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Somalia birds

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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
- Guineafowl / Numididae Guineafowl
- 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
Turacos / Musophagiformes Turacos
- Turacos / Musophagidae Turacos
  - White-bellied Go-away-bird / Crinifer leucogaster White-bellied Go-away-bird
    LC
  - Fischer's Turaco / Tauraco fischeri Fischer's Turaco
    NT
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
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
- Finfoots / Heliornithidae Finfoots
  - African Finfoot / Podica senegalensis African Finfoot
    LC
- Flufftails & Forest Rails / Sarothruridae Flufftails & Forest Rails
  - Buff-spotted Flufftail / Sarothrura elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail
    LC
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
  - Little Grebe / Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
    LC
  - Black-necked Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked 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
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
  - Common Buttonquail / Turnix sylvaticus Common Buttonquail
    LC
- 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
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - African Jacana / Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
    LC
- 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
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
- Albatrosses / Diomedeidae Albatrosses
  - Shy Albatross / Thalassarche cauta Shy Albatross
    NT
- 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
  - Great Frigatebird / Fregata minor Great Frigatebird
    LC
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - African Darter / Anhinga rufa African Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
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
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Mousebird / Coliiformes Mousebird
- Mousebirds / Coliidae Mousebirds
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Narina Trogon / Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
- Ground Hornbills / Bucorvidae Ground Hornbills
  - Abyssinian Ground Hornbill / Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
    VU
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- African Barbets / Lybiidae African Barbets
- Honeyguides / Indicatoridae Honeyguides
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
  - Red-bellied Parrot / Poicephalus rufiventris Red-bellied Parrot
    LC
- 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
  - Eastern Black-headed Batis / Batis minor Eastern Black-headed Batis
    LC
  - Western Black-headed Batis / Batis erlangeri Western Black-headed Batis
    LC
  - Pygmy Batis / Batis perkeo Pygmy Batis
    LC
  - Black-throated Wattle-eye / Platysteira peltata Black-throated Wattle-eye
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Grey-headed Bushshrike / Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bushshrike
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Orange-breasted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Gorgeous Bushshrike / Telophorus viridis Gorgeous Bushshrike
    LC
  - Rosy-patched Bushshrike / Telophorus cruentus Rosy-patched Bushshrike
    LC
  - Three-streaked Tchagra / Tchagra jamesi Three-streaked Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-backed Puffback / Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puffback
    LC
  - Northern Puffback / Dryoscopus gambensis Northern Puffback
    LC
  - Pringle's Puffback / Dryoscopus pringlii Pringle's Puffback
    LC
  - Slate-colored Boubou / Laniarius funebris Slate-colored Boubou
    LC
  - Red-naped Bushshrike / Laniarius ruficeps Red-naped Bushshrike
    LC
  - Black Boubou / Laniarius nigerrimus Black Boubou
    LC
  - Ethiopian Boubou / Laniarius aethiopicus Ethiopian Boubou
    LC
  - East Coast Boubou / Laniarius sublacteus East Coast Boubou
    LC
  - Brubru / Nilaus afer Brubru
    LC
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
  - White-crested Helmetshrike / Prionops plumatus White-crested Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Retz's Helmetshrike / Prionops retzii Retz's Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike / Prionops scopifrons Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
    LC
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
  - Black Cuckooshrike / Campephaga flava Black Cuckooshrike
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Black-headed Oriole / Oriolus larvatus Black-headed Oriole
    LC
  - African Golden Oriole / Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
  - Square-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus ludwigii Square-tailed Drongo
    LC
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher / Trochocercus cyanomelas Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Northern White-crowned Shrike / Eurocephalus ruppelli Northern White-crowned Shrike
    LC
  - Long-tailed Fiscal / Lanius cabanisi Long-tailed Fiscal
    LC
  - Taita Fiscal / Lanius dorsalis Taita Fiscal
    LC
  - 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
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - 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
