Birding Factoids

150 species
in 42 families

16 endemic species
19 speciality birds
7 endangered species

Comoros and Mayotte
Hotspots

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Comoros and Mayotte Specialities Blue Vanga - Photo copyright Claire Spottiswood

Photo copyright Claire Spottiswood

Photo copyright Anke Poggel

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....In Search of the Badanga (Comoro Scops-Owl) - by Alan Lewis, from

Bulletin of the African Bird Club, volume 3.2, September 1996. In November 1995, I was lucky enough to visit the Comoros - a little visited group of islands lying in the Indian Ocean midway between the African mainland and Madagascar. The archipelago supports about 20 currently accepted endemics, but with a total avian endemic taxa list of about 54.

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....Grand Comore Trip Report - by Peter G. Kaestner. 23 February 1999.

I recently visited Moroni for three days to pick up the endemics. All went well, and I thought I'd share some 'gen.' The hardest bird was the Drongo, which is found above Kourani on the far southern part of the island. Other endemics that were easily seen here were Humboldt's Sunbird, Comoro Brush-warbler, Comoro Blue Pigeon, and Comoro Fody in that order of abundance. Near endemics (or splits according to Sinclair and Langrand) were Kirk's White-eye (super abundant here), Comoro Cuckoo Shrike, and Comoro Green Sunbird.

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Factoids taken from Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley.

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Endemics and Specialities

in Comoros and Mayotte

Information on endemics and specialities is derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists and bird distribution lists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.05, supplemented by material found in Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley. African speciality birds, while not endemic, are those that can only be found in three or less countries of Africa. Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International. The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species noted below have been made in Comoros and Mayotte.

Endemics in Comoros and Mayotte
___ Anjouan Brush-Warbler ___ Anjouan Scops-Owl ___ Anjouan Sunbird ___ Comoro Blue-Pigeon ___ Comoro Drongo ___ Comoro Olive-Pigeon	___ Comoro Scops-Owl ___ Comoro Thrush ___ Comoro White-eye ___ Grande Comoro ___ Brush-Warbler ___ Humblot's Sunbird	___ Mayotte Drongo ___ Mayotte Sunbird ___ Mayotte White-eye ___ Moheli Brush-Warbler ___ Mrs. Benson's Brush-Warbler

Endangered Birds in Comoros and Mayotte (endemics are printed in *bold italic*)
Breeding Birds		Non-Breeding Birds
___ *Anjouan Scops-Owl* ___ *Comoro Drongo* ___ *Comoro Scops-Owl*	___ *Comoro White-eye* ___ Humblot's Flycatcher ___ *Mayotte Drongo*	___ Humblot's (Madagascar) Heron

Other Speciality and Spectacular Birds in Comoros and Mayotte (adapted from *Where to Watch Birds in Africa* - by Nigel Wheatley.)
___ Aldabra Drongo ___ Black Parrot ___ Blue Vanga ___ Crested Drongo ___ Cuckoo-Roller ___ Diademed Kingfisher ___ Frances' Goshawk	___ Madagascar Bulbul ___ Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike ___ Madagascar Green-Pigeon ___ Madagascar ___ Paradise-Flycatcher ___ Madagascar Spinetail ___ Madagascar Sunbird	___ Madagascar Swift ___ Madagascar Turtle-Dove ___ Madagascar White-eye ___ Malagasy Kingfisher ___ Red-headed Fody ___ Reunion Harrier ___ Vasa Parrot