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"Die Vogelstimmen Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens" (The Birdsongs of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East) Dr. Andreas Schulze By far the most comprehensive sound collection of the birds of the Western Palearctic, and the only one covering the Middle East! 17 Audio-CDs with 2817 recordings of 819 species, with 64-page booklet (in German). Playing time 19:20 hours. This exceptional edition includes 17 Audio-CDs with 2.817 sound recordings of songs, calls, and other signs of 819 bird species. Never before were the birdsongs of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East presented in such quality and entirety. The birds are systematically arranged by zoology, similar kinds can thus be compared easily. Each bird species has one to five separate, consecutive titles. This novelty enables to choose the calls separately from the songs, for example, which in practice brings obvious advantages. The 64-page booklet explains the sound recordings in german, the starting time of each recording is noted. In the registry, the german and scientific (latin) bird names offer a quick and specific access to over 19 hours (19:20) of listening experience. The recordings are derived from the following archives: Jean C. Roché, Claude Chappuis, Karl-Heinz Dingler, Dr. Andreas Schulze, Alfred Werle, Krister Mild, Guy Gibbon, Boris Veprintsev, Pavel Pelz and other. Species list: Ostrich Struthionidae 1. Ostrich Struthio camelus 2. Loons Gaviidae 3. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 4. Arctic Loon Gavia arctica 5. Common Loon Gavia immer 6. Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Grebes Podicipedidae 7. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 8. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 9. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 10. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 11. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 12. Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Albatrosses Diomedeidae 13. Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans 14. Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma 15. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 16. Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos 17. Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Shearwaters and Petrels Procellariidae 18. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19. Cape Petrel Daption capense 20. Cape Verde Petrel Pterodroma feae 21. Madeira Petrel Pterodroma madeira 22. Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii 23. Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 24. Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii 25. Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis 26. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 27. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 28. Mediterranean Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 29. Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 30. Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Storm-Petrels Hydrobatidae 31. Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 32. White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina 33. European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 34. Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro 35. Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Tropicbirds Phaethontidae 36. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Pelicans Pelecanidae 37. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 38. Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens 39. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Gannets and Boobies Sulidae 40. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 41. Cape Gannet Morus capensis 42. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae 43. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 44. European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 45. Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 46. Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus Anhinga and Darter Anhingidae 47. African Darter Anhinga rufa Frigatebirds Fregatidae 48. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardeidae 49. Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 50. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 51. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 52. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 53. Great Egret Ardea alba 54. Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 55. Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 56. Little Egret Egretta garzetta 57. Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis 58. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 59. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 60. Striated Heron Butorides striatus 61. Green Heron Butorides virescens 62. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 63. Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 64. Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 65. Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii 66. American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 67. Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Storks Ciconiidae 68. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 69. Black Stork Ciconia nigra 70. White Stork Ciconia ciconia 71. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Ibis and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 72. Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 73. Waldrapp Geronticus eremita 74. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 75. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 76. African Spoonbill Platalea alba Flamingos Phoenicopteridae 77. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 78. Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Ducks, Geese and Swans Anatidae 79. Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 80. White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata 81. Mute Swan Cygnus olor 82. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 83. Whistling Swan Cygnus columbianus 84. Bean Goose Anser fabalis 85. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 86. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 87. Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 88. Greylag Goose Anser anser 89. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 90. Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 91. Canada Goose Branta canadensis 92. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 93. Brant Branta bernicla 94. Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 95. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 96. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 97. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 98. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 99. Wood Duck Aix sponsa 100. Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 101. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 102. American Wigeon Anas americana 103. Falcated Duck Anas falcata 104. Gadwall Anas strepera 105. Baikal Teal Anas formosa 106. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 107. Cape Teal Anas capensis 108. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 109. American Black Duck Anas rubripes 110. Northern Pintail Anas acuta 111. Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha 112. Garganey Anas querquedula 113. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 114. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 115. Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris 116. Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 117. Common Pochard Aythya ferina 118. Redhead Aythya americana 119. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 120. Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca 121. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 122. Greater Scaup Aythya marila 123. Common Eider Somateria mollissima 124. King Eider Somateria spectabilis 125. Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri 126. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 127. Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis 128. Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 129. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 130. White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 131. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 132. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 133. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 134. Smew Mergellus albellus 135. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 136. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 137. Common Merganser Mergus merganser 138. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 139. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Osprey Pandionidae 140. Osprey Pandion haliaetus Hawks, Eagles and Kites Accipitridae 141. European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 142. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 143. Red Kite Milvus milvus 144. Black Kite Milvus migrans 145. African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 146. Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus 147. White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 148. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus 149. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 150. Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii 151. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus 152. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 153. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus 154. Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 155. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 156. Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus 157. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 158. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 159. Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 160. Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates 161. Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar 162. Shikra Accipiter badius 163. Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes 164. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 165. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 166. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 167. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 168. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 169. Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina 170. Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 171. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 172. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 173. Spanish Eagle Aquila adalberti 174. Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 175. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 176. Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 177. Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus 178. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Falcons and Caracaras Falconidae 179. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 180. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 181. American Kestrel Falco sparverius 182. Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 183. Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 184. Merlin Falco columbarius 185. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 186. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 187. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug 188. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 189. Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides 190. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Grouse, Ptarmigans and Prairie-chickens Tetraonidae 191. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 192. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus 193. Eurasian Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 194. Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix 195. Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia New World Quail Odontophoridae 196. California Quail Callipepla californica 197. Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Pheasants and Partridges Phasianidae 198. Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca 199. Chukar Alectoris
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    Oryx Vol 36 No 4 October 2002 A European endemic warbler under threat? Population changes in Sylvia warblers on the island of Cyprus Derek Pomeroy and Frank Walsh Abstract In the early 1990s the Sardinian warbler numerous species at lower altitudes, whilst the Cyprus began nesting in Cyprus, and now has two breeding warbler is more common at higher altitudes, especially populations, in the west and north of the island. above 500 m. Within their areas of overlap, both Cyprus Observations of the western population show that its and Sardinian warbler populations occur throughout range is still expanding and that the endemic Cyprus almost all habitats; natural, semi-natural and agro- warbler has declined in the areas colonized by the ecosystems. We recommend that monitoring should Sardinian warbler. However, the Cyprus warbler is still continue, with more detailed ecological studies. present in most of these areas, and hence, although the Cyprus warbler is a species of European Conservation Keywords Cyprus warbler, Mediterranean, relative Concern, the current situation requires further study abundance, Sardinian warbler, Sylvia. rather than alarm. The Sardinian warbler is the more western and northern but, unless otherwise stated, the Introduction text refers to the western area, as do the figures. Three species of Sylvia warblers breed on Cyprus. The We now have detailed data for the western Cyprus Cyprus warbler S. melanothorax is endemic, with most population for 1997–2001, and these demonstrate the of the population being summer visitors and perhaps continuing spread of the Sardinian warbler. The Cyprus a third overwintering (P. Flint, pers. comm.). The warbler is still found in most of the areas that have been Spectacled warbler S.