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Somali Wheatear Oenanthe phillipsi
Somalia
Image Credit:
Abdi Jama
Lesser Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon hamertoni - a Somali endemic species
Bancade' Plain; Sanaag Region, Somalia
Image Credit:
Abdi Jama
Archer's Buzzard Buteo archeri
Somalia
* Some authorities consider this to be a separate species and others subsume it into B. rufofuscus or B. augur.
Image Credit:
Abdi Jama
Somali Thrush Turdus ludoviciae
Somalia
Some authorities raise the endemic and endangered subspecies of Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus to Somali Thrush Turdus ludoviciae to species level.
Image Credit:
Abdi Jama
Little Brown Bustard Eupodotis humilis
Somalia
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Abdi Jama
Blanford’s Lark Calandrella blanfordi
Somalia
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Abdi Jama
Somali Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus blythii
Somalia
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Abdi Jama
Country checklist and status
iGoTerraWe are delighted that our Corporate Sponsor iGoTerra has made its country checklists, including subspecies (IOC or Clements) as well as all other species groups like mammals, butterflies etc. available through the ABC website. The only thing required is a Basic membership / registration which is free of charge. Go to Somalia checklists. If you are already a member of iGoTerra, you will be taken directly to the country page. In case you are not a member, you will be redirected automatically to the registration form and from there can go straight to the country page.
Somalia has an avifauna of 660 or so species of which 302 species are resident, 89 are intra-Africa migrants, 153 are Palearctic migrants and there are several species of global conservation concern (FISHPOOL, L.D.C. and EVANS M.I. editors 2001).
Endemic species
| *Archer’s Buzzard | Buteo archeri |
| Somali Pigeon | Columba oliviae |
| Ash’s Lark | Mirafra ashi |
| Somali Lark | Mirafra somalica |
| Archer’s Lark | Heteromirafra archeri |
| Lesser Hoopoe-Lark | Alaemon hamertoni |
| Obbia Lark | Spizocorys obbiensis |
| **Bulo Burti Bush-Shrike | Laniarius liberatus |
| Somali Golden-winged Grosbeak | Rhynchostruthus louisae |
| Warsangli Linnet | Carduelis johannis |
John Miskell (in correspondence) states that the reason it is not yet accepted on the national list is that the DNA of the only existing specimen was not compared to the all black "morph" of the Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus. JM further states "the all black bird was originally described as Laniarius erlangeri from Erlanger’s specimens from the Juba valley. A black and white subspecies Laniarius aethiopicus somaliensis was described from Erlanger’s specimens from the same area. Later, museum workers lumped both forms as L. aethiopicus erlangeri. Only the all black bird occurs along the Shabeelle river, including just south of the type locality of L. liberatus. John Ash, Joseph Mwaki, and I have all seen and heard the black bird along the Shabeelle, and noted that it does not sound anything like a typical Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus. When Joseph Mwaki first heard it he immediately said ‘Gonolek!’. It will probably eventually prove to be a full species." Anyone who actually goes looking for it is more likely to find Red-naped Bush Shrike Laniarius ruficeps which is common on the red sand areas once one is away from the clay soils along the river.
Near endemic species (found in 3 or less countries)
| Little Brown Bustard | Eupodotis humilis |
| Chestnut-naped Francolin | Francolinus castaneicollis |
| African White-winged Dove | Streptopelia reichenowi |
| Fischer’s Turaco | Tauraco fischeri |
| *Forbes-Watson’s Swift | Apus berliozi |
| Mombasa Woodpecker | Campethera mombassica |
| Collared Lark | Mirafra collaris |
| Gillett’s Lark | Mirafra gilletti |
| Blanford’s Lark | Calandrella blanfordi |
| Rufous Short-toed Lark | Calandrella somalica |
| Malindi Pipit | Anthus melindae |
| Pangani Longclaw | Macronyx aurantiigula |
| Somali Wheatear | Oenanthe phillipsi |
| Sombre Rock-Chat | Cercomela dubia |
| Somali Short-billed Crombec | Sylvietta philippae |
| Somali Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta isabellina |
| Little Yellow Flycatcher | Erythrocercus holochlorus |
| Violet-breasted Sunbird | Cinnyris chalcomelas |
| Long-tailed Fiscal | Lanius cabanisi |
| Red-naped Bush-Shrike | Laniarius ruficeps |
| Somali Chestnut-winged Starling | Onychognathus blythii |
| Swainson’s Sparrow | Passer swainsonii |
| Arabian Golden Sparrow | Passer euchlorus |
| Juba Weaver | Ploceus dichrocephalus |
| Fire-fronted Bishop | Euplectes diadematus |
| Donaldson-Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser donaldsoni |
| Northern Grosbeak-Canary | Serinus donaldsoni |
| Brown-rumped Seedeater | Serinus tristriatus |
Threatened species
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Vulnerable |
| White-eyed Gull | Larus leucophthalmus | Vulnerable |
| Somali Pigeon | Columba oliviae | Vulnerable |
| Ash’s Lark | Mirafra ashi | Endangered |
| Archer’s Lark | Heteromirafra archeri | Endangered |
| Bulo Burti Bush-Shrike | Laniarius liberatus | Critical |
| Warsangli Linnet | Carduelis johannis | Endangered |
Species
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