  - Cape Crow / Corvus capensis Cape Crow
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - Brown-necked Raven / Corvus ruficollis Brown-necked Raven
    LC
  - Somali Crow / Corvus edithae Somali Crow
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Raven / Corvus rhipidurus Fan-tailed Raven
    LC
  - Thick-billed Raven / Corvus crassirostris Thick-billed Raven
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Acacia Tit / Melaniparus thruppi Acacia Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Mouse-colored Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus musculus Mouse-colored Penduline Tit
    LC
- Nicators / Nicatoridae Nicators
  - Eastern Nicator / Nicator gularis Eastern Nicator
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark
    LC
  - Lesser Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon hamertoni Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
    LC
  - Desert Lark / Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
    LC
  - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix signatus Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Pink-breasted Lark / Calendulauda poecilosterna Pink-breasted Lark
    LC
  - Gillett's Lark / Calendulauda gilletti Gillett's Lark
    LC
  - Fawn-colored Lark / Calendulauda africanoides Fawn-colored Lark
    LC
  - Archer's Lark / Heteromirafra archeri Archer's Lark
    CR
  - Singing Bush Lark / Mirafra javanica Singing Bush Lark
    LC
  - Collared Lark / Amirafra collaris Collared Lark
    LC
  - Flappet Lark / Amirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark
    LC
  - Kidepo Lark / Corypha kidepoensis Kidepo Lark
    NE
  - Red-winged Lark / Corypha hypermetra Red-winged Lark
    LC
  - Russet Lark / Corypha sharpii Russet Lark
    EN
  - Somali Lark / Corypha somalica Somali Lark
    LC
  - Obbia Lark / Spizocorys obbiensis Obbia Lark
    LC
  - Short-tailed Lark / Spizocorys fremantlii Short-tailed Lark
    LC
  - Thekla's Lark / Galerida theklae Thekla's Lark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Rufous-capped Lark / Calandrella eremica Rufous-capped Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Somali Short-toed Lark / Alaudala somalica Somali Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Sombre Greenbul / Andropadus importunus Sombre Greenbul
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Greenbul / Chlorocichla flaviventris Yellow-bellied Greenbul
    LC
  - Terrestrial Brownbul / Phyllastrephus terrestris Terrestrial Brownbul
    LC
  - Northern Brownbul / Phyllastrephus strepitans Northern Brownbul
    LC
  - Fischer's Greenbul / Phyllastrephus fischeri Fischer's Greenbul
    LC
  - Common Bulbul / Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded Martin
    LC
  - Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated Martin
    LC
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Ethiopian Swallow / Hirundo aethiopica Ethiopian Swallow
    LC
  - Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - European Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis rufula European Red-rumped Swallow
    NE
  - Lesser Striped Swallow / Cecropis abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Mosque Swallow / Cecropis senegalensis Mosque Swallow
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Northern Crombec / Sylvietta brachyura Northern Crombec
    LC
  - Philippa's Crombec / Sylvietta philippae Philippa's Crombec
    DD
  - Somali Crombec / Sylvietta isabellina Somali Crombec
    LC
- Yellow Flycatchers / Erythrocercidae Yellow Flycatchers
  - Little Yellow Flycatcher / Erythrocercus holochlorus Little Yellow Flycatcher
    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
  - Basra Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler
    EN
  - Lesser Swamp Warbler / Acrocephalus gracilirostris Lesser Swamp Warbler
    LC
  - 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
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Ashy Cisticola / Cisticola cinereolus Ashy Cisticola
    LC
  - Coastal Cisticola / Cisticola haematocephalus Coastal Cisticola
    LC
  - Croaking Cisticola / Cisticola natalensis Croaking Cisticola
    LC
  - Tiny Cisticola / Cisticola nana Tiny Cisticola
    LC
  - Short-winged Cisticola / Cisticola brachypterus Short-winged Cisticola
    LC
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Desert Cisticola / Cisticola aridulus Desert Cisticola
    LC
  - Pectoral-patch Cisticola / Cisticola brunnescens Pectoral-patch Cisticola
    LC
  - Graceful Prinia / Prinia gracilis Graceful Prinia
    LC
  - Tawny-flanked Prinia / Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia
    LC
  - Pale Prinia / Prinia somalica Pale Prinia
    LC
  - Red-fronted Prinia / Prinia rufifrons Red-fronted Prinia
    LC
  - Brown-tailed Apalis / Apalis flavocincta Brown-tailed Apalis
    LC
  - Black-headed Apalis / Apalis melanocephala Black-headed Apalis
    LC
  - Grey-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Camaroptera
    NE
  - Grey Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes simplex Grey Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Eremomela / Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela
    LC
  - Yellow-vented Eremomela / Eremomela flavicrissalis Yellow-vented Eremomela
