wissenschaftlicher Name Deutscher Name description Unterkategorie other (specify) Buteo rufinus Adlerbussard hawks, eagles, vultures buzzard long-legged buzzard Sylvia leucomelaena Akaziengrasmücke perching cont. old world warblers Arabian Warbler Onychoprion aleuticus Aleutenseeschwalbe shore birds terns Aleutian Tern Prunella collaris Alpenbraunelle perching birds cont. accentors Alpine Accentor Pyrrhocorax graculus Alpendohle crows alpine chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Alpenkrähe crows red-billed cough Lagopus muta Alpenschneehuhn chicken like birds ptarmigans rock ptarmigan Tachymarptis melba Alpensegler swift, tree-swift, hummingbird swifts alpine swift Calidris alpina Alpenstrandläufer shore birds dunlin Turdus merula Amsel perching birds cont. common blackbird Falco amurensis Amurfalke hawks, eagles, vultures Falcons Amur Falcon Larus armenicus Armenienmöwe shore birds gulls Armenian Gull Sylvia deserticola Atlasgrasmücke perching birds cont. old world warblers Tristram's Warbler Tetrao urogallus Auerhuhn pheasants Western Capercaillie Haematopus ostralegus Austernfischer shore birds oystercatcher Leucophaeus atricilla Aztekenmöwe shore birds Laughing Gull Motacilla alba Bachstelze perching birds cont. white wagtail Calidris bairdii Bairdstrandläufer shore birds Baird's Sandpiper Gypaetus barbatus Bartgeier hawks, eagles, vultures Lammergeier Strix nebulosa Bartkauz owls typical owls Great Grey Owl Panurus biarmicus Bartmeise perching birds titmice Bearded Reedling Morus bassanus Baßtölpel pelicans, northern gannet Falco subbuteo Baumfalke hawks, eagles, vultures northern hobby Anthus trivialis Baumpieper perching birds cont. pipits tree pipit Gallinago gallinago Bekassine shore birds common snipe Emberiza tahapisi Bergammer perching birds cont. buntings cinnamon-breasted bunting Prunella montanella Bergbraunelle perching birds cont. accentors Siberian Accentor Aythya marila Bergente ducks, geese, swans greater scaup Fringilla montifringilla Bergfink perching birds cont. finches brambling Carpodacus rubicilla Berggimpel perching birds cont. finches Great Rosefinch Linaria flavirostris Berghänfling perching birds cont. finches twite Melanocorypha bimaculata Bergkalanderlerche perching birds larks bimaculated lark Anthus spinoletta Bergpieper perching birds cont. water pipit Calidris mauri Bergstrandläufer shore birds Western Sandpiper Phylloscopus sindianus Bergzilpzalp perching birds cont. wood warblers mountain chiffchaff Larus glaucescens Beringmöwe shore birds Glaucous-winged Gull Remiz pendulinus Beutelmeise perching birds titmice Merops apiaster Bienenfresser kingfishers, motmots European -eater Loxia leucoptera Bindenkreuzschnabel perching birds cont. finches two-barred crossbill Haliaeetus leucoryphus Bindenseeadler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles Pallas' Fish Eagle Calidris himantopus Bindenstrandläufer shore birds sandpipers Stilt Sandpiper Podilymbus podiceps Bindentaucher grebes pied-billed grebe Acanthis flammea Birkenzeisig perching birds cont. common redpoll Lyrurus tetrix Birkhuhn chicken like birds common black grouse Anser albifrons Blässgans ducks, geese, swans g. white-fronted goose Fulica atra Blässhuhn cranes, rails eurasian coot Iduna pallida Blassspötter perching birds cont. wood warblers eastern olivaceus warbler Cyanopica cooki Blauelster iberian magpie Spatula discors Blauflügelente geese, ducks, swans Blue-winged Teal svecica Blaukehlchen perching birds cont. thrushes blue throat Cyanistes caeruleus Blaumeise perching birds blue tit Monticola solitarius Blaumerle perching birds cont. thrushes blue rock Coracias garrulus Blauracke kingfishers, motmots rollers European Roller Linaria cannabina Bluthänfling perching birds cont. eurasian linnet Dendrocopos syriacus Blutspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets Syrian Woodpecker Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonapartemöwe shore birds Bonaparte's Gull Corvus rhipidurus Borstenrabe ravens fan-tailed raven Anthus campestris Brachpieper perching birds cont. pipits tawny pipit Tadorna tadorna Brandgans ducks, geese, swans common shelduck Thalasseus sandvicensis Brandseeschwalbe shore birds sandwich tern