# Birds of Somalia: all 709 species on record (part 3 of 5)

> Part 3 of 5 of Birds of Somalia: all 709 species on record, from Barn Swallow.

Source page: https://calankii.com/en/nature/birds-of-somalia-3/
Last checked: 2026-11-13
Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com)

Part 3 of 5 of [Birds of Somalia: all 709 species on record](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia/). Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 5 parts: [1](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia/) · [2](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia-2/) · **3** · [4](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia-4/) · [5](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia-5/)

## Full list (709 species)

| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Barn Swallow](https://www.gbif.org/species/9515886) | *Hirundo rustica* | Hirundinidae | LC | 86 |
| [Wire-tailed Swallow](https://www.gbif.org/species/5230801) | *Hirundo smithii* | Hirundinidae | LC | 35 |
| [Rock Martin](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340285) | *Ptyonoprogne fuligula* | Hirundinidae | LC | 3 |
| [Pale Crag Martin](https://www.gbif.org/species/6100820) | *Ptyonoprogne obsoleta* | Hirundinidae | LC | 25 |
| [Banded Martin](https://www.gbif.org/species/5230747) | *Riparia cincta* | Hirundinidae | LC | 1 |
| [Bank Swallow](https://www.gbif.org/species/2489160) | *Riparia riparia* | Hirundinidae | LC | 3 |
| [Wilson's Storm-Petrel](https://www.gbif.org/species/5229419) | *Oceanites oceanicus* | Hydrobatidae | LC | 3 |
| [Least Honeyguide](https://www.gbif.org/species/5228981) | *Indicator exilis* | Indicatoridae | LC | 1 |
| [Greater Honeyguide](https://www.gbif.org/species/5228976) | *Indicator indicator* | Indicatoridae | LC | 13 |
| [Lesser Honeyguide](https://www.gbif.org/species/5228985) | *Indicator minor* | Indicatoridae | LC | 3 |
| [Scaly-throated Honeyguide](https://www.gbif.org/species/5228977) | *Indicator variegatus* | Indicatoridae | LC | 1 |
| [African Jacana](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481853) | *Actophilornis africanus* | Jacanidae | LC | 5 |
| [White-crowned Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492843) | *Eurocephalus anguitimens* | Laniidae | LC | 2 |
| [White-rumped Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/6100756) | *Eurocephalus ruppelli* | Laniidae | LC | 71 |
| [Long-tailed Fiscal](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492869) | *Lanius cabanisi* | Laniidae | LC | 13 |
| [Red-backed Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/7745240) | *Lanius collurio* | Laniidae | LC | 45 |
| [Taita Fiscal](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492864) | *Lanius dorsalis* | Laniidae | LC | 22 |
| [Great Gray Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/9444556) | *Lanius excubitor* | Laniidae | LC | 23 |
| [Gray-backed Fiscal](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492853) | *Lanius excubitoroides* | Laniidae | LC | 2 |
| [Northern Fiscal](https://www.gbif.org/species/9409884) | *Lanius humeralis* | Laniidae | NE | 2 |
| [Isabelline Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492865) | *Lanius isabellinus* | Laniidae | LC | 17 |
| [Lesser Gray Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492854) | *Lanius minor* | Laniidae | LC | 22 |
| [Masked Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492855) | *Lanius nubicus* | Laniidae | LC | 7 |
| [Red-tailed Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/4408670) | *Lanius phoenicuroides* | Laniidae | LC | 22 |
| [Woodchat Shrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492867) | *Lanius senator* | Laniidae | NT | 6 |
| [Somali Fiscal](/en/nature/somali-fiscal/) | *Lanius somalicus* | Laniidae | LC | 160 |
| [Brown Noddy](https://www.gbif.org/species/9512459) | *Anous stolidus* | Laridae | LC | 9 |
| [Lesser Noddy](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481112) | *Anous tenuirostris* | Laridae | LC | 3 |
| [Whiskered Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481121) | *Chlidonias hybrida* | Laridae | LC | 1 |
| [White-winged Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481120) | *Chlidonias leucopterus* | Laridae | LC | 3 |
