AERC Western Palearctic list, March 2011

INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES OSTRICHES Struthionidae Ostrich Struthio camelus

ORDER ANSERIFORMES DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS Family Anatidae Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Black Swan Cygnus atratus 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 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Ross's Goose Anser rossii 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 Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope American Wigeon Anas americana Falcated Duck Anas falcata Gadwall Anas strepera Baikal Teal Anas formosa Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Cape Teal Anas capensis 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 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 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 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 Bonasa bonasia 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 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 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 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae

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 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 Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans

PETRELS, SHEARWATERS Family Procellariidae Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Cape Petrel Daption capense Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Zino's Petrel Pterodroma Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli Audubon's Shearwater 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

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 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

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 Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violaceus Striated Heron Butorides striata Green Heron Butorides virescens Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 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 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Great Egret Egretta alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Goliath Heron Ardea goliath

STORKS Family Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Black Stork Ciconia nigra White Stork Ciconia ciconia Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus

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 Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Black Kite Milvus migrans Red Kite Milvus milvus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus 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 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Accipiter nisus Shikra Accipiter badius Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Buteo buteo Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Booted Eagle Aquila pennata Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata

OSPREYS Family Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus

ORDER FALCONIFORMES CARACARAS, FALCONS Family Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Falco tinnunculus American Kestrel Falco sparverius 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 Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Eurasian Coot Fulica atra American Coot Fulica americana Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata BUTTONQUAIL Family Turnicidae Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

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 PAINTED SNIPES Family Rostratulidae Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

OYSTERCATCHERS Family Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini

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

CRAB-PLOVER Family Dromadidae Crab-plover Dromas ardeola

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

COURSERS, PRATINCOLES Family Glareolidae Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

PLOVERS Family Charadriidae 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 Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 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 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

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

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

GULLS Family Laridae Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus Relict Gull Larus relictus Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus Grey-hooded Gull Larus cirrocephalus Slender-billed Gull Larus genei Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Mew Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus European Herring Gull Larus argentatus American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Armenian Gull Larus armenicus 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 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus

TERNS Family Sternidae Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Royal Tern Sterna maxima Swift Tern Sterna bergii Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Elegant Tern Sterna elegans Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Black Tern Chlidonias niger White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

SKIMMERS Family Rynchopidae African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris

AUKS Family Alcidae Common Murre Uria aalge Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Razorbill Alca torda Great Auk Pinguinis impennis † Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Little Auk Alle alle Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Tufted Puffin Lunda cirrhata

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 Common Pigeon 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 roseogrisea 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

ORDER PSITTACIFORMES COCKATOOS, PARROTS Family Psittacidae Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri Nanday Parakeet Nandayus nenday Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

ORDER CUCULIFORMES CUCKOOS Family Cuculidae Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Dideric 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 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 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 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus

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 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

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

HOOPOES Family Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops

ORDER PICIFORMES WOODPECKERS Family Picidae Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 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 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

LARKS Family Alaudidae Kordofan cordofanica Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix signatus 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 Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens Galerida cristata Thekla Lark Galerida theklae Lullula arborea Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Alauda arvensis Raso Lark Alauda razae Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha

SWALLOWS, MARTINS Family Hirundinidae Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola Sand Martin Riparia riparia Banded Martin Riparia cincta Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Purple Martin Progne subis Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 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 White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

WAXWINGS Family Bombycillidae Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 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 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

ACCENTORS Family Prunellidae Prunella modularis Siberian 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 Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri Güldenstädt’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Blackstart Cercomela melanura Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops 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 Kurdistan Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius White's Thrush Zoothera dauma Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica Varied Thrush Zoothera naevia Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Veery Catharus fuscescens Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor 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 Longtail 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 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 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 Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 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 Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli 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 Sylvia atricapilla Phylloscopus coronatus Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Pallas's 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 Regulus calendula Regulus regulus 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 Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 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 Iraq Babbler Turdoides altirostris Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps Fulvous Babbler Turdoides fulva Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea

BUSHTITS Family Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

TITS, CHICKADEES Family Paridae Marsh Tit Parus palustris Sombre Tit Parus lugubris Willow Tit Parus montanus Grey-headed Chickadee Parus cinctus European Crested Tit Parus cristatus Coal Tit Parus ater Eurasian Blue Tit Parus caeruleus African Blue Tit Parus teneriffae Azure Tit Parus cyanus Great Tit Parus major NUTHATCHES, WALLCREEPER Family Sittidae Krüper’s Nuthatch Sitta krueperi Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 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 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 Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

DRONGOS Family Dicruridae Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

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 Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Northern Raven Corvus corax Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

STARLINGS Family Sturnidae Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii Daurian Starling Sturnus sturninus Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Vinous-breasted Starling Acridotheres burmannicus Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

OLD WORLD SPARROWS, SNOWFINCHES Family Passeridae domesticus Passer hispaniolensis Passer moabiticus Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis Passer simplex Passer montanus Passer luteus Petronia brachydactyla Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis Petronia petronia White-winged Snowfinch nivalis

WEAVERS, WIDOWBIRDS Family Ploceidae Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer

WAXBILLS, MUNIAS & ALLIES Family Estrildidae Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica African Silverbill Euodice cantans Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca

VIREOS Family Vireonidae White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 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 Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus 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 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Northern Parula Parula americana American Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 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 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 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 Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila 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 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea

NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS Family Icteridae Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Northern Oriole Icterus galbula