Fauna of Somalia

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Chapters: Birds of Somalia, Reptiles of Somalia, Ostrich, List of birds of Somalia, Greater Crested Tern, List of mammals of Somalia, Hamadryas baboon, Somali Giraffe, Little Grebe, Common Waxbill, Lesser Flamingo, African Silverbill, Menetries's Warbler, Somali Boubou, Salt's Dik-dik, Goliath Heron, Red-and-yellow Barbet, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Ash's Lark, Lesser Swamp-warbler, House Bunting, Cut-throat Finch, Zebra Waxbill, African Quailfinch, Graceful Prinia, Winding Cisticola, List of non-marine molluscs of Somalia, Blanford's Short-toed Lark, Golden-breasted Starling, Siffling Cisticola, African Hawk-eagle, Bitis arietans somalica, Purple Grenadier, Black-and-white Mannikin, Uegitglanis zammaranoi, Shield-tailed Agama, Basra Reed-warbler, Fawn-coloured Lark, Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Desert Cisticola, Peters's Twinspot, Somali Thrush, Swainson's Sparrow, Crimson-rumped Waxbill, Ammodile, Somali Lark, Brown-backed Mannikin, Somali Elephant Shrew, Archer's Lark, Lanzarana largeni, Calabresi's Bullfrog, Somali Hedgehog, Greenwood's Shrew, Malindi Pipit, Ptychadena gansi, Red-rumped Waxbill, Chestnut-naped Francolin, Somali Pigeon, Lesser Hoopoe-lark, Obbia Lark, Junodia hararensis. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Somalia. The avifauna of Somalia includes a total of 727 species, of which 8 are endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 1 is rare or accidental. 14 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Somalia. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species. Order: Struthioniformes. Family: Struthionidae The Ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds. Order: Podicipediformes. Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Somalia. Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Diomedeidae The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Somalia. Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Somalia. Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae Th