Sound Guide to the Breeding Birds of the Comoros
Marc Herremans
Voices of 52 breeding species from the four main islands in the Comoros archipelago; Grande-Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan and Mayotte. Announced, briefly, in French. The booklet gives detailed data of all the recordings, both in French and English.
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Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Audubon's Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri |
Striated Heron | Butorides striatus |
Réunion Harrier | Circus maillardi |
Frances' Sparrowhawk | Accipiter francesii |
Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
Comoro Olive Pigeon | Columba pollenii |
Madagascar Turtle-Dove | Columba picturata |
Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
White-breasted Wood-Dove | Turtur tympanistria |
Madagascar Green-Pigeon | Treron australis |
Comoro Blue-Pigeon | Alectroenas sganzini |
Vasa Parrot | Coracopsis vasa |
Black Parrot | Coracopsis nigra |
Grey-headed Lovebird | Agapornis canus |
Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
Anjouan Scops-Owl | Otus capnodes |
Mohéli Scops-Owl | Otus moheliensis |
Grand Comoro Scops-Owl | Otus pauliani |
African Palm-Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
Madagascar Black Swift | Apus balstoni |
Madagascar Cuckoo-Roller | Leptosomus discolor |
Comoro Cuckoo-Roller | Leptosomus gracilis |
Madagascar Cuckooshrike | Coracina cinerea |
Comoro Cuckooshrike | Coracina cucullata |
Madagascar Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis |
Comorus Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes parvirostris |
Comoro Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius comorensis |
Madagascar Long-tailed Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica moheliensis |
Comoro Brush-Warbler | Nesillas brevicaudata |
Moheli Brush-Warbler | Nesillas mariae |
Grand Comoro Flycatcher | Humblotia flavirostris |
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone mutata |
Comoro Green Sunbird | Cinnyris moebii |
Humblot's Sunbird | Cinnyris humbloti |
Anjouan Sunbird | Cinnyris comorensis |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Mayotte Sunbird | Cinnyris coquerellii |
Grand Comoro White-eye | Zosterops kirki |
Madagascar White-eye | Zosterops maderaspatanus |
Mayotte White-eye | Zosterops mayottensis |
Comoro White-eye | Zosterops mouroniensis |
Comoro Drongo | Dicrurus fuscipennis |
Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus |
Mayotte Drongo | Dicrurus waldenii |
African Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
Bronze Mannikin | Lonchura cucullata |
Madagascar Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis |
Mascarene Fody | Foudia eminentissima |
House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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