| [Black-headed Gull](https://www.gbif.org/species/6065824) | *Chroicocephalus ridibundus* | Laridae | NE | 5 |
| [Gull-billed Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481263) | *Gelochelidon nilotica* | Laridae | LC | 41 |
| [Caspian Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481236) | *Hydroprogne caspia* | Laridae | LC | 9 |
| [Sooty Gull](https://www.gbif.org/species/8303453) | *Ichthyaetus hemprichii* | Laridae | NE | 59 |
| [White-eyed Gull](https://www.gbif.org/species/7785213) | *Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus* | Laridae | NE | 20 |
| [Herring Gull](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481139) | *Larus argentatus* | Laridae | LC | 1 |
| [Caspian Gull](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481181) | *Larus cachinnans* | Laridae | LC | 2 |
| [Lesser Black-backed Gull](https://www.gbif.org/species/2481174) | *Larus fuscus* | Laridae | LC | 27 |
| [Bridled Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/5789286) | *Onychoprion anaethetus* | Laridae | LC | 11 |
| [Sooty Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/5789284) | *Onychoprion fuscatus* | Laridae | LC | 5 |
| [Roseate Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/5229249) | *Sterna dougallii* | Laridae | LC | 7 |
| [Common Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/9367409) | *Sterna hirundo* | Laridae | LC | 6 |
| [Arctic Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/5229230) | *Sterna paradisaea* | Laridae | LC | 3 |
| [White-cheeked Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/5229267) | *Sterna repressa* | Laridae | LC | 13 |
| [Little Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/5789279) | *Sternula albifrons* | Laridae | LC | 10 |
| [Saunders's Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/6065768) | *Sternula saundersi* | Laridae | LC | 4 |
| [Lesser Crested Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/6065833) | *Thalasseus bengalensis* | Laridae | LC | 20 |
| [Great Crested Tern](https://www.gbif.org/species/5789283) | *Thalasseus bergii* | Laridae | LC | 24 |
| [Scaly Chatterer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2493306) | *Turdoides aylmeri* | Leiothrichidae | LC | 19 |
| [White-rumped Babbler](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340497) | *Turdoides leucopygia* | Leiothrichidae | LC | 19 |
| [Rufous Chatterer](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340552) | *Turdoides rubiginosa* | Leiothrichidae | LC | 21 |
| [Scaly Babbler](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340508) | *Turdoides squamulata* | Leiothrichidae | LC | 19 |
| [Brown-breasted Barbet](https://www.gbif.org/species/2479026) | *Lybius melanopterus* | Lybiidae | LC | 18 |
| [Red-fronted Tinkerbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/2478928) | *Pogoniulus pusillus* | Lybiidae | LC | 25 |
| [D'Arnaud's Barbet](https://www.gbif.org/species/2478893) | *Trachyphonus darnaudii* | Lybiidae | LC | 49 |
| [Red-and-yellow Barbet](https://www.gbif.org/species/2478902) | *Trachyphonus erythrocephalus* | Lybiidae | LC | 59 |
| [Yellow-breasted Barbet](https://www.gbif.org/species/2478890) | *Trachyphonus margaritatus* | Lybiidae | LC | 62 |
| [Black-throated Barbet](https://www.gbif.org/species/2478883) | *Tricholaema melanocephala* | Lybiidae | LC | 64 |
| [Northern Crombec](https://www.gbif.org/species/2493538) | *Sylvietta brachyura* | Macrosphenidae | LC | 67 |
| [Somali Crombec](/en/nature/somali-crombec/) | *Sylvietta isabellina* | Macrosphenidae | LC | 39 |
| [Short-billed Crombec](https://www.gbif.org/species/2493542) | *Sylvietta philippae* | Macrosphenidae | DD | 22 |
| [Red-faced Crombec](https://www.gbif.org/species/2493539) | *Sylvietta whytii* | Macrosphenidae | LC | 2 |
| [Orange-breasted Bushshrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/5845131) | *Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus* | Malaconotidae | LC | 2 |
| [Black-backed Puffback](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484832) | *Dryoscopus cubla* | Malaconotidae | LC | 9 |
| [Northern Puffback](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484830) | *Dryoscopus gambensis* | Malaconotidae | LC | 3 |