    LC
- 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
  - Banded Parisoma / Curruca boehmi Banded Parisoma
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Arabian Warbler / Curruca leucomelaena Arabian Warbler
    LC
  - Western Orphean Warbler / Curruca hortensis Western Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Asian Desert Warbler / Curruca nana Asian Desert Warbler
    LC
  - Menetries's Warbler / Curruca mystacea Menetries'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
  - Pale White-eye / Zosterops flavilateralis Pale White-eye
    LC
  - Ethiopian White-eye / Zosterops poliogastrus Ethiopian White-eye
    LC
  - Socotra White-eye / Zosterops socotranus Socotra White-eye
    NE
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Rufous Chatterer / Argya rubiginosa Rufous Chatterer
    LC
  - Scaly Chatterer / Argya aylmeri Scaly Chatterer
    LC
  - White-rumped Babbler / Turdoides leucopygia White-rumped Babbler
    LC
  - Scaly Babbler / Turdoides squamulata Scaly Babbler
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
  - Wattled Starling / Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling
    LC
  - Black-bellied Starling / Notopholia corusca Black-bellied Starling
    LC
  - Greater Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chalybaeus Greater Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Rüppell's Starling / Lamprotornis purpuroptera Rüppell's Starling
    LC
  - Golden-breasted Starling / Lamprotornis regius Golden-breasted Starling
    LC
  - Superb Starling / Lamprotornis superbus Superb Starling
    LC
  - Shelley's Starling / Lamprotornis shelleyi Shelley's Starling
    LC
  - Fischer's Starling / Lamprotornis fischeri Fischer's 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
  - Bristle-crowned Starling / Onychognathus salvadorii Bristle-crowned Starling
    LC
  - Magpie Starling / Speculipastor bicolor Magpie Starling
    LC
- Oxpeckers / Buphagidae Oxpeckers
  - Red-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus erythrorynchus Red-billed Oxpecker
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Red-tailed Ant Thrush / Neocossyphus rufus Red-tailed Ant Thrush
    LC
  - Bare-eyed Thrush / Turdus tephronotus Bare-eyed Thrush
    LC
  - Somali Thrush / Turdus ludoviciae Somali Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Bearded Scrub Robin / Tychaedon quadrivirgata Bearded Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Black Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas podobe Black Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - White-browed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas leucophrys White-browed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Pale Flycatcher / Agricola pallidus Pale Flycatcher
    LC
  - Ashy Flycatcher / Fraseria caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher
    LC
  - Southern Black Flycatcher / Melaenornis pammelaina Southern Black Flycatcher
    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-browed Robin-Chat / Cossypha heuglini White-browed Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Red-capped Robin-Chat / Cossypha natalensis Red-capped Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Spotted Palm Thrush / Cichladusa guttata Spotted Palm Thrush
    LC
  - White-throated Robin / Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    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
  - European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Capped Wheatear / Oenanthe pileata Capped Wheatear
    LC
  - Buff-breasted Wheatear / Oenanthe bottae Buff-breasted 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
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Eastern Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
    NE
  - Somali Wheatear / Oenanthe phillipsi Somali Wheatear
    LC
  - Blackstart / Oenanthe melanura Blackstart
    LC
  - Brown-tailed Rock Chat / Oenanthe scotocerca Brown-tailed Rock Chat
    LC
  - Sombre Rock Chat / Oenanthe dubia Sombre Rock Chat
    DD
  - Kurdish Wheatear / Oenanthe xanthoprymna Kurdish Wheatear
    LC
  - Abyssinian Wheatear / Oenanthe lugubris Abyssinian Wheatear
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird / Anthreptes orientalis Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
    LC
  - Collared Sunbird / Hedydipna collaris Collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Nile Valley Sunbird / Hedydipna metallica Nile Valley Sunbird
    LC
  - Olive Sunbird / Cyanomitra olivacea Olive Sunbird
    LC
  - Grey Sunbird / Cyanomitra veroxii Grey Sunbird
    LC
  - Amethyst Sunbird / Chalcomitra amethystina Amethyst Sunbird
    LC
  - Hunter's Sunbird / Chalcomitra hunteri Hunter's Sunbird
    LC
  - Marico Sunbird / Cinnyris mariquensis Marico Sunbird
    LC
  - Black-bellied Sunbird / Cinnyris nectarinioides Black-bellied Sunbird
    LC
  - Purple-banded Sunbird / Cinnyris bifasciatus Purple-banded Sunbird
    LC
  - Tsavo Sunbird / Cinnyris tsavoensis Tsavo Sunbird
    LC
  - Violet-breasted Sunbird / Cinnyris chalcomelas Violet-breasted Sunbird
    LC
  - Abyssinian Sunbird / Cinnyris habessinicus Abyssinian Sunbird
    LC
  - Variable Sunbird / Cinnyris venustus Variable Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris pyrgita Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Chestnut Sparrow / Passer eminibey Chestnut Sparrow