rubetra Braunkehlchen perching birds cont. Riparia paludicola Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe perching birds swallows brown-throated martin Emberiza bruniceps Braunkopfammer perching birds cont. buntings red-headed bunting Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Braunkopfmöwe shore birds gulls Brown-headed Gull Lanius cristatus Braunwürger perching birds cont. shrikes brown shrike Aix sponsa Brautente ducks, geese, swans ducks wood duck Melanitta perspicillata Brillenente geese, ducks, swans ducks Surf Scoter Sylvia conspicillata Brillengrasmücke perching birds cont. old world warblers Spectacled Warbler Tringa glareola Bruchwasserläufer shore birds sandpipers wood sandpiper Fringilla coelebs Buchfink perching birds cont. common chaffinch Bucephala albeola Büffelkopfente geese, ducks, swans Bufflehead Falco sparverius Buntfalke hawks, eagles, vultures American Kestrel Dendrocopos major Buntspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets great spotted woodpecker Acrocephalus dumetorum Buschrohrsänger perching birds cont. old world warblers Blyth's Reed Warbler Iduna caligata Chileflamingo heron, stork, ibis, flamingo flamingos Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Dachs mammals badger Zonotrichia leucophrys Dachsammer perching birds cont. white crowned sparrow moussieri Diademrotschwanz perching birds cont. thrushes Moussier's Chrysolophus amherstiae Diamantfasan chicken like birds pheasants Lady Amherst's Pheasant Uria lomvia Dickschnabellumme shore birds murres thick-billed murre Coloeus monedula Dohle perching birds common jackdaw Gallinago media Doppelschnepfe shore birds sandpipers Great Snipe Sylvia communis Dorngrasmücke perching birds cont. wood warblers common whitethroat Rissa tridactyla Dreizehenmöwe shore birds Black-legged Kittiwake Picoides tridactylus Dreizehenspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Acrocephalus arundinaceus Drosselrohrsänger perching birds cont. wood warblers great reed warbler Ardenna grisea Dunkler Sturmtaucher albatross, shearwater, petrels shearwaters sooty shearwater Tringa erythropus dunkler Wasserläufer shore birds sandpipers Spotted Redshank Numenius tenuirostris Dünnschnabel-Brachvogel shore birds curlew Slender-billed Curlew Chroicocephalus genei Dünnschnabelmöwe shore birds Slender-billed Gull Garrulus glandarius Eichelhäher perching birds common jay Phylloscopus neglectus Eiderente ducks, geese, swans common eider Somateria mollissima Einfarbdrossel perching birds cont. thrushes tickell's thrush Turdus unicolor Einfarbsegler swift, tree-swift, hummingbird Plain Swift Apus unicolor Einfarbstar perching birds spotless Sturnus unicolor Einödgimpel perching birds cont. finches Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Eisente geese, ducks, swans Long-taile Duck Clangula hyemalis Eismöwe shore birds gulls Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Eissturmvogel albatross, shearwater, petrels Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Eistaucher grebes grebes common loon Gavia immer Eisvogel kingfishers, motmots kingfishers common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Eleonorenfalke hawks, eagles, vultures falcons Eleonora's falcon Falco eleonorae Elfenbeinmöwe shore birds gulls Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Elster perching birds european magpie Pica pica Erlenzeisig perching birds cont. finches eurasian siskin Spinus spinus Fahlsegler swift, tree-swift, hummingbird swifts Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Falkenraubmöwe shore birds jaegers Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Feldhase mammals hares european hare Alauda arvensis Feldlerche perching birds skylark Acrocephalus agricola Feldrohrsänger perching birds cont. old world warblers Paddyfield Warbler Locustella naevia Feldschwirl perching birds cont. wood warblers Common Grasshopper Warbler Passer montanus Feldsperling perching birds cont. tree sparrow Alectoris barbara Felsenhuhn chicken like birds patridges Barbary Partridge Ptyonoprogne rupestris Felsenschwalbe perching birds swallows eurasian crag martin Columba livia Felsentaube pigeons, grouse common rock dove Emberiza leucocephalos Fichtenammer