Families Anatidae and Charadridae Are Listed in CMS Appendix Il at The

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Families Anatidae and Charadridae are listed in CMS Appendix II at the level of family, i.e. all species within these families are included in CMS Appendix II. The following table indicates the change in the number of species listed in case of the adoption of a new taxonomic reference, reflecting the different hierarchy of taxonomic ranks of the actual reference (Sibley & Monroe), the proposed one (Dickinson), and the Handbook of the Birds of the World (Wetlands International reference) Sibley & Monroe Dickinson Wetlands International ORDER, INFRAORDER, FAMILY, GENERA (No. GENERA (No. of GENERA (No. of ORDER, FAMILY, SUBFAMILY FAMILY SUBFAMILY, TRIBE of species) species) species) O. Anseriformes Order Anseriformes Infraorder Anhimides Superfamily Anseranatoidea Family Anseranatidae

Infraorder Anserides Family Dendrocygnidae Dendrocygna (8) Thalassornis (1)

Family Anatidae Family Anatidae Family Anatidae Subfamily Oxyurinae Subfamily Dendrocygninae Anseranas (1) Oxyura (7) Dendrocygna (8) Dendrocygna (8) Biziura (1) Thalassornis (1) Thalassornis (1) Cygnus (6) Subfamlily Stictonettinae Subfamily Anserinae Coscoroba (1) Stictonetta (1) Cereopsis (1) Anser (10) Anser (10) Chen (3) Subfamily Cygninae Branta (5) Branta (5) Cygnus (6) Coscoroba (1) Cereopsis (1) Coscoroba (1) Cygnus (6) Stictonetta ( 1) Subfamily Stictonettinae Cyanochen (1) Subfamily Anatinae Chloephaga (5) Tribe Anserine Stictonetta ( 1) Neochen (1) Anser ( 10) Subfamily Tadorninae Alopochen (3) Branta (5) Tadorna ( 7) Cereopsis (1) Hymenolaimus (1) Tachyeres (4) Cyanochen ( 1) Tachyeres (4) Plectropterus (1) Chloephaga (5) Merganetta (1) Cairina (2) Neochen (1) Plectropterus (1) Sarkidiornis (1) Alopochen (1) Sarkidiornis (1) Pteronetta (1) Tadorna (7) Cyanochen (1) Nettapus (3) Tachyeres (4) Alopochen (1) Callonetta (1) Plectropterus( 1) Neochen (1) Aix (2) 1 UNEP/CMS/ScC16/Doc.16/Annex III/Rev.1

Cairina (2) Chloephaga (5) Chenonetta (1) Pteronetta (1) Tadorna ( 7) Amazonetta (1) Sarkidiornis (1) Subfamily Anatinae Merganetta (1) Nettapus (3) Hymenolaimus (1) Tribe anatini Malacorhynchus (1) Salvadorina (1) Salvadorina (1) Anas (46) Cairina (1) Malacorhynchus (1) Callonetta (1) Asacornis (1) Marmaronetta (1) Aix (2) Pteronetta (1) Rhodonessa (1) Chenonetta (1) Aix (2) Netta (3) Amazonetta (1) Chenonetta (1) Aythya (12) Merganetta (1) Nettapus (3) Somateria (3) Hymenolaimus(1 Amazonetta (1) Polysticta (1) ) Callonetta (1) Camptorhynchus (1) Salvadorina (1) Lophonetta (1) Histrionicus (1) Anas (40) Speculanas (1) Clangula (1) Malacorhynchus( Anas (41) Melanitta (3) 1) Marmaronetta (1) Bucephala (3) Marmaronetta Rhodonessa (1) Lophodytes (1) (1) Netta (3) Mergellus (1) Rhodonessa (1) Aythya (12) Mergus (5) Netta (3) Polysticta (1) Heteronetta (1) Aythya ( 12) Somateria (3) Nomonyx (1) Somateria (2) Histrionicus (1) Oxyura (6) Polysticta (1) Camptorhynchus Biziura (1) Camptorhynchus (1) (1) Melanitta (3) Histrionicus (1) Clangula (1) Clangula (1) Bucephala (3) Melanitta (3) Mergellus (1) Bucephala (3) Lophodytes (1) Mergellus (1) Mergus (5) Lophodytes (1) Heteronetta (1) Mergus (5) Nomonyx (1) Heteronetta (1) Oxyura (6) Biziura (1)

Family Anatidae 148 species Family Anatidae 158 species Family Anatidae 167 species

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ORDER, INFRAORDER, FAMILY, GENERA (No. GENERA (No. of GENERA (No. of ORDER, FAMILY, SUBFAMILY FAMILY SUBFAMILY, TRIBE of species) species) species) Order Charadriformes Family Chioninae Subfamily Pluvianelinae Pluvianellus (1) Family Haematopodidae Haematopus(11) Family Ibidorrhynchidae Ibidorhyncha (1) Family Recurvirostridae Himantopus (2) Cladorhynchus(1) Family Charadriidae Family Charadriidae Recurvirostra (4) Family Subfamily Recurvirostrinae Subfamily Vanellinae Charadriidae Tribe Haematopodini Vanellus (24)

Haematopus(11) Erythrogonys (1) Vanellus (24) Tribe Recurvirostrini Subfamily Pluvialinae Ibidorhyncha (1) Pluvialis (4) Erythrogonys (1) Himantopus (5) Subfamily Charadriinae Cladorhynchus(1 Charadrius (30) Pluvialis (4) ) Peltohyas (1)

Recurvirostra (3) Thinornis (2) Charadrius (30)

Subfamily charadriinae Elseyornis (1) Oreopholus (1) Eudromias (2) Pluvialis (4) Anarhynchus (1) Charadrius (31) Phegornis (1) Thinornis (2) Erythrogonys (1) Eudromias (1) Elseyornis (1) Oreopholus (1) Anarhynchus (1) Anarhynchus (1) Phegornis (1) Peltohyas (1) Phegornis (1) Pluvianellus (1) Elseyornis (1) Pluvianellus (1) Vanellus (24)

Family Charadriidae 89 species Family Charadriidae 66 species Family 67 species Charadriidae