page_title: Wildlife of Somaliland
section_title: Birds
hierarchical_section_title: Wildlife of Somaliland / Fauna / Birds
caption_attribution_description: Struthio camelus molybdophanes or Struthio molybdophanes English: A female Somali Ostrich at Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
context_page_description: The wildlife of SomaliLand includes the flora and fauna of Somaliland, which is extremely diverse due to the country's location between the temperate and the tropical zones. Somaliland is bordered by the Red Sea. The Coastal region is more humid due to its proximity to the ocean. Somaliland is home to over 727 species of birds and boasts over 177 species of mammals.
  Somaliland is home to a diverse variety of flora and fauna, from acacia trees, to birds, large cats, and reptiles large and small.
  In some areas, the mountains are covered with shrubs such as pyracantha, jasmine, poinsettia, and a varied assortment of evergreens. Caraway, carcade, cardamom, coriander, incense, myrrh, and red pepper are common.
context_section_description: Somaliland is currently home to about 727 species of birds, of which eight are endemic, one has been introduced by humans and one is rare or accidental. Fourteen species are globally threatened.
  The following species of birds are found exclusively in Somaliland:
  (Qoolay) Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
  (Xamaam) Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea guinea)
  White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus)
  Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis capensis)
  Somali Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis)
  Somali Pigeon
  Black boubou
  Alaemon hamertoni (Alaudidae) - Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
  Heteromirafra archeri (Alaudidae) - Archer's Lark
  Mirafra ashi - Ash's Bushlark
  Mirafra somalica (Alaudidae) - Somali Bushlark
  Carduelis johannis (Fringillidae) - Warsangli Linnet
caption: Somali ostrich
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