perching birds cont. buntings pine bunting Loxia curvirostra Fichtenkreuzschnabel perching birds cont. red crossbill Pandion haliaetus Fischadler hawks, eagles, vultures osprey Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Fischmöwe shore birds gulls Pallas's Gull Ketupa zeylonensis Fischuhu owls eagle owls Brown Fish Owl Phylloscopus trochilus Fitis perching birds cont. wood warblers willow warbler Charadrius dubius Flußregenpfeifer shore birds little ringed plover Sterna hirundo Flussseeschwalbe shore birds common tern Actitis hypoleucos Flußuferläufer shore birds sandpipers common sandpiper Fuchs mammals red fox Passerella iliaca Fuchsammer perching birds cont. fox sparrow Gyps fulvus Gänsegeier hawks, eagles, vultures Griffon Vulture Mergus merganser Gänsesäger ducks, geese, swans common merganser Certhia brachydactyla Gartenbaumläufer perching birds treecreepers short-toed treecreeper Sylvia borin Gartengrasmücke perching birds cont. garden warbler Phoenicurus phoenicurus Gartenrotschwanz perching birds cont. Terathopius ecaudatus Gaukler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles Barteleur Motacilla cinerea Gebirgsstelze perching birds cont. grey wagtail Emberiza chrysophrys Gelbbrauenammer perching birds cont. buntings yellow-browed bunting Gavia adamsii Gelbschnabeltaucher grebes grebes yellow-billed loon Hippolais icterina Gelbspötter perching birds cont. wood warblers Icterine Warbler Falco rusticolus Gerfalke hawks, eagles, vultures Gyrfalcon Pyrrhula pyrrhula Gimpel perching birds cont. common bullfinch Serinus serinus Girlitz perching birds cont. finches european serin Elanus caeruleus Gleitaar hawks, eagles, vultures kites black-winged kite Emberiza citrinella Goldammer perching birds cont. yellowhammer Chrysolophus pictus Goldfasan chicken like birds pheasants Golden Pheasant Pluvialis apricaria Goldregenpfeifer shore birds greater Golden Plover Emberiza calandra Grauammer perching birds cont. corn bunting Calidris melanotos Graubrust-Strandläufer shore birds Pectoral Sandpiper Anser anser Graugans ducks, geese, swans greylag goos Ardea cinerea Graureiher heron, stork, ibis, flamingo grey heron striata Grauschnäpper perching birds cont. old world flycatcher Picus canus Grauspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets grey-faced woodpecker Numenius arquata großer Brachvogel shore birds european curlew Otis tarda Großtrappe cranes, rails Great Bustard Chloris chloris Grünfink perching birds cont. european greenfinch Tringa nebularia Grünschenkel shore birds common greenshank Picus viridis Grünspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets european green woodpecker Accipiter gentilis Habicht hawks, eagles, vultures Aquila fasciata Habichtsadler hawks, eagles, vultures Bonelli's Eagle Strix uralensis Habichtskauz owls typical owls Clamator glandarius Häherkuckuck cuckoos Great Spotted Cuckoo Pinicola enucleator Hakengimpel perching birds cont. finches Pine Grosbeak semitorquata Halbringschnäpper perching birds cont. old world flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Halsbandschnäpper perching birds cont. old world flycatcher Psittacula krameri Halsbandsittich parrot, macaw, parakeet, lorie parakeets Rose-ringed Parakeet Tetrastes bonasia Haselhuhn chicken like birds grouse Hazel Grouse Galerida cristata Haubenlerche perching birds crested lark Lophophanes cristatus Haubenmeise perching birds titmice european crested tit Podiceps cristatus Haubentaucher grebes grebes great crested grebe Phoenicurus ochruros Hausrotschwanz perching birds cont. old world flycatcher Passer domesticus Haussperling perching birds cont. house sparrow Prunella modularis Heckenbraunelle perching birds cont. accentors Lullula arborea Heidelerche perching birds wood lark Threskiornis aethiopicus Heiliger Ibis heron, stork, ibis, flamingo sacred Ibis Ichthyaetus hemprichii Hemprichmöwe shore birds gulls Sooty Gull Larus fuscus Heringsmöwe shore birds lesser black-backed gull Cygnus olor Höckerschwan ducks, geese, swans mute swan Columba oenas Hohltaube pigeons, grouse common stock dove Oenanthe isabellina Isabellsteinschmätzer perching birds cont. thrushes Isabelline Lanius isabellinus Isabellwürger perching birds