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BB List 2016V1 The British Birds list of Western Palearctic Birds Struthionidae Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Anatidae Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Mute Swan Cygnus olor AC2 Black Swan Cygnus atratus Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus A Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A Bean Goose Anser fabalis A Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus A* Greylag Goose Anser anser AC2C4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens AC2 Ross’s Goose Anser rossii D* Canada Goose Branta canadensis AC2 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis AC2 Brent Goose Branta bernicla A Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis A* Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca C1 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea BD* Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna A Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata C1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope A American Wigeon Anas americana A Falcated Duck Anas falcata D* Gadwall Anas strepera AC2 Baikal Teal Anas formosa A* Eurasian Teal Anas crecca A Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis A Cape Teal Anas capensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos AC2C4 Black Duck Anas rubripes A* Pintail Anas acuta A Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha Garganey Anas querquedula A Blue-winged Teal Anas discors A* Shoveler Anas clypeata A Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina AC2 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma Common Pochard Aythya ferina A Canvasback Aythya valisineria A* Redhead Aythya americana A* Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris A Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca A Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula A Greater Scaup Aythya marila A Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis A Common Eider Somateria mollissima A King Eider Somateria spectabilis A* Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri A* Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus A* Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis A Common Scoter Melanitta nigra A Black Scoter Melanitta americana A* Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata A Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca A White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi A* Bufflehead Bucephala albeola A* Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica A* Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula A Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus A* Smew Mergellus albellus A Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator A Goosander Mergus merganser A Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis C1 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala D* Numidae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Odontophoridae California Quail Callipepla californica Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Phasianidae Common Quail Coturnix coturnix A Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa C1 Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Erckel’s Francolin Pternistis erckelii Double-spurred Francolin Pternistis bicalcaratus Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia Willow Grouse/Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus A Ptarmigan Lagopus muta A Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix A Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus C3 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix AC2 Reeves’s Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C1 Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae C6 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus C1 Gaviidae Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata A Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica A Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica A* Great Northern Diver Gavia immer A White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii A Diomedeidae Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris A* Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos A* Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Procellariidae Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis A Cape Petrel Daption capense Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Zino’s Petrel Pterodroma madeira Fea’s Petrel Pterodroma feae A* Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata A* Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis A Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea A* Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis A Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus A Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus A Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli A* Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni Hydrobatidae Wilson’s Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus A White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina B* Black-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta tropica European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus A Cape Verde Storm-petrel Oceanodroma jabejabe Madeiran Storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro Monteiro’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monteiroi Leach’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa A Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monorhis A* Phaethontidae Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus A* White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Sulidae Red-footed Booby Sula sula Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Northern Gannet Morus bassanus A Phalacrocoracidae Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo A Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus A* Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis A Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus AnhinGidae African Darter Anhinga rufa Pelecanidae White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus D* Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Fregatidae Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila A* Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens A* Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Ardeidae Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris A American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus A* Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus A* Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax A Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Striated Heron Butorides striata Green Heron Butorides virescens A* Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides A* Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis A Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea I Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Snowy Egret Egretta thula A* Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta A Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Great White Egret Ardea alba A Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Grey Heron Ardea cinerea A Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias A* Purple Heron Ardea purpurea A Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Black Stork Ciconia nigra A* White Stork Ciconia ciconia A Marabou Stork Leptoptilos cruminifer African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus A Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia A Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus D* Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps A* Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis A Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus A Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena A Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus A Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis A Accipitridae Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus A Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Black Kite Milvus migrans A Red Kite Milvus milvus AC3 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla AC3 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus D*I Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus BD* Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppellii Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus A* Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus A Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus A Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius A* Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus A* Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus A Dark Chanting-goshawk Melierax metabates Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis AC3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus A Shikra Accipiter badius Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Common Buzzard Buteo buteo A Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus A Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga B* Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi Booted Eagle Aquila pennata D* Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos A Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus A Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus A Spotted Crake Porzana porzana A Sora Porzana carolina A* Little Crake Zapornia parva A* Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla A* Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Corn Crake Crex crex A African Crake Crex
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