Birds of Djibouti

Number of displayed species: 389

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Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ostriches / Struthionidae Ostriches
  - Common Ostrich / Struthio camelus Common Ostrich
    LC
  - Somali Ostrich / Struthio molybdophanes Somali Ostrich
    VU
Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
  - Arabian Bustard / Ardeotis arabs Arabian Bustard
    NT
  - Heuglin's Bustard / Neotis heuglinii Heuglin's Bustard
    LC
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Common Crane / Grus grus Common Crane
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
  - Little Grebe / Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
    LC
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
  - Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo
    NT
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Crab-plover / Dromadidae Crab-plover
  - Crab-plover / Dromas ardeola Crab-plover
    LC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
  - Pomarine Jaeger / Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger
    LC
Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
  - Red-billed Tropicbird / Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird
    LC
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
  - Wilson's Storm Petrel / Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm Petrel
    LC
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
  - Swinhoe's Storm Petrel / Hydrobates monorhis Swinhoe's Storm Petrel
    NT
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Frigatebirds / Fregatidae Frigatebirds
  - Lesser Frigatebird / Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird
    LC
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Reed Cormorant / Microcarbo africanus Reed Cormorant
    LC
  - Socotra Cormorant / Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Socotra Cormorant
    VU
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Hamerkop / Scopidae Hamerkop
  - Hamerkop / Scopus umbretta Hamerkop
    LC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
  - Pink-backed Pelican / Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Secretarybird / Sagittariidae Secretarybird
  - Secretarybird / Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird
    EN
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Mousebird / Coliiformes Mousebird
- Mousebirds / Coliidae Mousebirds
  - Speckled Mousebird / Colius striatus Speckled Mousebird
    LC
  - Blue-naped Mousebird / Urocolius macrourus Blue-naped Mousebird
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
  - African Hoopoe / Upupa africana African Hoopoe
    NE
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
  - Abyssinian Scimitarbill / Rhinopomastus minor Abyssinian Scimitarbill
    LC
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
  - Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill / Tockus flavirostris Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    LC
  - Hemprich's Hornbill / Lophoceros hemprichii Hemprich's Hornbill
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
  - Grey-headed Kingfisher / Halcyon leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher
    LC
  - Malachite Kingfisher / Corythornis cristatus Malachite Kingfisher
    LC
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- African Barbets / Lybiidae African Barbets
  - Black-throated Barbet / Tricholaema melanocephala Black-throated Barbet
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Barbet / Trachyphonus margaritatus Yellow-breasted Barbet
    LC
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Wattle-eyes, Batises / Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
  - Grey-headed Batis / Batis orientalis Grey-headed Batis
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Rosy-patched Bushshrike / Telophorus cruentus Rosy-patched Bushshrike
    LC
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Ethiopian Boubou / Laniarius aethiopicus Ethiopian Boubou
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Somali Fiscal / Lanius somalicus Somali Fiscal
    LC
  - Masked Shrike / Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Red-tailed Shrike / Lanius phoenicuroides Red-tailed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - House Crow / Corvus splendens House Crow
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - Somali Crow / Corvus edithae Somali Crow
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Raven / Corvus rhipidurus Fan-tailed Raven
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark
    LC
  - Desert Lark / Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
    LC
  - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Bimaculated Lark / Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Somali Bulbul / Pycnonotus somaliensis Somali Bulbul
    NE
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
    LC
  - Rock Martin / Ptyonoprogne fuligula Rock Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Northern Crombec / Sylvietta brachyura Northern Crombec
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Brown Woodland Warbler / Phylloscopus umbrovirens Brown Woodland Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Clamorous Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Upcher's Warbler / Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler
    LC
  - Olive-tree Warbler / Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Savi's Warbler / Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler
    LC
  - Little Rush Warbler / Bradypterus baboecala Little Rush Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Graceful Prinia / Prinia gracilis Graceful Prinia
    LC
  - Pale Prinia / Prinia somalica Pale Prinia
    LC
  - Red-fronted Prinia / Prinia rufifrons Red-fronted Prinia
    LC
  - Cricket Warbler / Spiloptila clamans Cricket Warbler
    LC