cont. shrikes isabelline shrike Phasianus colchicus Jagdfasan chicken-like birds pheasants common pheasant Aquila verreauxii Kaffernadler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles Verreaux's Eagle Aquila heliaca Kaiseradler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles Eastern Imperial Eagle Calidris pugnax Kampfläufer shore birds ruff Branta canadensis Kanadagans ducks, geese, swans canada goos Serinus canaria Kanarengirlitz perching birds cont. finches atlantic canary Anthus berthelotii Kanarenpieper perching birds cont. pipits Berthelot's pipit Saxicola dacotiae Kanarenschmätzer perching birds cont. thrushes Stonechat Kaninchen mammals rabbits european rabbit Emberiza capensis Kapammer perching birds cont. buntings cape bunting Lophodytes cucullatus Kappensäger ducks, geese, swans Hooded Merganser Oenanthe monacha Kappensteinschmätzer perching birds cont. thrushes Carpodacus erythrinus Karmingimpel perching birds cont. finches Common Rosefinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Kernbeißer perching birds cont. hawfinch Vanellus vanellus Kiebitz shore birds common lapwing Pluvialis squatarola Kiebitzregenpfeifer shore birds plovers Grey Plover Loxia pytyopsittacus Kiefernkreuzschnabel perching birds cont. finches parrot crossbill Sylvia curruca Klappergrasmücke perching birds cont. wood warblers lesser whitethroat Sitta europaea Kleiber perching birds nuthatches eurasian nuthatsh Porzana parva kleines Sumpfhuhn cranes, rails railes Little Crake Dryobates minor Kleinspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Ramphocoris clotbey Knackerlerche perching birds larks thick-billed lark Spatula querquedula Knäkente ducks, geese, swans garganey Calidris canutus Knutt shore birds red knot Parus major Kohlmeise perching birds great tit Netta rufina Kolbenente ducks, geese, swans ducks red-crested porchard Corvus corax Kolkrabe perching birds common raven Syrmaticus reevesii Königsfasan chicken like birds pheasants Reeves's Pheasant Thalasseus maximus Königsseeschwalbe shore birds Royal Tern Ichthyaetus audouinii Korallenmöwe shore birds gulls Audouin's Gull Phalacrocorax carbo Kormoran pelicans, cormorants, boobies great cormorant Circus cyaneus Kornweihe hawks, eagles, vultures northern harrier Sitta whiteheadi Korsenkleiber perching birds nuthatches corsican nuthatch Phalacrocorax aristotelis Krähenscharbe pelicans, cormorants, boobies shags european shag Grus grus Kranich cranes, rails common crane Anas crecca Krickente ducks, geese, swans ducks common teal Cuculus canorus Kuckuck cuckoos common cuckoo Bubulcus ibis Kuhreiher heron, stork, ibis, flamingo cattle egret Accipiter brevipes Kurzfangsperber hawks, eagles, vultures hawks Levant Sparrowhawk Anser brachyrhynchus Kurzschnabelgans ducks, geese, swans Pink-footed Goose Calandrella brachydactyla Kurzzehenlerche perching birds larks greater short-toed lark Sterna paradisaea Küstenseeschwalbe shore birds arctic tern Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lachmöwe shore birds black-headed gull Gelochelidon nilotica Lachseeschwalbe shore birds Gull-billed Tern Falco jugger Laggarfalke hawks, eagles, vultures falcons Laggar Falcon Falco biarmicus Lannerfalke hawks, eagles, vultures falcons Lanner Falcon Poecile cinctus Lapplandmeise perching birds chickadees grey-headed chickadee Cyanistes cyanus Lasurmeise perching birds titmice azure tit Turnix sylvaticus Laufhühnchen cranes, rails buttonquails Common Buttonquail Spatula clypeata Löffelente ducks, geese, swans shoveller Platalea leucorodia Löffler heron, stork, ibis, flamingo spoonbills Eurasian Spoonbill Aix galericulata Mandarinente ducks, geese, swans ducks mandarian duck Larus marinus Mantelmöwe shore birds great black-backed gull Acrocephalus melanopogon Mariskenrohrsänger perching birds cont. old world warblers Moustached Warbler Marmaronetta angustirostris Marmelente geese, ducks, swans ducks Marbled Duck Emberiza spodocephala Maskenammer perching birds cont. buntings black-faced bunting Sylvia ruppeli Maskengrasmücke perching birds cont. old world warblers Rüppell's Warbler Lanius nubicus Maskenwürger perching birds cont. shrikes Tichodroma muraria Mauerläufer perching birds wall creeper Apus apus Mauersegler Swifts common swift Buteo buteo Mäusebussard hawks, eagles, vultures common bussard Calidris maritima Meerstrandläufer shore birds sandpipers Purple Sandpiper Delichon urbicum Mehlschwalbe perching birds house martin Falco columbarius Merlin hawks, eagles, vultures merlin Turdus viscivorus Misteldrossel perching birds cont. mistle thrush Larus michahellis Mittelmeermöwe shore birds yellow-legged gull Mergus serrator Mittelsäger ducks, geese, swans red. 