AERC Western Palearctic list, July 2015 About the list: 1) The limits of the Western Palearctic region follow for convenience the limits defined in the “Birds of the Western Palearctic” (BWP) series (Oxford University Press). 2) The AERC WP list follows the systematics of Voous (1973; 1977a; 1977b) modified by the changes listed in the AERC TAC systematic recommendations published online on the AERC web site. For species not in Voous (a few introduced or accidental species) the default systematics is the IOC world bird list. 3) Only species either admitted into an "official" national list (for countries with a national avifaunistic commission or national rarities committee) or whose occurrence in the WP has been published in detail (description or photo and circumstances allowing review of the evidence, usually in a journal) have been admitted on the list. Category D species have not been admitted. 4) The information in the "remarks" column is by no mean exhaustive. It is aimed at providing some supporting information for the species whose status on the WP list is less well known than average. This is obviously a subjective criterion.

Citation: Crochet P.-A., Joynt G. (2015). AERC list of Western Palearctic birds. July 2015 version. Available at http://www.aerc.eu/tac.html Families Voous sequence 2015

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 (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 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus cat. C in the Netherlands Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 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) 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 in 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 1 GUINEAFOWL Family Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

NEW WORLD QUAILS Family Odontophoridae California Quail Callipepla californica cat. C in France Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus cat. C in Italy

PHEASANTS, FOWL & ALLIES Family Phasianidae Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Erckel's Francolin Pternistis erckelii cat. C Italy 2 Double-spurred Francolin Pternistis bicalcaratus 2 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Caucasian Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii cat. C France, Czech Republic Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae cat. C UK (now in cat. C6: population is no longer self-sustaining) Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus cat. C UK

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 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 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)

STORM PETRELS Family Hydrobatidae Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica cat. A in Spain 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 African Darter Anhinga rufa 3

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 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis small population discovered in Egypt, accepted into cat. A 4 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, cat. A in Spain

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 5 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus cat. A in Portugal (Azores) Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Black Kite Milvus migrans Red Kite Milvus milvus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer vagrant in Egypt Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus cat. A in Ireland and Northern Ireland Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus cat. A in Morocco, vagrant in Mauritania White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus cat. A in Spain Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar vagrant in Egypt Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Shikra Accipiter badius Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi cat. A in Egypt 6 Booted Eagle Aquila pennata Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca

OSPREYS Family Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus

ORDER FALCONIFORMES CARACARAS, FALCONS Family Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus American Kestrel Falco sparverius cat. A in UK, vagrant in Portugal (Azores) Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Merlin Falco columbarius Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides

ORDER GRUIFORMES RAILS, CRAKES, COOTS Family Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Sora Porzana carolina Little Crake Porzana parva Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Striped Crake Porzana marginalis African Crake Crex egregia Corn Crake Crex crex Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata vagrant in Portugal (Madeira), cat. A in Spain Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Eurasian Coot Fulica atra American Coot Fulica americana Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

CRANES Family Gruidae Common Crane Grus grus Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo

BUSTARDS Family Otidae Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs Great Bustard Otis tarda

ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES 7 STONE-CURLEWS, THICK-KNEES Family Burhinidae Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis

EGYPTIAN PLOVER Family Pluvianidae Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius

STILTS, AVOCETS Family Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

OYSTERCATCHERS Family Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini former resident in Spain (Canaries Islands, extinct subspecies meadewaldoi)

PLOVERS Family Charadriidae Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus vagrant in Israel or Jordan (in Arava valley before the existence of the current border) Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus cat. A in Finland Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus

PAINTED SNIPES Family Rostratulidae Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

SANDPIPERS, SNIPES Family Scolopacidae Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Little Curlew Numenius minutus Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis† cat. B in UK, Ireland. Extinct. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 8 Red Knot Calidris canutus Ruff Calidris pugnax 9 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 9 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Little Stint Calidris minuta White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 9 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Willet Tringa semipalmata Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola American Woodcock Scolopax minor cat. A in France Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Great Snipe Gallinago media Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala cat. A in Finland, vagrant in Russia

BUTTONQUAIL Family Turnicidae 10 Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

CRAB-PLOVER Family Dromadidae Crab-plover Dromas ardeola

COURSERS, PRATINCOLES Family Glareolidae Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

SKUAS Family Stercorariidae Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Great Skua Stercorarius skua South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki

AUKS Family Alcidae Common Murre Uria aalge Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Razorbill Alca torda Great Auk Pinguinis impennis† extinct, last seen 1844 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus cat. A in UK Little Auk Alle alle Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella cat. B in Iceland Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula cat. B in Sweden Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata cat. A in Sweden, UK

TERNS Family Sternidae 11 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus cat. B in Germany Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Black Tern Chlidonias niger White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Cabot's Tern Sterna acuflavida vagrant in the Netherlands, UK 12 Elegant Tern Sterna elegans Greater Crested Tern Sterna bergii Royal Tern Sterna maxima Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Common Tern Sterna hirundo Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa

