Avibase Page 1of 12 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&region=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