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Merganser Dendrocoptes medius Mittelspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets Middle Spotted Woodpecker Aegypius monachus Mönchsgeier hawks, eagles, vultures old world vultures Cinereous Vulture Sylvia atricapilla Mönchsgrasmücke perching birds cont. black-capped warbler Myiopsitta monachus Mönchssittich parrot, macaw, parakeet, lorie parakeets Monk Parakeet Aythya nyroca Moorente ducks, geese, swans ducks ferrugious duck Lagopus lagopus Moorschneehuhn chicken like birds Willow Ptarmigan Charadrius morinellus Mornellregenpfeifer shore birds plovers Eurasian Dotterel Luscinia megarhynchos Nachtigall perching birds cont. thrushes Nycticorax nycticorax Nachtreiher heron, stork, ibis, flamingo Black-crowned Night Heron Corvus cornix Nebelkrähe perching birds hooded crow Lanius collurio Neuntöter perching birds cont. shrikes red-backed shrike Alopochen aegyptiaca Nilgans ducks, geese, swans geese egyptian goose Eremophila alpestris Ohrenlerche perching birds horned lark Podiceps auritus Ohrentaucher grebes horned grebe Hippolais olivetorum Olivenspötter perching birds cont. wood warblers olive-tree warbler Sylvia hortensis Orpheusgrasmücke perching birds cont. old world warblers Western Orphean Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Orpheusspötter perching birds cont. wood warblers melodious warbler Emberiza hortulana Ortolan perching birds cont. buntings ortolan bunting Fratercula arctica Papageitaucher shore birds puffins atlantic puffin Mareca penelope Pfeifente ducks, geese, swans european wigeon Limosa lapponica Pfuhlschnepfe shore birds Bar-tailed Godwit Oriolus oriolus Pirol perching birds cont. orioles eurasian golden oriole Larus glaucoides Polarmöwe shore birds Iceland Gull Somateria spectabilis Prachteiderente geese, ducks, swans ducks King Eider Gavia arctica Prachttaucher grebes grebes black-throated loon Buteo swainsoni Präriebussard hawks, eagles, vultures Swainson's hawk Leucophaeus pipixcan Präriemöwe shore birds Franklin's Gull Sylvia undata Provencegrasmücke perching birds cont. old world warblers Dartford Warbler Porphyrio porphyrio Purpurhuhn cranes, rails railes Western Swamphen Ardea purpurea Purpurreiher heron, stork, ibis, flamingo herons Purple Heron Corvus corone Rabenkrähe perching birds carrion crow Ardeola ralloides Rallenreiher heron, stork, ibis, flamingo herons Squacco Heron Hydroprogne caspia Raubseeschwalbe shore birds Caspian Tern Lanius excubitor Raubwürger perching birds cont. great grey shrike Hirundo rustica Rauchschwalbe perching birds barn swallow Buteo lagopus Raufußbussard hawks, eagles, vultures bussard rough-legged bussard Aegolius funereus Raufusskauz owls Boreal Owl Perdix perdix Rebhuhn chicken-like birds gray partridge Numenius phaeopus Regenbrachvogel shore birds Whimbrel Aythya fuligula Reiherente ducks, geese, swans tufted duck Turdus torquatus Ringdrossel perching birds cont. thrushes ring ouzel Branta bernicla Ringelgans ducks, geese, swans Brant Goose Columba palumbus Ringeltaube pigeons, grouse common wood pigeon Aythya collaris Ringschnabelente geese, ducks, swans Ring-necked Duck Larus delawarensis Ringschnabelmöwe shore birds Ring-billed Gull Emberiza schoeniclus Rohrammer perching birds cont. common reed bunting Botaurus stellaris Rohrdommel heron, stork, ibis, flamingo bitterns eurasian bittern Locustella luscinioides Rohrschwirl perching birds cont. old world warblers Savi's Warbler Circus aeruginosus Rohrweihe hawks, eagles, vultures marsh harrier Phoenicopterus roseus Rosa Flamingo heron, stork, ibis, flamingo flamingos Greater Flamingo Platalea ajaja Rosalöffler heron, stork, ibis, flamingo Roseate Spoonbill Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan