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Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: `Ali Sabieh 2 Number of species: 224 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 9 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 2 8 9 10

Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2019. Checklist of the birds of `Ali Sabieh. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN®ion=djas&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 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 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 Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced species Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Avibase Page 2of 10

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

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Common Swift Apus apus Little Swift Apus affinis

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

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 3of 10

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 Sanderling Calidris alba Little Stint Calidris minuta Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Somali Courser Cursorius somalensis Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Rare/Accidental

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Common Tern Sterna hirundo White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa Avibase Page 4of 10

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

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus

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: 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 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 Avibase Page 5of 10

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

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 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 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Near-threatened Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Endangered Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus 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 Grayish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens Little Owl Athene noctua

COLIIFORMES: Coliidae Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus

BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Avibase Page 6of 10

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

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 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 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 Lesser Gray Shrike Lanius minor Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus Rare/Accidental Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Avibase Page 7of 10

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

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Pied Crow Corvus albus Somali Crow Corvus edithae Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Crested Lark Galerida cristata

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

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 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 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Avibase Page 8of 10

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 Black Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas podobe Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes African Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas minor White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis Blackstart Cercomela melanura Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii White-crowned Starling Lamprotornis albicapillus

PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus

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

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Avibase Page 9of 10

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 White Wagtail Motacilla alba African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae 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

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala African Silverbill Euodice cantans