List Of Birds Of The Comoros
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Comoros. The avifauna of the Comoros includes a total of 146 species, of which 14 are endemic, 6 have been introduced by humans, and 23 are rare or accidental. 9 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 the Comoros.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.
- (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Comoros.
- (E) Endemic A species endemic to the Comoros.
- (I) Introduced A species introduced to the Comoros as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
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Non-passerines: Grebes . Shearwaters and Petrels . Tropicbirds . Boobies and Gannets . Darters . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Ibises and Spoonbills . Flamingos . Ducks, Geese and Swans . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Caracaras and Falcons . Pheasants and Partridges . Guineafowl . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Crab Plover . Pratincoles and Coursers . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and Jaegers . Gulls . Terns . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots, Macaws and allies . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Nightjars . Swifts . Kingfishers . Bee-eaters . Typical Rollers . Cuckoo-roller . |
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Passerines: Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Cuckoo-shrikes . Bulbuls . Thrushes and allies . Cisticolas and allies . Old World warblers . Old World flycatchers . Monarch flycatchers . Sunbirds and Spiderhunters . White-eyes . Old World Orioles . Shrikes . Vangas . Drongos . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Starlings . Weavers and allies . Waxbills and allies . Sparrows . |
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