pelicans, cormorants, boobies pelicans great white pelican Rhodostethia rosea Rosenmöwe shore birds gulls Ross's Gull Sterna dougallii Rosenseeschwalbe shore birds Roseate Tern Pastor roseus Rosenstar perching birds starlings rosy starling Tadorna ferruginea Rostgans ducks, geese, swans goose Ruddy Shelduck Turdus iliacus Rotdrossel perching birds cont. red-winged thrush Falco naumanni Rötelfalke hawks, eagles, vultures falcons lesser kestrel Cecropis daurica Rötelschwalbe perching birds swallows red-rumped swallow Falco vespertinus Rotfußfalke hawks, eagles, vultures falcons red-footed falcon Branta ruficollis Rothalsgans ducks, geese, swans goose Red-breasted Goose Podiceps grisegena Rothalstaucher grebes red-necked grebe Erithacus rubecula Rotkehlchen perching birds cont. Anthus cervinus Rotkehlpieper perching birds cont. red-throated pipit Lanius senator Rotkopfwürger perching birds cont. shrikes woodchat shrike Milvus milvus Rotmilan hawks, eagles, vultures red kite Tringa totanus Rotschenkel shore birds common redshank calliope Rubinkehlchen perching birds cont. thrushes Thalasseus bengalensis Rüppellseeschwalbe shore birds Lesser Crested Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Rußseeschwalbe shore birds Sooty Tern Falco cherrug Saatgans ducks, geese, swans bean goose Anser fabalis Saatkrähe perching birds rook Corvus frugilegus Säbelschnäbler shore birds Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Sakerfalke hawks, eagles, vultures Saker falcon Melanitta fusca Samtente ducks, geese, swans ducks velvet scoter Calidris alba Sanderling shore birds Sanderling Charadrius hiaticula Sandregenpfeifer shore birds Common Ringed Plover Sylvia sarda Sardengrasmücke perching birds cont. old world warblers Marmora's Warbler Lanius schach Schachwürger perching birds cont. shrikes long-tailed shrike Motacilla flava Schafstelze perching birds cont. wagtails western yellow wagtail Polysticta stelleri Scheckente ducks, geese, swans ducks steller's eider Clanga clanga Schelladler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles greater spotted eagle Bucephala clangula Schellente ducks, geese, swans common goldeneye Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Schilfrohrsänger perching birds cont. old world warblers Sedge Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Schlagschwirl perching birds cont. old world warblers River Warbler Circaetus gallicus Schlangenadler hawks, eagles, vultures short-toed eagle Tyto alba Schleiereule owls common barn owl Neophron percnopterus Schmutzgeier hawks, eagles, vultures old world vultures Egyptian Vulture Mareca strepera Schnatterente ducks, geese, swans gadwell Plectrophenax nivalis Schneeammer perching birds cont. snow bunting Bubo scandiacus Schneeeule owls Snowy Owl Anser caerulescens Schneegans ducks, geese, swans Snow Goose Gyps himalayensis Schneegeier hawks, eagles, vultures Himalyan Griffon Leucogeranus leucogeranus Schneekranich heron, stork, ibis, flamingo cranes Siberian Crane Montifringilla nivalis Schneesperling perching birds cont. true sparrows white-winged snowfinch Clanga pomarina Schreiadler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles lesser spotted eagle Aegithalos caudatus Schwanzmeise perching birds titmice long-tailed tit Podiceps nigricollis Schwarzhalstaucher grebes grebes black-nacked grebe Saxicola rubicola Schwarzkehlchen perching birds cont. stonechat Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Schwarzkopfmöwe shore birds Mediterranean Gull Oxyura jamaicensis Schwarzkopf-Ruderente ducks, geese, swans ruddy duck Milvus migrans Schwarzmilan hawks, eagles, vultures black kite Cygnus atratus Schwarzschwan ducks, geese, swans black swan Dryocopus martius Schwarzspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets black woodpecker Ciconia nigra Schwarzstorch heron, stork, ibis, flamingo black stork Haliaeetus albicilla Seeadler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles white-tailed eagle Charadrius alexandrinus Seeregenpfeifer shore birds plovers Kentish Plover Acrocephalus paludicola Seggenrohrsänger perching birds cont. old world warblers Aquatic Warbler Egretta garzetta Seidenreiher heron, stork, ibis, flamingo Little Egret Cettia cetti