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Somali Republic

Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius ŠNigel Blake http://www.nigelblake.co.uk/

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

numbers

Number of bird species:744

numbers

Number of endemics:10
Somali Pigeon Columba oliviae Archer`s Buzzard Buteo archeri Bulo Burti Boubou Laniarius liberatus Somali Long-billed Lark Mirafra somalica Ash`s Lark Mirafra ashi Somali Lark Mirafra sharpii Archer`s Lark Heteromirafra archeri Lesser Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon hamertoni Obbia Lark Spizocorys obbiensis Warsangli Linnet Carduelis johannis

useful reading

Birds of Somalia: Their Habitat, Status and Distribution

J Ash and JE Miskell Series: A SCOPUS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT 1 97 pages, 1 b/w plate, 1 map. Nature Kenya 1983
ISBN: 13482
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

Proact

Coordinator: none (why not apply?) see http://www.proact-campaigns.net/coordinators
Members: None yet!
Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team

clubs

African Bird Club

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Somalia/introduction.html
With a list of 660 or so species including a good number of endemics and near endemics, birds with wonderfully evocative names such as Bulo Burti Bush-Shrike Laniarius liberatus (see notes in the section on species) and Warsangli Linnet Carduelis johannis and an incredible selection of at least 24 lark species, this could be a birdwatchers paradise. Sadly, the long-running political instability puts the country off limits to most birders at the present time...

reserves

IBAs

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Somalia/ibas.html
Three endemic bird areas fall entirely within Somalia: the Central Somali coast; the North Somali mountains; the north-west Somalia secondary area. In addition, parts of the East African coastal forests, the Jubba and Shabeelle valleys and the Northern Ethiopia secondary area lie within Somalia...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

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