Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri, Wadi Kaam, Libya
Country checklist and status
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ABC and other checklists
You can download and print an ABC / Dowsett checklist for Libya. The ABC lists follow the taxonomic sequence and names of Birds of Africa Volumes I-VII and are kept up to date with published and peer-reviewed records.
Endemic species
There are no endemic species in Libya.
Near endemic species (found in a few North African countries only)
| Moussier’s Redstart* | Phoenicurus moussieri |
| Tristram’s Warbler | Sylvia deserticola |
* scarce winter visitor
Threatened species
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Vulnerable |
| Slender-billed Curlew | Numenius tenuirostris | Critical |
The lists of endemic, near endemic and threatened species have been compiled from a number of sources including the African Bird Club, BirdLife International, and Birds of the World Version 2.0 ® 1994-1996, Dr. Charles Sibley and Thayer Birding Software, Ltd. For further information on Libya’s threatened species, see BirdLife International