    LC
  - Shelley's Sparrow / Passer shelleyi Shelley's Sparrow
    LC
  - Swainson's Sparrow / Passer swainsonii Swainson's Sparrow
    LC
  - Parrot-billed Sparrow / Passer gongonensis Parrot-billed 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
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - Red-billed Buffalo Weaver / Bubalornis niger Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
    LC
  - White-headed Buffalo Weaver / Dinemellia dinemelli White-headed Buffalo Weaver
    LC
  - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser mahali White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser donaldsoni Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Grey-capped Social Weaver / Pseudonigrita arnaudi Grey-capped Social Weaver
    LC
  - Black-capped Social Weaver / Pseudonigrita cabanisi Black-capped Social Weaver
    LC
  - Speckle-fronted Weaver / Sporopipes frontalis Speckle-fronted Weaver
    LC
  - Thick-billed Weaver / Amblyospiza albifrons Thick-billed Weaver
    LC
  - Black-necked Weaver / Ploceus nigricollis Black-necked Weaver
    LC
  - Eastern Golden Weaver / Ploceus subaureus Eastern Golden Weaver
    LC
  - Golden Palm Weaver / Ploceus bojeri Golden Palm Weaver
    LC
  - Rüppell's Weaver / Ploceus galbula Rüppell's Weaver
    LC
  - Lesser Masked Weaver / Ploceus intermedius Lesser Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Vitelline Masked Weaver / Ploceus vitellinus Vitelline Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Speke's Weaver / Ploceus spekei Speke's Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Juba Weaver / Ploceus dichrocephalus Juba Weaver
    LC
  - Chestnut Weaver / Ploceus rubiginosus Chestnut Weaver
    LC
  - Dark-backed Weaver / Ploceus bicolor Dark-backed Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Weaver / Anaplectes rubriceps Red-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Red Weaver / Anaplectes jubaensis Red Weaver
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
  - Fire-fronted Bishop / Euplectes diadematus Fire-fronted Bishop
    LC
  - Northern Red Bishop / Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Grey-headed Silverbill / Spermestes griseicapilla Grey-headed Silverbill
    LC
  - Black-and-white Mannikin / Spermestes bicolor Black-and-white Mannikin
    LC
  - African Silverbill / Euodice cantans African Silverbill
    LC
  - Black-cheeked Waxbill / Brunhilda charmosyna Black-cheeked Waxbill
    LC
  - Common Waxbill / Estrilda astrild Common Waxbill
    LC
  - Crimson-rumped Waxbill / Estrilda rhodopyga Crimson-rumped Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Cut-throat Finch / Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch
    LC
  - Purple Grenadier / Granatina ianthinogaster Purple Grenadier
    LC
  - Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu / Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
    LC
  - Blue-capped Cordon-bleu / Uraeginthus cyanocephalus Blue-capped Cordon-bleu
    LC
  - Green-winged Pytilia / Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-throated Twinspot / Hypargos niveoguttatus Red-throated Twinspot
    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
  - Steel-blue Whydah / Vidua hypocherina Steel-blue Whydah
    LC
  - Straw-tailed Whydah / Vidua fischeri Straw-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Long-tailed Paradise Whydah / Vidua paradisaea Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
    LC
  - Golden Pipit / Tmetothylacus tenellus Golden Pipit
    LC
  - Pangani Longclaw / Macronyx aurantiigula Pangani Longclaw
    LC
  - African Pipit / Anthus cinnamomeus African Pipit
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Long-billed Pipit / Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit
    LC
  - Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Malindi Pipit / Anthus melindae Malindi Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Somali Golden-winged Grosbeak / Rhynchostruthus louisae Somali Golden-winged Grosbeak
    NT
  - Reichenow's Seedeater / Crithagra reichenowi Reichenow's Seedeater
    LC
  - White-bellied Canary / Crithagra dorsostriata White-bellied Canary
    LC
  - Northern Grosbeak-Canary / Crithagra donaldsoni Northern Grosbeak-Canary
    LC
  - Brown-rumped Seedeater / Crithagra tristriata Brown-rumped Seedeater
    LC
  - Warsangli Linnet / Linaria johannis Warsangli Linnet
    NT
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Striolated Bunting / Emberiza striolata Striolated Bunting
    LC
  - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting / Emberiza tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
    LC
  - Somali Bunting / Emberiza poliopleura Somali Bunting
    LC

Species names

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Somalia types of birds

29 orders

98 families

326 genera

685 species

Somalia

Somalia, situated in the Horn of Africa, lies along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. It is bounded by Djibouti in the northwest, Ethiopia in the west, and Kenya in the southwest. In area it is slightly smaller than Texas. Generally arid and barren, Somalia has two chief rivers, the Shebelle and the Juba.

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