SKIMMERS Family Rynchopidae African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris

GULLS Family Laridae 13 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Slender-billed Gull Larus genei Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus cat. A in Israel Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus Relict Gull Larus relictus vagrant in Russia and Kazakhstan (same flock over the border) Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus Mew Gull Larus canus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus European Herring Gull Larus argentatus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Armenian Gull Larus armenicus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

ORDER PTEROCLIDIFORMES SANDGROUSE Family Pteroclididae Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus

ORDER COLUMBIFORMES PIGEONS, DOVES Family Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Trocaz Pigeon Columba trocaz Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae African Collared Dove Streptopelia risoria Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens cat. A in Egypt Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia cat. A in Egypt

ORDER PSITTACIFORMES COCKATOOS, PARROTS Family Psittacidae 14 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria cat. C in the Netherlands 15 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Nanday Parakeet Aratinga nenday cat. C in Israel Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus cat. C in Spain, Israel, Italy

ORDER CUCULIFORMES CUCKOOS Family Cuculidae Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus cat. A in Kuwait Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

ORDER STRIGIFORMES BARN OWLS Family Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba

OWLS Family Strigidae Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus 16 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Brown Fish Owl Bubo zeylonensis Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum Little Owl Athene noctua Tawny Owl Strix aluco Hume's Owl Strix butleri Ural Owl Strix uralensis Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa Long-eared Owl Asio otus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Marsh Owl Asio capensis Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus

ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES NIGHTJARS Family Caprimulgidae Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

ORDER APODIFORMES SWIFTS Family Apodidae Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri Plain Swift Apus unicolor Common Swift Apus apus Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Alpine Swift Apus melba White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Little Swift Apus affinis 17 ORDER COLIIFORMES MOUSEBIRDS Family Coliidae Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus ORDER CORACIIFORMES KINGFISHERS Family Alcedinidae White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

BEE-EATERS Family Meropidae White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis cat. A Morocco 18 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

ROLLERS Family Coraciidae European Roller Coracias garrulus Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus vagrant Cape Verde

HOOPOES Family Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops

ORDER PICIFORMES WOODPECKERS Family Picidae Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus cat. A in Denmark Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Levaillant's Woodpecker Picus vaillantii Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

ORDER PASSERIFORMES TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Family Tyrannidae Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe cat. A in UK Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens cat. A in Iceland Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus cat. A in Iceland Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum cat. A in Iceland Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrranus cat. A in Ireland 19 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana cat. A in Spain

LARKS Family Alaudidae Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix signatus cat. A in Israel Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris cat. A in Israel Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens Crested Lark Galerida cristata Thekla Lark Galerida theklae Woodlark Lullula arborea Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Raso Lark Alauda razae Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha

SWALLOWS, MARTINS Family Hirundinidae Banded Martin Neophedina cincta vagrant in Egypt Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Purple Martin Progne subis cat. A in UK, Portugal (Azores) Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica cat. A in Israel Common House Martin Delichon urbicum Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola cat. A in Egypt American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

WAGTAILS, PIPITS Family Motacillidae Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea White Wagtail Motacilla alba African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp

BULBULS Family Pycnonotidae White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer cat. C in Kuwait White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

WAXWINGS Family Bombycillidae Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus

DIPPERS Family Cinclidae White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus

WRENS Family Troglodytidae Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS Family Mimidae Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos cat. A in UK Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum cat. A in UK Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis cat. A in UK, Belgium

ACCENTORS Family Prunellidae Dunnock Prunella modularis Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris

THRUSHES, CHATS Family Turdidae Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe European Robin Erithacus rubecula Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane 20 Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans 20 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope 21 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus vagrant in European Russia Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri Güldenstädt’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Blackstart Cercomela melanura Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Canary Islands Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops Vagrant Tibesti area of N Tchad Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata cat. A Kuwait 22 Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius White's Thrush Zoothera dauma Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius cat. A in UK, Iceland Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina cat. A in UK Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Veery Catharus fuscescens Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor cat. B in Germany Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Common Blackbird Turdus merula Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus American Robin Turdus migratorius

WARBLERS AND ALLIES Family Sylviidae Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Gray's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella fasciolata Thick-billed Warbler Iduna aedon Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis cat. A in Israel Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda Balearic Warbler Sylvia balearica Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Tristram's Warbler Sylvia deserticola Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans Moltoni's Warbler Sylvia subalpina 23 Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia ruppeli Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana African Desert Warbler Sylvia deserti Arabian Warbler Sylvia leucomelaena Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula cat. A in Iceland Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis

OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS Family Muscicapidae Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki cat. A in Italy 24 Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Atlas Pied Flycatcher Ficedula speculigera

BABBLERS, PARROTBILLS Family Timaliidae Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus Vinous-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus cat. C in Italy Iraq Babbler Turdoides altirostris Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps Fulvous Babbler Turdoides fulva Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea cat. C in France, Italy and Spain BUSHTITS Family Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