| [Pringle's Puffback](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484833) | *Dryoscopus pringlii* | Malaconotidae | LC | 12 |
| [Ethiopian Boubou](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484868) | *Laniarius aethiopicus* | Malaconotidae | LC | 20 |
| [Southern Boubou](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484860) | *Laniarius ferrugineus* | Malaconotidae | LC | 24 |
| [Slate-colored Boubou](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484861) | *Laniarius funebris* | Malaconotidae | LC | 81 |
| [Coastal Boubou](https://www.gbif.org/species/6100953) | *Laniarius nigerrimus* | Malaconotidae | LC | 8 |
| [Red-naped Bushshrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484867) | *Laniarius ruficeps* | Malaconotidae | LC | 53 |
| [Zanzibar Boubou](https://www.gbif.org/species/5845139) | *Laniarius sublacteus* | Malaconotidae | LC | 2 |
| [Gray-headed Bushshrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484814) | *Malaconotus blanchoti* | Malaconotidae | LC | 37 |
| [Brubru](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484835) | *Nilaus afer* | Malaconotidae | LC | 85 |
| [Three-streaked Tchagra](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484824) | *Tchagra jamesi* | Malaconotidae | LC | 52 |
| [Black-crowned Tchagra](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340799) | *Tchagra senegalus* | Malaconotidae | LC | 47 |
| [Rosy-patched Bushshrike](https://www.gbif.org/species/6100952) | *Telophorus cruentus* | Malaconotidae | NE | 103 |
| [White-throated Bee-eater](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475448) | *Merops albicollis* | Meropidae | LC | 40 |
| [European Bee-eater](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475443) | *Merops apiaster* | Meropidae | LC | 11 |
| [Northern Carmine Bee-eater](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475396) | *Merops nubicus* | Meropidae | LC | 92 |
| [Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eater](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475419) | *Merops persicus* | Meropidae | LC | 24 |
| [Little Bee-eater](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475403) | *Merops pusillus* | Meropidae | LC | 109 |
| [Somali Bee-eater](/en/nature/somali-bee-eater/) | *Merops revoilii* | Meropidae | LC | 129 |
| [Madagascar Bee-eater](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475440) | *Merops superciliosus* | Meropidae | LC | 162 |
| [African Paradise-Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/2486688) | *Terpsiphone viridis* | Monarchidae | LC | 68 |
| [African Crested-Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/2486673) | *Trochocercus cyanomelas* | Monarchidae | LC | 13 |
| [Tawny Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490274) | *Anthus campestris* | Motacillidae | LC | 28 |
| [Red-throated Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490283) | *Anthus cervinus* | Motacillidae | LC | 10 |
| [African Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490276) | *Anthus cinnamomeus* | Motacillidae | LC | 18 |
| [Plain-backed Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490245) | *Anthus leucophrys* | Motacillidae | LC | 11 |
| [Malindi Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490286) | *Anthus melindae* | Motacillidae | LC | 29 |
| [Nicholson's Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/9009666) | *Anthus nicholsoni* | Motacillidae | NE | 21 |
| [Australasian Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490273) | *Anthus novaeseelandiae* | Motacillidae | LC | 6 |
| [Richard's/Blyth's Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/9465111) | *Anthus richardi* | Motacillidae | LC | 18 |
| [Long-billed Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490292) | *Anthus similis* | Motacillidae | LC | 39 |
| [Tree Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490246) | *Anthus trivialis* | Motacillidae | LC | 16 |
| [Buffy Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490265) | *Anthus vaalensis* | Motacillidae | LC | 4 |
| [Pangani Longclaw](https://www.gbif.org/species/5230849) | *Macronyx aurantiigula* | Motacillidae | LC | 7 |
