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Wikipedia Number of bird species: 744
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 ![]() Birds of Somalia: Their Habitat, Status and DistributionJ Ash and JE Miskell Series: A SCOPUS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT 1 97 pages, 1 b/w plate, 1 map. Nature Kenya 1983ISBN: 13482 Buy this book from NHBS.com Birds of the Horn of Africaby Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe - A&C Black 2009 - Paperback 496pISBN: 9780713665413 Buy this book from NHBS.com ProactCoordinator: none (why not apply?) see http://www.proact-campaigns.net/coordinators Members: None yet! Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team African Bird ClubWebsiteWith 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 birdwatcher’s paradise. Sadly, the long-running political instability puts the country off limits to most birders at the present time... IBAsWebsiteThree 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... |
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