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Dutch Birding Bird Names This Western Palearctic (WP) Dutch Birding bird names CSNA 15 January 2020 This Western Palearctic (WP) bird species list is published by the Commissie Systematiek Nederlandse Avifauna / Dutch committee for avian systematics (CSNA) and contains all species recorded up to 1 January 2020 in Europe with Macaronesia, all countries bordering the Black or Mediterranean Sea, the Arabian Peninsula (sensu lato) and Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. This area overlaps the WP region as defined by, eg, Martins & Hirschfeld (Sandgrouse 20: 108-134, 1998), Roselaar (Br Birds 99: 602-618, 2006), Rueda et al (J Biogeogr 40: 2215-2225, 2013) and Shirihai & Svensson (2018) but there are a few small differences following from the fact that country borders are followed. Socotra and the Asian part of Kazakhstan are not included. Species only recorded in Yemen and/or the Asir region, Saudi Arabia, are marked by **; and those recorded only in Iran are marked purple-brown. Scientific (sub)species names (taxonomy) are in accordance with decisions by CSNA and are used by, eg, Dutch Birding Association and The Sound Approach. Recent changes are highlighted in blue (including some not yet officially accepted by relevant rarities committee) or, when dating from 2019, in red. Dutch and English vernacular names are taken from Birds of the world: recommended English names by Gill & Donsker (2019). The sequence of passerines follows Sangster et al in Ibis 152: 180-186, 2010, 158: 206-212, 2016, and that of grouse and waders Sangster et al in Ibis 154: 874-883, 2012. The order in which families of non-passerines are listed (and most taxa in these families) follows Cracraft's contribution to The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world 1: Non-passerines, fourth edition, volume 1, by Dickinson & Remsen (2013). The list does include taxa which have gone extinct in the world since 1840 (Eskimo Curlew, Slender-billed Curlew, Great Auk and Cape Verde Kite). Some subspecies are listed as well: these concern taxa which sometimes have been considered specifically distinct by various authorities. When subspecies are mentioned, the commonest European taxon is not repeated when that also happens to be the nominate (with the exception of a few confusion cases). 1 Unnamed taxa are not listed (eg, Grey-bellied Brant [possibly Branta nigricans, which would render Branta orientalis as the name of Black Brant], Grant’s Storm Petrel and crossbill ‘vocal types’, eg, A Wandering, B Bohemian, C Glip, D Phantom, E British, F Scarce and X Parakeet Crossbill). Species for which it is certain that not a single individual arrived or occurred by its own force as a wild bird are excluded. Introduced species with viable breeding populations of which all individuals or their ancestors certainly originate from captivity are listed in green (excluding those which are very rare). Dutch Birding-vogelnamen CSNA 15 januari 2020 Deze West-Palearctische (WP) vogelnamenlijst is gepubliceerd door de Commissie Systematiek Nederlandse Avifauna (CSNA) en bevat alle soorten die tot 1 januari 2020 zijn vastgesteld in Europa met inbegrip van Macaronesië, alle landen die grenzen aan de Middellandse of Zwarte Zee, het Arabische schiereiland (sensu lato) en Armenië, Azerbeidzjan en Iran. Dit komt vrijwel geheel overeen met het door, eg, Martins & Hirschfeld (Sandgrouse 20: 108- 134, 1998), Roselaar (Br Birds 99: 602-618, 2006), Rueda et al (J Biogeogr 2 40: 2215-2225, 2013) en Shirihai & Svensson (2018) gedefinieerde WP-gebied maar er zijn enkele kleine verschillen doordat landsgrenzen worden gevolgd. Socotra en het Aziatische deel van Kazakhstan vallen buiten het gebied van deze naamlijst. Soorten met een voorkomen beperkt tot het zuidwesten van het Arabische schiereiland (Jemen en het Asir-gebied) zijn gemarkeerd met twee asterisken **; soorten met een WP-voorkomen beperkt tot Iran staan in paars. Engelse en Nederlandse namen komen overeen met die van de 'IOC-lijst' (Gill & Donsker 2019). De taxonomie (wetenschappelijke naamgeving) volgt de beslissingen van de CSNA en wordt onder meer gehanteerd door Dutch Birding Association en The Sound Approach. Recente naamswijzigingen zijn met blauw (inclusief enkele nog niet officieel aanvaarde soorten) of, indien ze van 2019 dateren, met rood gemarkeerd. De volgorde van zangvogel(families) volgt die van Sangster et al in Ibis 152: 180-186, 2010, 155: 2013, en die van hoenders en steltlopers Sangster et al in Ibis 154: 874-883, 2012. De volgorde van families van non-passerines (en de meeste taxa in deze families) sluit aan op Cracrafts bijdrage in The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world, vierde druk, deel 1, door E C Dickinson & J V Remsen (2013). Uitgestorven taxa zijn alleen vermeld indien ze na 1840 nog voorkwamen (Eskimowulp, Dunbekwulp, Reuzenalk en Kaapverdische Wouw). In principe worden alleen ondersoorten genoemd die door bepaalde instanties ooit als soort zijn beschouwd of waaraan misschien ooit soortstatus verleend kan worden. Daarbij wordt de naam van de 'gewone' ondersoort niet herhaald indien dat de nominaat betreft (met uitzondering van verwarrende gevallen) en het trinomen van de nominaat wordt daarbij in de regel weggelaten. Niet in de lijst opgenomen zijn taxa die (nog) niet zijn benoemd of beschreven (bijvoorbeeld Grijsbuikrotgans [mogelijk Branta nigricans, waardoor Branta orientalis de naam van Zwarte Rotgans zou worden], Grants Stormvogeltje en vocale 'kruisbektypen' als, eg, A Zwerfkruisbek, B Boheemse Kruisbek, C Glipkruisbek, D Duvelkruisbek, E Britse Kruisbek, F Schaarse Kruisbek en X Kuupkruisbek). 3 Soorten waarvan met zekerheid nimmer een wild exemplaar op eigen kracht kan zijn opgedoken, staan niet in de lijst. Geïntroduceerde soorten die niet oorspronkelijk in het gebied voorkwamen maar thans wel gevestigde, levensvatbare broedpopulaties hebben (en waarvan dus 'met zekerheid alle exemplaren of hun voorouders afkomstig zijn uit gevangenschap’) staan in groen (exclusief soorten die in zeer kleine aantallen voorkomen).
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