| [African Pied Wagtail](https://www.gbif.org/species/7405711) | *Motacilla aguimp* | Motacillidae | NE | 21 |
| [White Wagtail](https://www.gbif.org/species/9687165) | *Motacilla alba* | Motacillidae | LC | 35 |
| [Gray Wagtail](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490310) | *Motacilla cinerea* | Motacillidae | LC | 12 |
| [Western Yellow Wagtail](https://www.gbif.org/species/9701857) | *Motacilla flava* | Motacillidae | LC | 62 |
| [Golden Pipit](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490294) | *Tmetothylacus tenellus* | Motacillidae | LC | 68 |
| [Grayish Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/9476359) | *Bradornis microrhynchus* | Muscicapidae | LC | 83 |
| [Pale Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492639) | *Bradornis pallidus* | Muscicapidae | LC | 44 |
| [Black Scrub-Robin](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492476) | *Cercotrichas podobe* | Muscicapidae | LC | 23 |
| [Spotted Morning-Thrush](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492647) | *Cichladusa guttata* | Muscicapidae | LC | 17 |
| [White-browed Robin-Chat](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492592) | *Cossypha heuglini* | Muscicapidae | LC | 12 |
| [Red-capped Robin-Chat](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492593) | *Cossypha natalensis* | Muscicapidae | LC | 10 |
| [Rüppell's Robin-Chat](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492595) | *Cossypha semirufa* | Muscicapidae | LC | 1 |
| [Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin](https://www.gbif.org/species/5788860) | *Erythropygia galactotes* | Muscicapidae | LC | 56 |
| [White-browed Scrub Robin](https://www.gbif.org/species/5788858) | *Erythropygia leucophrys* | Muscicapidae | LC | 99 |
| [Bearded Scrub Robin](https://www.gbif.org/species/5788862) | *Erythropygia quadrivirgata* | Muscicapidae | LC | 9 |
| [White-throated Robin](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492700) | *Irania gutturalis* | Muscicapidae | LC | 11 |
| [Thrush Nightingale](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492542) | *Luscinia luscinia* | Muscicapidae | LC | 3 |
| [Common Nightingale](https://www.gbif.org/species/7660710) | *Luscinia megarhynchos* | Muscicapidae | LC | 3 |
| [Southern Black-Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492656) | *Melaenornis pammelaina* | Muscicapidae | LC | 3 |
| [Little Rock-Thrush](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231008) | *Monticola rufocinereus* | Muscicapidae | LC | 60 |
| [Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490956) | *Monticola saxatilis* | Muscicapidae | LC | 50 |
| [Blue Rock-Thrush](https://www.gbif.org/species/2490955) | *Monticola solitarius* | Muscicapidae | LC | 17 |
| [Ashy Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492562) | *Muscicapa caerulescens* | Muscicapidae | LC | 11 |
| [Gambaga Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492572) | *Muscicapa gambagae* | Muscicapidae | LC | 1 |
| [Spotted Flycatcher](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492576) | *Muscicapa striata* | Muscicapidae | LC | 24 |
| [Desert Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231244) | *Oenanthe deserti* | Muscicapidae | LC | 48 |
| [Sombre Rock Chat](https://www.gbif.org/species/6100846) | *Oenanthe dubia* | Muscicapidae | DD | 2 |
| [Isabelline Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231245) | *Oenanthe isabellina* | Muscicapidae | LC | 137 |
| [Mourning Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231246) | *Oenanthe lugens* | Muscicapidae | LC | 12 |
| [Abyssinian Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231237) | *Oenanthe lugubris* | Muscicapidae | LC | 45 |
| [Blackstart](https://www.gbif.org/species/6100847) | *Oenanthe melanura* | Muscicapidae | LC | 130 |
| [Northern Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231240) | *Oenanthe oenanthe* | Muscicapidae | LC | 55 |
| [Somali Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231256) | *Oenanthe phillipsi* | Muscicapidae | LC | 130 |
| [Capped Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231249) | *Oenanthe pileata* | Muscicapidae | LC | 1 |
