Field checklist

Birds of Comoros

97 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.

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SpeciesScientific nameFamilyStatus
African Black Swift Apus barbatus Apodidae NE
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Muscicapidae NE
Anjouan Scops Owl E Otus capnodes Strigidae EN
Anjouan Sunbird E Cinnyris comorensis Nectariniidae LC
Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba Laridae LC
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Scolopacidae NT
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Hirundinidae LC
Black Kite Milvus migrans Accipitridae NE
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Laridae LC
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Scolopacidae NT
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Laridae LC
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus Coraciidae LC
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata Estrildidae LC
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Laridae LC
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Laridae LC
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Scolopacidae LC
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rallidae LC
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Phasianidae LC
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Charadriidae LC
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Scolopacidae LC
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Laridae LC
Comoro Black Parrot E Coracopsis sibilans Psittaculidae NT
Comoro Blue Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini Columbidae NT
Comoro Blue Vanga E Cyanolanius comorensis Vangidae EN
Comoro Cuckooshrike E Ceblepyris cucullatus Campephagidae EN
Comoro Fody Foudia eminentissima Ploceidae NE
Comoro Green Pigeon E Treron griveaudi Columbidae EN
Comoro Olive Pigeon Columba pollenii Columbidae NT
Comoro Thrush E Turdus bewsheri Turdidae NT
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola Dromadidae LC
Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus Dicruridae LC
Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor Leptosomidae LC
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Scolopacidae VU
Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae Falconidae LC
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Scolopacidae NT
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Scolopacidae NE
Frances’s Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae Accipitridae LC
Grande Comore Brush Warbler E Nesillas brevicaudata Acrocephalidae LC
Grande Comore Bulbul E Hypsipetes parvirostris Pycnonotidae NT
Grande Comore Drongo E Dicrurus fuscipennis Dicruridae EN
Great Egret Ardea alba Ardeidae LC
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Fregatidae LC
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Laridae LC
Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Charadriidae LC
Greater Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa Psittaculidae LC
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Ardeidae LC
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Charadriidae VU
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Passeridae LC
Humblot’s Flycatcher E Humblotia flavirostris Muscicapidae VU
Humblot’s Sunbird E Cinnyris humbloti Nectariniidae LC
Karthala Scops Owl E Otus pauliani Strigidae EN
Karthala White-eye E Zosterops mouroniensis Zosteropidae VU
Kirk’s White-eye E Zosterops kirki Zosteropidae LC
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Laridae LC
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Laridae LC
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Fregatidae LC
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Podicipedidae LC
Little Heron Butorides atricapilla Ardeidae NE
Little Stint Calidris minuta Scolopacidae LC
Little Tern Sternula albifrons Laridae LC
Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri Apodidae LC
Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni Apodidae LC
Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis Pycnonotidae LC
Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou Cuculidae LC
Malagasy Green Sunbird Cinnyris notatus Nectariniidae NE
Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles Accipitridae EN
Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides Alcedinidae LC
Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis Apodidae LC
Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata Monarchidae LC
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae Ardeidae EN
Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus Zosteropidae LC
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Sulidae LC
Moheli Brush Warbler E Nesillas mariae Acrocephalidae EN
Moheli Bulbul E Hypsipetes moheliensis Pycnonotidae EN
Moheli Scops Owl E Otus moheliensis Strigidae EN
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri Apodidae LC
Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Meropidae LC
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Anhingidae LC
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Falconidae LC
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus Procellariidae LC
Pied Crow Corvus albus Corvidae LC
Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis Ploceidae LC
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Phaethontidae LC
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Columbidae LC
Rock Dove Columba livia Columbidae LC
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Scolopacidae NT
Ruff Calidris pugnax Scolopacidae LC
Sanderling Calidris alba Scolopacidae LC
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Laridae LC
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Ardeidae LC
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Scolopacidae LC
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni Procellariidae LC
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Tytonidae NE
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Ardeidae NE
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis Ardeidae NE
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Anatidae LC
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Phaethontidae LC

This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.