Field checklist
Birds of Comoros
97 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.