| [Pied Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231233) | *Oenanthe pleschanka* | Muscicapidae | LC | 127 |
| [Brown-tailed Rock Chat](https://www.gbif.org/species/6100848) | *Oenanthe scotocerca* | Muscicapidae | LC | 13 |
| [Red-tailed Wheatear](https://www.gbif.org/species/5231239) | *Oenanthe xanthoprymna* | Muscicapidae | LC | 1 |
| [Black Redstart](https://www.gbif.org/species/5739315) | *Phoenicurus ochruros* | Muscicapidae | LC | 23 |
| [Common Redstart](https://www.gbif.org/species/5739317) | *Phoenicurus phoenicurus* | Muscicapidae | LC | 25 |
| [Whinchat](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492521) | *Saxicola rubetra* | Muscicapidae | LC | 4 |
| [African Stonechat](https://www.gbif.org/species/2492526) | *Saxicola torquatus* | Muscicapidae | LC | 3 |
| [White-bellied Go-away-bird](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475264) | *Corythaixoides leucogaster* | Musophagidae | LC | 168 |
| [Knysna Turaco](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475250) | *Tauraco corythaix* | Musophagidae | LC | 2 |
| [Fischer's Turaco](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475247) | *Tauraco fischeri* | Musophagidae | NT | 4 |
| [White-cheeked Turaco](https://www.gbif.org/species/2475235) | *Tauraco leucotis* | Musophagidae | LC | 4 |
| [Western Violet-backed Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484638) | *Anthreptes longuemarei* | Nectariniidae | LC | 12 |
| [Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/2484633) | *Anthreptes orientalis* | Nectariniidae | LC | 93 |
| [Amethyst Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340881) | *Chalcomitra amethystina* | Nectariniidae | LC | 45 |
| [Hunter's Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340862) | *Chalcomitra hunteri* | Nectariniidae | LC | 70 |
| [Scarlet-chested Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340870) | *Chalcomitra senegalensis* | Nectariniidae | LC | 40 |
| [Purple-banded Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/6087859) | *Cinnyris bifasciatus* | Nectariniidae | LC | 43 |
| [Violet-breasted Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/6087848) | *Cinnyris chalcomelas* | Nectariniidae | LC | 40 |
| [Shining Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340666) | *Cinnyris habessinicus* | Nectariniidae | LC | 228 |
| [Mariqua Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340700) | *Cinnyris mariquensis* | Nectariniidae | LC | 118 |
| [Black-bellied Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340688) | *Cinnyris nectarinioides* | Nectariniidae | LC | 6 |
| [Variable Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340636) | *Cinnyris venustus* | Nectariniidae | LC | 166 |
| [Olive Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/6088979) | *Cyanomitra olivacea* | Nectariniidae | LC | 14 |
| [Mouse-colored Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/6088910) | *Cyanomitra veroxii* | Nectariniidae | NE | 2 |
| [Collared Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/7340984) | *Hedydipna collaris* | Nectariniidae | LC | 43 |
| [Nile Valley Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/6089269) | *Hedydipna metallica* | Nectariniidae | LC | 35 |
| [Pygmy Sunbird](https://www.gbif.org/species/6089275) | *Hedydipna platura* | Nectariniidae | LC | 22 |
| [Eastern Nicator](https://www.gbif.org/species/2486229) | *Nicator gularis* | Nicatoridae | LC | 1 |
| [Vulturine Guineafowl](https://www.gbif.org/species/2473339) | *Acryllium vulturinum* | Numididae | LC | 25 |
| [Crested Guineafowl](https://www.gbif.org/species/2473325) | *Guttera pucherani* | Numididae | LC | 7 |
| [Helmeted Guineafowl](https://www.gbif.org/species/2473341) | *Numida meleagris* | Numididae | LC | 32 |
| [African Golden Oriole](https://www.gbif.org/species/2488960) | *Oriolus auratus* | Oriolidae | LC | 1 |


This list is in 5 parts: [1](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia/) · [2](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia-2/) · **3** · [4](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia-4/) · [5](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia-5/)

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