Seidensänger perching birds cont. old world warblers Cetti's Warbler Bombycilla garrulus Seidenschwanz perching birds cont. bohemian waxwing Calidris ferruginea Sichelstrandläufer shore birds sandpipers Curlew Sandpiper Plegadis falcinellus Sichler heron, stork, ibis, flamingo Glossy Ibis Larus argentatus Silbermöwe shore birds herring gull Ardea alba Silberreiher heron, stork, ibis, flamingo great egret Turdus philomelos Singdrossel perching birds cont. common song thrush Cygnus cygnus Singschwan ducks, geese, swans whooper swan Stercorarius skua Skua shore birds great skua Regulus ignicapilla Sommergoldhähnchen perching birds cont. wood warblers common firecrest Bucephala islandica Spatelente geese, ducks, swans ducks Barrow's Goldeneye Stercorarius pomarinus Spatelraubmöwe shore birds jaegers Pomarine Jaeger Accipiter nisus Sperber hawks, eagles, vultures european sparrow-hawk Surnia ulula Sperbereule owls Northern Hawk-Owl Gyps rueppelli Sperbergeier hawks, eagles, vultures Ruppel's Griffon Sylvia nisoria Sperbergrasmücke perching birds cont. wood warblers barred warbler Glaucidium passerinum Sperlingskauz owls typical owls Eurasian Pygmy Owl Anas acuta Spießente ducks, geese, swans northern pintail Calcarius lapponicus Spornammer perching birds cont. lapland longspur Vanellus spinosus Spornkiebitz shore birds lapwings Spur-winged Lapwing Anthus richardi Spornpieper perching birds cont. Richard's pipit Luscinia luscinia Sprosser perching birds cont. thrushes Sturnus vulgaris Star perching birds european starling Aquila chrysaetos Steinadler hawks, eagles, vultures golden eagle Alectoris graeca Steinhuhn chicken like birds patridges Rock Partridge Athene noctua Steinkauz owls little owl Monticola saxatilis Steinrötel perching birds cont. thrushes common Oenanthe oenanthe Steinschmätzer perching birds cont. wheatear Petronia petronia Steinsperling perching birds cont. true sparrows rock sparrow Arenaria interpres Steinwälzer shore birds Ruddy Turnstone Himantopus himantopus Stelzenläufer shore birds common stilt Aquila nipalensis Steppenadler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles steppe eagle Larus cachinnans Steppenmöwe shore birds gulls Caspian Gull Circus macrourus Steppenweihe harrier pallid harrier Gavia stellata Sterntaucher grebes grebes red-throated loon Carduelis carduelis Stieglitz perching birds cont. european goldfinch Anas platyrhynchos Stockente ducks, geese, swans mallard Anthus petrosus Strandpieper perching birds cont. pipits Eurasian Rock Pipit Columba livia domestica Straßentaube pigeons, grouse common rock dove domestica Struthio camelus Strauß ostrich, rheas ostrich Anser indicus Streifengans ducks, geese, swans goose Bar-headed Goose Larus canus Sturmmöwe shore birds gulls common gull Hydrobates pelagicus Sturmschwalbe albatross, shearwater, petrels petrels european storm petrel Calidris falcinellus Sumpfläufer shore birds sandpipers Broad-billed Sandpiper Poecile palustris Sumpfmeise perching birds titmice marsh tit Asio flammeus Sumpfohreule owls short-eared owl Acrocephalus palustris Sumpfrohrsänger perching birds cont. old world warblers Marsh Warbler Aythya ferina Tafelente ducks, geese, swans common pochard Nucifraga caryocatactes Tannenhäher perching birds jays Spotted Nutcracker Periparus ater Tannenmeise perching birds titmice coal tit Gallinula chloropus Teichhuhn cranes, rails common moorhen Acrocephalus scirpaceus Teichrohrsänger perching birds cont. old world warblers eurasian reed warbler Tringa stagnatilis Teichwasserläufer shore birds sandpipers Marsh Sandpiper Calidris temminckii Temminckstrandläufer shore birds sandpipers Temminck's Stint Alca torda Tordalk shore birds razorbill Melanitta nigra Trauerente geese, ducks, swans ducks Common Scoter Ficedula hypoleuca Trauerschnäpper perching birds cont. old world flycatcher Chlidonias niger Trauerseeschwalbe shore birds Black Tern Oenanthe leucura Trauersteinschmätzer perching birds cont. thrushes Burhinus oedicnemus Triel shore birds curlew Uria aalge Trottellumme shore birds murres common murre Meleagris gallopavo Truthuhn chicken like birds Wild Turkey Porzana porzana Tüpfelsumpfhuhn Streptopelia decaocto Türkentaube pigeons, grouse collared dove Falco