hirundinidae
Cecropis daurica
Delichon urbicum
Hirundo aethiopica
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo smithii
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Riparia riparia
Hydrobatidae
Oceanites oceanicus
Indicatoridae
Indicator indicator
Indicator minor
Prodotiscus regulus
Jacanidae
Actophilornis africanus
Laniidae
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Lanius collurio
Lanius isabellinus
Lanius meridionalis
Lanius minor
Lanius nubicus
Lanius senator
Lanius somalicus
Laridae
Anous stolidus
Chlidonias leucopterus
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gelochelidon nilotica
Hydroprogne caspia
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
Larus fuscus
Larus heuglini
Onychoprion anaethetus
Onychoprion fuscatus
Sterna dougallii
Sterna hirundo
Sterna paradisaea
Sterna repressa
Sternula albifrons
Sternula saundersi
Thalasseus bengalensis
Thalasseus bergii
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Leiothrichidae
Turdoides aylmeri
Turdoides leucopygia
Turdoides rubiginosa
Macrosphenidae
Sylvietta brachyura
Sylvietta isabellina
Sylvietta philippae
Malaconotidae
Dryoscopus gambensis
Laniarius funebris
Laniarius ruficeps
Malaconotus blanchoti
Nilaus afer
Rhodophoneus cruentus
Tchagra jamesi
Tchagra senegalus
Telophorus sulfureopectus
Meropidae
Merops albicollis
Merops apiaster
Merops nubicus
Merops persicus
Merops pusillus
Merops revoilii
Merops superciliosus
Monarchidae
Terpsiphone viridis
Motacillidae
Anthus campestris
Anthus cervinus
Anthus leucophrys
Anthus richardi
Anthus similis
Anthus trivialis
Motacilla alba
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla flava
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Muscicapidae
Cercomela dubia
Cercomela melanura
Cercomela scotocerca
Cercotrichas galactotes
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Cercotrichas podobe
Ficedula semitorquata
Irania gutturalis
Luscinia luscinia
Luscinia megarhynchos
Melaenornis microrhynchus
Melaenornis pallidus
Monticola rufocinereus
Monticola saxatilis
Monticola solitarius
Muscicapa gambagae
Muscicapa striata
Oenanthe bottae
Oenanthe deserti
Oenanthe isabellina
Oenanthe lugens
Oenanthe lugubris
Oenanthe melanura
Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe phillipsi
Oenanthe pleschanka
Phoenicurus ochruros
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola torquatus
Musophagidae
Corythaixoides leucogaster
Criniferoides leucogaster
Nectariniidae
Anthreptes orientalis
Chalcomitra hunteri
Cinnyris habessinicus
Cinnyris mariquensis
Cinnyris venustus
Cyanomitra olivacea
Hedydipna metallica
Numididae
Acryllium vulturinum
Numida meleagris
Oriolidae
Oriolus oriolus
Otididae
Ardeotis arabs
Eupodotis humilis
Eupodotis senegalensis
Lissotis hartlaubii
Lophotis ruficrista
Neotis heuglinii
Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus
Paridae
Parus thruppi
Passeridae
Gymnoris pyrgita
Passer castanopterus
Passer domesticus
Passer euchlorus
Passer griseus
Passer swainsonii
Petronia pyrgita
Pelecanidae
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pelecanus rufescens
Phaethontidae
Phaethon aethereus
Phalacrocoracidae
Microcarbo africanus
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Phasianidae
Coturnix coturnix
Coturnix delegorguei
Dendroperdix sephaena
Pternistis castaneicollis
Pternistis leucoscepus
Scleroptila levaillantoides
Phoenicopteridae
Phoeniconaias minor
Phoenicopterus ruber
Phoeniculidae
Phoeniculus somaliensis
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Rhinopomastus minor
Phylloscopidae
Phylloscopus collybita
Phylloscopus trochilus
Seicercus umbrovirens
Picidae
Campethera nubica
Dendropicos fuscescens
Dendropicos namaquus
Jynx torquilla
Platysteiridae
Batis orientalis
Batis perkeo
Ploceidae
Anaplectes rubriceps
Bubalornis niger
Dinemellia dinemelli
Euplectes franciscanus
Ploceus cucullatus
Ploceus galbula
Ploceus intermedius
Ploceus rubiginosus
Ploceus spekei
Ploceus velatus
Ploceus vitellinus
Quelea quelea
Podicipedidae
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Prionopidae
Prionops plumatus
Procellariidae
Bulweria fallax
Puffinus lherminieri
Puffinus pacificus
Psittacidae
Poicephalus rufiventris
Psittacula krameri
Pteroclididae
Pterocles exustus
Pterocles lichtensteinii
Pterocles senegallus
Pycnonotidae
Pycnonotus barbatus
Pycnonotus somaliensis
Rallidae
Amaurornis flavirostra
Crex crex
Gallinula chloropus
Porphyrio porphyrio
Porzana parva
Porzana porzana
Porzana pusilla
Sarothrura elegans
Ramphastidae
Pogoniulus pusillus
Pogonornis melanopterus
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Trachyphonus margaritatus
Tricholaema melanocephala
Recurvirostridae
Himantopus himantopus
Recurvirostra avosetta
Remizidae
Anthoscopus musculus
Rostratulidae
Rostratula benghalensis
Sagittariidae
Sagittarius serpentarius
Scolopacidae
Actitis hypoleucos
Arenaria interpres
Calidris alba
Calidris alpina
Calidris minuta
Gallinago gallinago
Limicola falcinellus
Limosa lapponica
Numenius arquata
Numenius phaeopus
Phalaropus lobatus
Philomachus pugnax
Tringa erythropus
Tringa glareola
Tringa nebularia
Tringa ochropus
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa totanus
Xenus cinereus
Scopidae
Scopus umbretta
Strigidae
Athene noctua
Bubo africanus
Bubo lacteus
Glaucidium perlatum
Otus scops
Otus senegalensis
Ptilopsis leucotis
Struthionidae
Struthio camelus
Struthio molybdophanes
Sturnidae
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Creatophora cinerea
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Lamprotornis regius
Lamprotornis shelleyi
Lamprotornis superbus
Onychognathus blythii
Onychognathus salvadorii
Speculipastor bicolor
Spreo albicapillus
Sulidae
Sula dactylatra
Sula leucogaster
Sylviidae
Sylvia atricapilla
Sylvia boehmi
Sylvia borin
Sylvia communis
Sylvia curruca
Sylvia hortensis
Sylvia leucomelaena
Sylvia mystacea
Sylvia nana
Sylvia nisoria
Threskiornithidae
Geronticus eremita
Platalea alba
Platalea leucorodia
Plegadis falcinellus
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Trogonidae
Apaloderma narina
Turdidae
Turdus olivaceus
Turnicidae
Turnix sylvaticus
Tytonidae
Tyto alba
Upupidae
Upupa epops
Viduidae
Vidua fischeri
Vidua hypocherina
Vidua macroura
Vidua paradisaea
Zosteropidae
Zosterops abyssinicus