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Avibase Page 1Of 16 Avibase Page 1of 16 Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: United Arab Emirates 2 Number of species: 470 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 21 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 17 8 Date last reviewed: 2016-12-10 9 10 Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2019. Checklist of the birds of United Arab Emirates. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN&region=ae&list=clements&format=1 [23/03/2019]. Make your observations count! Submit your data to ebird.org - Legend: [x] accidental [ex] extirpated [EX] extinct [EW] extinct in the wild [E] endemic [e] endemic (country/region) Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Graylag Goose Anser anser Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Rare/Accidental Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rare/Accidental Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Rare/Accidental Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Rare/Accidental Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Introduced species Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Rare/Accidental Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Rare/Accidental Common Pochard Aythya ferina Vulnerable Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Near-threatened Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila Rare/Accidental Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 2of 16 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Chukar Alectoris chukar Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Introduced species Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Introduced species PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Rare/Accidental Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Rare/Accidental Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus Rare/Accidental European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur Vulnerable Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Rare/Accidental Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Rare/Accidental PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Introduced species Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus Rare/Accidental Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Rare/Accidental Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 3of 16 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Rare/Accidental Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis Rare/Accidental CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Alpine Swift Apus melba Rare/Accidental Common Swift Apus apus Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Rare/Accidental Little Swift Apus affinis Rare/Accidental GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Corn Crake Crex crex Rare/Accidental Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Rare/Accidental Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus Rare/Accidental Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Rare/Accidental White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Rare/Accidental Little Crake Zapornia parva Rare/Accidental Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Rare/Accidental GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo Rare/Accidental Common Crane Grus grus Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Rare/Accidental Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Avibase Page 4of 16 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rare/Accidental Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Near-threatened Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Rare/Accidental Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Rare/AccidentalCritic ally endangered White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Rare/Accidental Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near-threatened Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Near-threatened Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Endangered Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Ruff Calidris pugnax Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Near-threatened Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Rare/Accidental Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Little Stint Calidris minuta Avibase Page 5of 16 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Rare/Accidental Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Rare/Accidental Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Rare/Accidental Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Rare/Accidental Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Rare/Accidental Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Small Pratincole Glareola lactea Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Rare/Accidental Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Rare/Accidental Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Avibase Page 6of 16 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Rare/Accidental Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Rare/Accidental Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Rare/Accidental Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Rare/Accidental White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Rare/Accidental Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Mew Gull Larus canus Rare/Accidental Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Rare/Accidental Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris Rare/Accidental Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Rare/Accidental Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Little Tern Sternula albifrons Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern Chlidonias niger Rare/Accidental White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Rare/Accidental Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 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