Birds in Somalia

30 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Somalia has 30 bird species recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 11 passage migrants and 18 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 8,787 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Somalia each month: most in March (8), fewest in January (0). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Purple Grenadier
Purple GrenadierSmallest · 11cm
to
Grey Heron
Grey HeronLargest · 98cm
From the Purple Grenadier (11 cm) to the Grey Heron (98 cm)20 families

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All 30 birds on the list

Showing 1–23 of 30 species

ResidentRecorded all yearSummer visitorArrives to breed; scarce or absent in winterWinter visitorPresent outside the breeding seasonPassage migrantSeen mainly in spring and autumn migrationScarceRecorded in some years but not every yearCommonAmong the most-recorded birds in its best monthUncommonRecorded regularly, but on a minority of outingsRareFew records, even in its best month
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pied Crow

Pied Crow

Corvus albusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Feb–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Thekla's Lark

Thekla's Lark

Galerida theklaeLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue-naped Mousebird

Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jul–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hoopoe

Hoopoe

Upupa epopsLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Fork-tailed Drongo

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilisLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kestrel

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon niloticaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzettaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
African Pygmy-falcon

African Pygmy-falcon

Polihierax semitorquatusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flavaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiacaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Owl

Little Owl

Athene noctuaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rusticaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Monticola saxatilisLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-and-yellow Barbet

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Grenadier

Purple Grenadier

Granatina ianthinogasterLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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