  - Grey-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Camaroptera
    NE
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Arabian Warbler / Curruca leucomelaena Arabian Warbler
    LC
  - Western Orphean Warbler / Curruca hortensis Western Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Orphean Warbler / Curruca crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Asian Desert Warbler / Curruca nana Asian Desert Warbler
    LC
  - Menetries's Warbler / Curruca mystacea Menetries's Warbler
    LC
  - Rüppell's Warbler / Curruca ruppeli Rüppell's Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Curruca cantillans Eastern Subalpine Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Abyssinian White-eye / Zosterops abyssinicus Abyssinian White-eye
    LC
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Arabian Babbler / Argya squamiceps Arabian Babbler
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
  - Wattled Starling / Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling
    LC
  - White-crowned Starling / Lamprotornis albicapillus White-crowned Starling
    LC
  - Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
    LC
  - Somali Starling / Onychognathus blythii Somali Starling
    LC
- Oxpeckers / Buphagidae Oxpeckers
  - Red-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus erythrorynchus Red-billed Oxpecker
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Song Thrush / Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Black Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas podobe Black Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - African Grey Flycatcher / Bradornis microrhynchus African Grey Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Gambaga Flycatcher / Muscicapa gambagae Gambaga Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-throated Robin / Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - Semicollared Flycatcher / Ficedula semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Little Rock Thrush / Monticola rufocinereus Little Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus African Stonechat
    LC
  - Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian Stonechat
    NE
  - European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Rusty-breasted Wheatear / Oenanthe frenata Rusty-breasted Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Heuglin's Wheatear / Oenanthe heuglinii Heuglin's Wheatear
    LC
  - Hooded Wheatear / Oenanthe monacha Hooded Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Western Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe hispanica Western Black-eared Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Eastern Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
    NE
  - Cyprus Wheatear / Oenanthe cypriaca Cyprus Wheatear
    LC
  - Blackstart / Oenanthe melanura Blackstart
    LC
  - Brown-tailed Rock Chat / Oenanthe scotocerca Brown-tailed Rock Chat
    LC
  - Kurdish Wheatear / Oenanthe xanthoprymna Kurdish Wheatear
    LC
  - White-crowned Wheatear / Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned Wheatear
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird / Anthreptes orientalis Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
    LC
  - Nile Valley Sunbird / Hedydipna metallica Nile Valley Sunbird
    LC
  - Beautiful Sunbird / Cinnyris pulchellus Beautiful Sunbird
    LC
  - Shining Sunbird / Cinnyris habessinicus Shining Sunbird
    LC
  - Variable Sunbird / Cinnyris venustus Variable Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Pale Rockfinch / Carpospiza brachydactyla Pale Rockfinch
    LC
  - Swainson's Sparrow / Passer swainsonii Swainson's Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
  - Somali Sparrow / Passer castanopterus Somali Sparrow
    LC
  - Arabian Golden Sparrow / Passer euchlorus Arabian Golden Sparrow
    LC
  - Sudan Golden Sparrow / Passer luteus Sudan Golden Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - Rüppell's Weaver / Ploceus galbula Rüppell's Weaver
    LC
  - Lesser Masked Weaver / Ploceus intermedius Lesser Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - African Silverbill / Euodice cantans African Silverbill
    LC
  - Crimson-rumped Waxbill / Estrilda rhodopyga Crimson-rumped Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Cut-throat Finch / Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch
    LC
  - Green-winged Pytilia / Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-billed Firefinch / Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Village Indigobird / Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird
    LC
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - Golden Pipit / Tmetothylacus tenellus Golden Pipit
    LC
  - African Pipit / Anthus cinnamomeus African Pipit
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Long-billed Pipit / Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Trumpeter Finch / Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Finch
    LC
  - Yellow-rumped Seedeater / Crithagra xanthopygia Yellow-rumped Seedeater
    LC
  - Reichenow's Seedeater / Crithagra reichenowi Reichenow's Seedeater
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Cretzschmar's Bunting / Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting
    LC
  - Striolated Bunting / Emberiza striolata Striolated Bunting
    LC
  - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting / Emberiza tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
    LC

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Djibouti types of birds

27 orders

79 families

208 genera

389 species

Djibouti

Djibouti lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. It borders Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. The country, the size of Massachusetts, is mainly a stony desert, with scattered plateaus and highlands.

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