Blackheaded Somali

Blackheaded Somali
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2026): unknown/at risk
Other names
  • Somali
  • Berbera Blackhead
  • Blackhead Persian
  • Ogaden
Country of originSomalia
Distribution
  • Somalia
  • Djibouti
  • eastern Ethiopia
  • northern Kenya
  • Sudan
Typehair sheep
Traits
Weight
  • Female:
    about 32 kg
Height
  • Female:
    average 62 cm
Hair colourwhite
Face colourblack
Horn statuspolled

The Blackheaded Somali is Somali breed of domestic sheep. It is one of two breeds of sheep reported by Somalia, the other being the Somali Arab. It is white with a black head; it is a hair sheep, is polled, and belongs to the fat-rumped group of breeds. It is distributed throughout Somalia, in Djibouti, in eastern Ethiopia, in northern Kenya and as far as the Toposa region of south-eastern South Sudan.

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