Birds of Djibouti
Birds of Djibouti is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Djibouti
Africa
List of Common Birds
| 54% |
|
House Crow
Corvus splendens Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 34% |
|
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 33% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 28% |
|
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 25% |
|
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 23% |
|
Rüppell's Weaver
Ploceus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 22% |
|
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 21% |
|
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 21% |
|
Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 21% |
|
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 21% |
|
Nile Valley Sunbird
Hedydipna metallica Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
| 19% |
|
Somali Sparrow
Passer castanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 19% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 19% |
|
Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 18% |
|
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 18% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 18% |
|
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 18% |
|
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Dromadidae |
| 17% |
|
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 16% |
|
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 15% |
|
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 15% |
|
Blackstart
Oenanthe melanura Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 14% |
|
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 14% |
|
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 13% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 13% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 13% |
|
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 12% |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 12% |
|
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
|
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
|
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
|
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 11% |
|
Rosy-patched Bushshrike
Rhodophoneus cruentus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
| 10% |
|
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 10% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 9.9% |
|
Yellow-breasted Barbet
Trachyphonus margaritatus Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
| 9.6% |
|
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.5% |
|
Abyssinian Sunbird
Cinnyris habessinicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
| 9.3% |
|
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 9.2% |
|
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.2% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 9.1% |
|
Red-fronted Prinia
Prinia rufifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 9.1% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 9.0% |
|
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 9.0% |
|
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 8.9% |
|
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 8.6% |
|
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.6% |
|
Little Stint
Calidris minuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 8.2% |
|
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus atrifrons Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 7.8% |
|
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 7.7% |
|
Black Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas podobe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
| 6.8% |
|
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.5% |
|
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.1% |
|
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae |
| 6.0% |
|
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.9% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.9% |
|
Little Swift
Apus affinis Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 5.8% |
|
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 4.8% |
|
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.6% |
|
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Pterocles lichtensteinii Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 3.5% |
|
White-crowned Wheatear
Oenanthe leucopyga Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Arabian Warbler
Curruca leucomelaena Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Somali Crow
Corvus edithae Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Somali Starling
Onychognathus blythii Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.9% |
|
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.8% |
|
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.5% |
|
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.5% |
|
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Northern Crombec
Sylvietta brachyura Order: Passeriformes Family: Macrosphenidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Striolated Bunting
Emberiza striolata Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Spotted Sandgrouse
Pterocles senegallus Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 2.1% |
|
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Arabian Golden Sparrow
Passer euchlorus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Abyssinian White-eye
Zosterops abyssinicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.6% |
|
European Roller
Coracias garrulus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Swift
Apus apus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Gambaga Flycatcher
Muscicapa gambagae Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis leucoscepus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Pale Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Treron waalia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Plain Nightjar
Caprimulgus inornatus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Ethiopian Boubou
Laniarius aethiopicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Three-banded Plover
Thinornis tricollaris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Lesser Gray Shrike
Lanius minor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Djibouti Spurfowl
Pternistis ochropectus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Menetries's Warbler
Curruca mystacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.0% |
|
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