TITS, CHICKADEES Family Paridae African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater European Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Caspian Tit Poecile hyrcanus (former?) resident in extreme SE Azerbaidjan (Talysh Mountains) 25 Willow Tit Poecile montanus Grey-headed Chickadee Poecile cinctus

NUTHATCHES, WALLCREEPER Family Sittidae Krüper’s Nuthatch Sitta krueperi Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis cat. A in UK Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer

WALLCREEPER Family Tichodromidae Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

TREECREEPERS Family Certhiidae Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla

PENDULINE TITS Family Remizidae Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus

SUNBIRDS Family Nectariniidae Pygmy Sunbird Anthreptes platurus Nile Valley Sunbird Anthreptes metallicus Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica cat. A in Kuwait Palestine Sunbird Nectarinia osea

ORIOLES Family Oriolidae Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

SHRIKES Family Laniidae Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

DRONGOS Family Dicruridae Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus cat. A in Kuwait

CROWS, JAYS Family Corvidae Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus Common Magpie Pica pica Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus House Crow Corvus splendens Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Crow Corvus albus vagrant Algeria, Libya Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Northern Raven Corvus corax Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

STARLINGS Family Sturnidae Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus cat. A in Norway, the Netherlands Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus cat. C in Kuwait Common Myna Acridotheres tristis cat. C in Kuwait, Israel Vinous-breasted Starling Acridotheres burmannicus cat. C in Israel Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus cat. C in Portugal

OLD WORLD SPARROWS, SNOWFINCHES Family Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus Italian Sparrow Passer italiae 26 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis Desert Sparrow Passer simplex Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus Pale Rockfinch Petronia brachydactyla Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis

WEAVERS, WIDOWBIRDS Family Ploceidae Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus cat. A in Egypt Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus cat. C in Portugal Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer cat. C in Portugal

WAXBILLS, MUNIAS & ALLIES Family Estrildidae Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala established in Algeria Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica African Silverbill Euodice cantans breeds in S Algeria, origin unknown Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca cat. C in Portugal

VIREOS Family Vireonidae White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus cat. A in Portugal (Azores) Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

FINCHES Family Fringillidae Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus European Serin Serinus serinus Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria Citril Finch Serinus citrinella Corsican Finch Serinus corsicanus European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina Twite Carduelis flavirostris Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Pallas's Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus vagrant Hungary, Ukraine, European Russia Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus extremely localised in European Russia Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina

NEW WORLD WARBLERS Family Parulidae Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera cat. A in UK Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera cat. A in Ireland Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Northern Parula Parula americana American Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea cat. A Iceland Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina cat. A in UK Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum cat. A in Iceland Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla cat. A in Spain (Canary Islands) Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla cat. A in UK Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis

TANAGERS & ALLIES Family Thraupidae Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea

BUNTINGS, NEW WORLD SPARROWS & ALLIES Family Emberizidae Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus cat. A in UK Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus cat. A in UK Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca cat. A in UK, Ireland Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii cat. A in Portugal (Azores) White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata House Bunting Emberiza sahari Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata cat. A in UK Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila cat. A in Finland, the Netherlands Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Dickcissel Spiza americana cat. A in Norway Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea

NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS Family Icteridae Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula cat. A in the Netherlands 27 Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus cat. A in Iceland, the Netherlands Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Changes since last version

1 limits and sequence of families changed 2 moved to genus Pternistis 3 split from extralimital A. melanogaster 4 species added. See Hering et al. (2013) Limicola 26: 253 – 278; F. Jiguet/EORC pers. com.. 5 species sequence of Aquila changed 6 species added. F. Jiguet / EORC, pers. com. 7 sequence of families and genera changed 8 change of species sequence of Calidris 9 moved to Calidris 10 moved from Gruiformes 11 species sequence changed 12 split from S. sandvicensis 13 change of species sequence 14 Agapornis fischeri removed from French list and hence from WP list (CAF pers. com.) 15 species added. See http://www.dutchbirding.nl/content/page/files/webprog20150505-99.pdf 16 split from B. bubo 17 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus removed. See Browne (2013) Dutch Birding 35: 249. 18 species added. See Bergier et al. 2015, Go-South Bulletin 12: 1-23, available at http://go-south.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gsb_12_1-23.pdf 19 Species added. See Irish Birds 9: 577-612. http://www.irbc.ie/reports/irbr/2012_IRBR.pdf 20 moved to Larvivora 21 moved to Calliope 22 species added. See http://birdsofkuwait.com/korc/ 23 split from S. cantillans 24 species added. See Janni & Fracasso (2013) Avocetta 37: 67-74, available at http://ciso-coi.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Report-25.pdf 25 split from P. lugubris 26 split from P. domesticus 27 species added. See Slaterus (2014) Dutch Birding 36: 312-316.