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AERC Wplist December 2011 AERC Western Palearctic list, December 2011 Crochet P.-A., Joynt G. (2011). AERC list of Western Palearctic birds. December 2011 version. Available at http://www.aerc.eu/tac.html INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME remarks changes since last edition ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES OSTRICHES Family Struthionidae Ostrich Struthio camelus ORDER ANSERIFORMES DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS Family Anatidae Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor cat. A/D in Morocco (including a flock of 11-12 suggesting natural vagrancy, hence accepted here) Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica cat. A in Israel Black Swan Cygnus atratus cat. C in the Netherlands Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Bean Goose Anser fabalis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Anser indicus removed from the list Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Anser indicus removed from the list Ross's Goose Anser rossii cat. A in the Netherlands Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Brant Goose Branta bernicla Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis cat. A in Morocco, vagrant Mauritania Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos vagrant in Mauritania (Banc d'Arguin) species added Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus cat. A in Jordan, vagrant Iraq Wood Duck Aix sponsa cat. A in Portugal (Azores) and Iceland Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope American Wigeon Anas americana Falcated Duck Anas falcata Cat. A in the Netherlands, vagrant Jordan, Iraq, Turkey all in winter 1968-69 Gadwall Anas strepera Baikal Teal Anas formosa Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Cape Teal Anas capensis cat. A in Israel, vagrant Lybia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos American Black Duck Anas rubripes Northern Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Anas querquedula Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha cat. A in Israel Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma cat. A Israel Canvasback Aythya valisineria Common Pochard Aythya ferina Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Common Eider Somateria mollissima King Eider Somateria spectabilis Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Black Scoter Melanitta americana Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Smew Mergellus albellus Hooded Merganser Mergus cucullatus cat. A in Iceland, Ireland, UK, Portugal (Azores) Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Common Merganser Mergus merganser Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala ORDER GALLIFORMES GROUSES, PTARMIGANS Family Tetraonidae Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia change of genus name Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix Caucasian Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus PHEASANTS, FOWL & ALLIES Family Phasianidae California Quail Callipepla californica cat. C in France Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus cat. C in Italy species removed from French list Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus Erckel's Francolin Francolinus erckelii cat. C Italy Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii cat. C France, Czech Republic Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus cat. C UK Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae cat. C UK (now in cat. C6: population is no longer self-sustaining) GUINEAFOWL Family Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris ORDER GAVIIFORMES LOONS Family Gaviidae Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica cat. A in UK Great Northern Loon Gavia immer Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES GREBES Family Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ORDER PROCELLARIIFORMES ALBATROSSES Family Diomedeidae Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta cat. A in Israel Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans cat. A in Italy, one old record in Portugal PETRELS, SHEARWATERS Family Procellariidae Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus cat. A in Italy Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Cape Petrel Daption capense cat. A in Gibraltar, Italy, Norway recent accepted record from Norway Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana cat. A in Portugal (Azores) Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta cat. A in Israel Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis cat. A in Israel, Norway recent accepted record from Norway Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow cat. A in Portugal (Azores) Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes cat. A in Israel Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus vagrant in Egypt Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni cat. A in Israel (subspecies persicus and bailloni)split from Puffinus lherminieri STORM PETRELS Family Hydrobatidae Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro ORDER PELECANIFORMES TROPICBIRDS Family Phaethontidae Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus vagrant in Cape Verde GANNETS, BOOBIES Family Sulidae Red-footed Booby Sula sula Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Northern Gannet Morus bassanus CORMORANTS Family Phalacrocoracidae Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus ANHINGAS Family Anhingidae Darter Anhinga melanogaster PELICANS Family Pelecanidae Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens FRIGATEBIRDS Family Fregatidae Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila cat. A in UK Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel cat. A in Israel ORDER CICONIIFORMES HERONS, BITTERNS Family Ardeidae Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Von Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus cat. B in Italy Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violaceus cat. A in Portugal (Azores) Striated Heron Butorides striata Green Heron Butorides virescens Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii vagrant in Kuwait Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Snowy Egret Egretta thula Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca vagrant Cape Verde, Israel Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Great Egret Egretta alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala cat. A in France, Israel Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Goliath Heron Ardea goliath STORKS Family Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus cat. A in Egypt Black Stork Ciconia nigra White Stork Ciconia ciconia Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer vagrant in Israel, Mauritania change of species name IBISES, SPOONBILLS Family Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia ORDER PHOENICOPTERIFORMES FLAMINGOS Family Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor ORDER ACCIPITRIFORMES KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES Family Accipitridae European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Crested
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