Species
Country checklist and status
You can download and print a checklist for Djibouti.
Welch and Welch (1999) list 360 species and give a brief overview of ornithology in the country. Since its publication, one additional species, Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris has been added, a single bird on the mudflats around Djibouti city in February 2001. The diverse avifauna is demonstrated by looking at the origins of the species recorded: endemic 1; breeding (restricted to Africa) 37; breeding (restricted to Africa and the Middle East) 44; breeding (global distribution) 35; migrant (predominantly of Palearctic origin) 127; vagrant (1 to 3 records) 65; extinct in Djibouti 1 (Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris); status unknown (51).
Endemic species
Djibouti Francolin |
Francolinus ochropectus |
Critical |
Threatened species
Atlantic Petrel |
Pterodroma incerta |
Vulnerable |
Greater Spotted Eagle |
Aquila clanga |
Vulnerable |
Eastern Imperial Eagle |
Aquila heliaca |
Vulnerable |
Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naumanni |
Vulnerable |
White-eyed Gull |
Larus leucophthalmus |
Vulnerable |
In addition there are two species whose taxonomic status has still to be determined. The first is a species (or race) of Melba Finch most closely resembling Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba but lacking any trace of red in the plumage, these areas being replaced by rich yellow. The second is an unidentified species of sunbird, probably a Nectarinia sp, seen in autumn 1987 but not since. Details of these sightings, and illustrations, are given in Welch and Welch (1998).
Last page update 1st March 2007
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
