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Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: Dikhil 2 Number of species: 277 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 13 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 3 8 9 10

Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2019. Checklist of the birds of Dikhil. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN®ion=djdk&list=clements&format=1 [22/03/2019]. Make your observations count! Submit your data to ebird.org - Legend: [x] accidental [ex] extirpated [EX] extinct [EW] extinct in the wild [E] endemic [e] endemic (country/region)

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Somali Ostrich Struthio molybdophanes Vulnerable

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rare/Accidental Northern Pintail Anas acuta Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma Rare/Accidental Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Near-threatened

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Avibase Page 2of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced species Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur Rare/AccidentalVuln erable African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia

PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii

OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs Near-threatened Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Rare/Accidental Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Rare/Accidental Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus Rare/Accidental

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Alpine Swift Apus melba Rare/Accidental Common Swift Apus apus Little Swift Apus affinis

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra

CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Avibase Page 3of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Rare/Accidental Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near-threatened Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Near-threatened Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Ruff Calidris pugnax Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Near-threatened Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Rare/Accidental Sanderling Calidris alba Little Stint Calidris minuta Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Rare/Accidental Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Avibase Page 4of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Somali Courser Cursorius somalensis Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Rare/Accidental

CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Rare/Accidental White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Common Tern Sterna hirundo White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus Rare/Accidental

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae Black Stork Ciconia nigra Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii White Stork Ciconia ciconia Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Rare/Accidental Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

SULIFORMES: Sulidae Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Avibase Page 5of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Rare/Accidental

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Rare/Accidental Little Egret Egretta garzetta Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Striated Heron Butorides striata

PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia African Spoonbill Platalea alba

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Rare/AccidentalVuln erable

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Rare/Accidental Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Endangered European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Critically endangered Avibase Page 6of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Endangered Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Critically endangered White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Critically endangered Rüppell's Griffon Gyps rueppelli Critically endangered Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Rare/Accidental Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Near-threatened Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Vulnerable Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Endangered Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Near-threatened Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Shikra Accipiter badius Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Black Kite Milvus migrans Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis Grayish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens Little Owl Athene noctua

COLIIFORMES: Coliidae Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus

BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Rare/Accidental Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Avibase Page 7of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae European Roller Coracias garrulus Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Rare/Accidental

PICIFORMES: Lybiidae Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala

PICIFORMES: Picidae Cardinal Woodpecker Chloropicus fuscescens Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Vulnerable Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae Gray-headed Batis Batis orientalis

PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Ethiopian Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor Avibase Page 8of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus Rare/Accidental Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae House Crow Corvus splendens Introduced species Pied Crow Corvus albus Somali Crow Corvus edithae Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Rare/Accidental Crested Lark Galerida cristata

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum Rare/Accidental

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae Avibase Page 9of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Rare/Accidental Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rare/Accidental Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Rare/Accidental

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Red-fronted Prinia Prinia rufifrons

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Rare/Accidental Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Arabian Warbler Sylvia leucomelaena Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae Black Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas podobe Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes African Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas minor White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Rare/Accidental Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius Blackstart Cercomela melanura White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae Avibase Page 10of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii

PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava White Wagtail Motacilla alba African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Rare/Accidental Reichenow's Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla

PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 11of 12

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala African Silverbill Euodice cantans