tinnunculus Turmfalke hawks, eagles, vultures european kestrel Streptopelia turtur Turteltaube pigeons, grouse comm. Turtle-dove Limosa limosa Uferschnepfe shore birds bar-tailed godwit Riparia riparia Uferschwalbe perching birds swallows sand martin Bubo bubo Uhu owls eagle owl Turdus pilaris Wacholderdrossel perching birds cont. fieldfare Coturnix coturnix Wachtel chicken-like birds common quail Crex crex Wachtelkönig cranes, rails rails corn crake Certhia familiaris Waldbaumläufer perching birds treecreepers eurasian treecreeper Strix aluco Waldkauz owls tawny owl Phylloscopus sibilatrix Waldlaubsänger perching birds cont. wood warblers wood warbler Asio otus Waldohreule owls north. long-eared owl Geronticus eremita Waldrapp heron, stork, ibis, flamingo ibises Northern Bald Ibis Scolopax rusticola Waldschnepfe shore birds Eurasian Woodcock Tringa ochropus Waldwasserläufer shore birds Green Sandpiper Falco peregrinus Wanderfalke hawks, eagles, vultures peregrine falcon Waschbär mammals raccoon Cinclus cinclus Wasseramsel perching birds cont. dippers white-throated dipper Rallus aquaticus Wasserralle cranes, rails water rail Emberiza aureola Weidenammer perching birds cont. yellow brested bunting Poecile montanus Weidenmeise perching birds titmice willow tit Passer hispaniolensis Weidensperling perching birds cont. spanish sparrow Sylvia cantillans Weißbart-Grasmücke perching birds cont. old world warblers Subalpine Warbler Chlidonias hybrida Weißbartseeschwalbe shore birds Whiskered Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Weißflügelseeschwalbe shore birds White-winged Tern Zonotrichia albicollis Weißkehlammer perching birds cont. white-throated sparrow Dendrocopos leucotos Weißrückenspecht woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets White-backed Woodpecker Ciconia ciconia Weißstorch heron, stork, ibis, flamingo white stork Branta leucopsis Weißwangengans ducks, geese, swans geese barnacle goose Jynx torquilla Wendehals woodpeckers, toucans, barbets woodpecker, piculets Eurasian Wryneck Pernis apivorus Wespenbussard hawks, eagles, vultures honey bussard Upupa epops Wiedehopf kingfishers, motmots hoopoe Anthus pratensis Wiesenpieper perching birds cont. meadow pipit Circus pygargus Wiesenweihe hawks, eagles, vultures montagus harrier Regulus regulus Wintergoldhähnchen perching birds cont. wood warblers goldcrest Falco pelegrinoides Wüstenfalke hawks, eagles, vultures falcons Barbary falcon Oenanthe deserti Wüstensteinschmätzer perching birds cont. thrushes Emberiza cirlus Zaunammer perching birds cont. cirl bunting Troglodytes troglodytes Zaunkönig perching birds cont. wrens eurasian wren Caprimulgus europaeus Ziegenmelker goatsucker, nightjar, frogmouth nightjars eurasian nightjar Phylloscopus collybita Zilpzalp perching birds cont. wood warblers common chiffchaff Emberiza cia Zippammer perching birds cont. buntings rock bunting Motacilla citreola Zitronenstelze perching birds cont. wagtails Citrine wagtail Carduelis citrinella Zitronenzezisig perching birds cont. finches citril finch Onychoprion anaethetus Zügelseeschwalbe shore birds terns Bridled Tern Hieraaetus pennatus Zwergadler hawks, eagles, vultures eagles booted eagle Emberiza pusilla Zwergammer perching birds cont. buntings little bunting Ixobrychus minutus Zwergdommel heron, stork, ibis, flamingo bitterns little bittern Phoeniconaias minor Zwergflamingo heron, stork, ibis, flamingo flamingos Lesser Flamingo Anser erythropus Zwerggans ducks, geese, swans goose Lesser White-fronted Goose Hydrocoloeus minutus Zwergmöwe shore birds Little Gull Otus scops Zwergohreule owls scops, screech owls Eurasian Scops Owl Mergellus albellus Zwergsäger ducks, geese, swans ducks Smew Microcarbo pygmeus Zwergscharbe pelicans, cormorants, boobies cormorants pygmy cormorant Ficedula parva Zwergschnäpper perching birds cont. old world flycatcher Red-breasted Flycatcher Lymnocryptes minimus Zwergschnepfe shore birds sandpipers Jack Snipe Cygnus columbianus Zwergschwan ducks, geese, swans swans Bewick`s swan Sternula albifrons Zwergseeschwalbe shore birds Little Tern Calidris minuta Zwergstrandläufer shore birds sandpipers Little Stint Tachybaptus ruficollis Zwergtaucher grebes grebes little grebe