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1 Little Grebe (Tachybaptus Ruficollis) 2 Great Crested Grebe NOTES 1 Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis ) 2 Great Crested Grebe ( Podiceps cristatus ) 3 Yelkouan Shearwater ( Puffinus yelkouan ) 4 Balearic Shearwater ( Puffinus mauretanicus ) 5 Cory’s Shearwater ( Calonectris diomedea ) 6 Northern Gannet ( Morus bassanus ) 7 Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo ) 8 Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus ) 9 Black-crowned Night Heron ( Nycticorax nycticorax ) 10 Squacco Heron ( Ardeola ralloides ) 11 Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) 12 Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta ) 13 Great White Egret ( Ardea alba ) 14 Grey Heron ( Ardea cinerea ) 15 Purple Heron ( Ardea purpurea ) 16 White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia ) 17 Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus ) 18 Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber ) 19 Common Shelduck ( Tadorna tadorna ) 20 Eurasian Wigeon ( Anas penelope ) 21 Gadwall ( Anas strepera ) 22 Common Teal ( Anas crecca ) 23 Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos ) 24 Northern Pintail ( Anas acuta ) 25 Garganey ( Anas querquedula ) 26 Northern Shoveler ( Anas clypeata ) 27 Red-crested Pochard ( Netta rufina ) 28 Common Pochard ( Aythya ferina ) 29 European Honey-buzzard ( Pernis apivorus ) 30 Black-shouldered Kite ( Elanus caeruleus ) 31 Black Kite ( Milvus migrans ) 32 Red Kite ( Milvus milvus ) 33 Lammergeier ( Gypaetus barbatus ) 34 Egyptian Vulture ( Neophron percnopterus ) 35 Eurasian Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus ) 36 Short-toed Eagle ( Circaetus gallicus) 37 Eurasian Marsh Harrier ( Circus aeruginosus ) 38 Montagu's Harrier ( Circus pygargus ) 39 Northern Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis ) 40 Eurasian Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter nisus ) 41 Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo ) 42 Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) 43 Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus ) 44 Booted Eagle ( Hieraaetus pennatus ) 45 Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ) 46 Lesser Kestrel ( Falco naumanni ) 47 Eurasian Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus ) 48 Eurasian Hobby ( Falco subbuteo ) 49 Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) 50 Red-legged Partridge ( Alectoris rufa) 51 Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) 52 Common Quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) 53 Common Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus ) 54 Water Rail ( Rallus aquaticus ) 55 Common Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus ) 56 Purple Gallinule ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) 57 Eurasian Coot ( Fulica atra ) 58 Little Bustard ( Tetrax tetrax ) 59 Great Bustard ( Otis tarda ) 60 Eurasian Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ostralegus ) 61 Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus ) 62 Pied Avocet ( Recurvirostra avosetta ) 63 Stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus ) 64 Collared Pratincole ( Glareola pratincola ) 65 Little Ringed Plover ( Charadrius dubius ) 66 Common Ringed Plover ( Charadrius hiaticula ) 67 Kentish Plover ( Charadrius alexandrinus ) 68 Mountain Dotterel ( Charadrius morinellus ) 69 Grey Plover ( Pluvialis squatarola ) 70 Northern Lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus ) 71 Red Knot ( Calidris canutus ) 72 Sanderling ( Calidris alba ) 73 Little Stint ( Calidris minuta ) 74 Temminck's Stint ( Calidris temminckii ) 75 Curlew Sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea ) 76 Dunlin ( Calidris alpina ) 77 Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax ) 78 Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago ) 79 Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) 80 Black-tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa ) 81 Bar-tailed Godwit ( Limosa lapponica ) 82 Whimbrel ( Numenius phaepus ) 83 Eurasian Curlew ( Numenius arquata ) 84 Spotted Redshank ( Tringa erythropus ) 85 Common Redshank ( Tringa totanus ) 86 Marsh Sandpiper ( Tringa stagnatilis ) 87 Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia ) 88 Green Sandpiper ( Tringa ochropus ) 89 Wood Sandpiper ( Tringa glareola ) 90 Common Sandpiper ( Actitis hypoleucos ) 91 Ruddy Turnstone ( Arenaria interpres ) 92 Mediterranean Gull ( Larus melanocephalus ) 93 Black-headed Gull ( Larus ridibundus ) 94 Slender-billed Gull ( Larus genei ) 95 Little Gull ( Larus minutus ) 96 Audouin's Gull ( Larus audounii ) 97 Yellow-legged Gull ( Larus michahellis ) 98 Lesser Black-backed Gull ( Larus fuscus ) 99 Gull-billed Tern ( Sterna nilotica ) 100 Caspian Tern ( Sterna caspia ) 101 Sandwich Tern ( Sterna sandvicensis ) 102 Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo ) 103 Little tern ( Sterna albifrons) 104 Whiskered Tern ( Chlidonias hybridus ) 105 Black Tern ( Chlidonias niger ) 106 White-winged Black Tern ( Chlidonias leucopterus ) 107 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse ( Pterocles alchata ) 108 Black-bellied Sandgrouse ( Pterocles orientalis ) 109 Rock Pigeon ( Columba livia ) 110 Stock Pigeon ( Columba oenas ) 111 Common Wood Pigeon ( Columba palumbus ) 112 Eurasian Collared Dove ( Streptopelia decaocto ) 113 European Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia turtur ) 114 Monk Parakeet ( Myopsitta monachus ) 115 Rose-ringed Parakeet ( Psittacula krameri ) 116 Great Spotted Cuckoo ( Clamator glandarius ) 117 Common Cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus ) 118 Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ) 119 Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops ) 120 Eurasian Eagle Owl ( Bubo bubo ) 121 Little Owl ( Athene noctua ) 122 Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) 123 Long-eared Owl ( Asio otus ) 124 European Nightjar ( Caprimulgus europaeus) 125 Red-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus ruficollis ) 126 Common Swift ( Apus apus ) 127 Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus ) 128 Alpine Swift ( Apus melba ) 129 Common Kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ) 130 European Bee-eater ( Merops apiaster ) 131 European Roller ( Coracias garrulus ) 132 Hoopoe ( Upupa epops ) 133 Eurasian Wryneck ( Jynx torquilla ) 134 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major ) 135 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos minor ) 136 Black Woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius ) 137 Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis ) 138 Calandra Lark ( Melanocorypha calandra ) 139 Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla ) 140 Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) 141 Dupont's Lark ( Chersophilus duponti ) 142 Crested Lark ( Galerida cristata ) 143 Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae ) 144 Wood Lark ( Lullula arborea ) 145 Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) 146 Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia ) 147 Eurasian Crag Martin ( Ptyonoprogne rupestris ) 148 Barn Swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) 149 Red-rumped Swallow ( Hirundo daurica ) 150 House Martin ( Delichon urbica ) 151 Tawny Pipit ( Anthus campestris ) 152 Tree Pipit ( Anthus trivialis ) 153 Meadow Pipit ( Anthus pratensis ) 154 Red-throated Pipit ( Anthus cervinus ) 155 Water Pipit ( Anthus spinoletta ) 156 Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava ) 157 Grey Wagtail ( Motacdilla cinerea ) 158 White Wagtail ( Motacilla alba ) 159 White-throated Dipper ( Cinclus cinclus ) 160 Winter Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes ) 161 Dunnock ( Prunella modularis ) 162 Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris ) 163 European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula ) 164 Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos ) 165 Black Redstart ( Phoenicurus ochruros ) 166 Common Redstart ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus ) 167 Whinchat ( Saxicola rubetra ) 168 Stonechat ( Saxicola torquata ) 169 Black Wheatear ( Oenanthe leucura ) 170 Northern Wheatear ( Oenanthe oenanthe ) 171 Black-eared Wheatear ( Oenanthe hispanica ) 172 Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush ( Monticola saxatilis ) 173 Blue Rock Thrush ( Monticola solitarius ) 174 Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus ) 175 Common Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) 176 Song Thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) 177 Mistle Thrush ( Turdus viscivorus ) 178 Cetti's Warbler ( Cettia cetti ) 179 Zitting Cisticola ( Cisticola juncidis ) 180 Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia ) 181 Savi's Warbler ( Locustella luscinoides ) 182 Moustached Warbler ( Acrocephalus melanopogon ) 183 Sedge Warbler ( Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ) 184 Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) 185 Great Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus ) 186 Melodious Warbler ( Hippolais polyglotta ) 187 Dartford Warbler ( Sylvia undata ) 188 Spectacled Warbler ( Sylvia conspicillata ) 189 Subalpine Warbler ( Sylvia cantillans ) 190 Sardinian Warbler ( Sylvia melanocephala ) 191 Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis ) 192 Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis ) 193 Garden Warbler ( Sylvia borin ) 194 Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla ) 195 Western Bonelli's Warbler ( Phylloscopus bonelli ) 196 Wood Warbler ( Phylloscopus sibilatrix ) 197 Common Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus collybita ) 198 Willow Warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus ) 199 Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus ) 200 Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapillus ) 201 Spotted Flycatcher ( Muscicapa striata ) 202 Pied Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca ) 203 Long-tailed Tit ( Aegithalos caudatus ) 204 Marsh Tit ( Parus palustris ) 205 Crested Tit ( Parus cristatus ) 206 Coal Tit (Parus ater) 207 Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus ) 208 Great Tit ( Parus major ) 209 Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea ) 210 Wallcreeper ( Tichodroma muraria ) 211 Eurasian Treecreeper ( Certhia familiaris ) 212 Short-toed Treecreeper ( Certhia brachydactyla ) 213 Eurasian Penduline Tit ( Remiz pendulinus ) 214 Eurasian Golden Oriole ( Oriolus oriolus ) 215 Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) 216 Lesser Grey Shrike ( Lanius minor ) 217 Southern Grey Shrike ( Lanius meridionalis ) 218 Woodchat Shrike ( Lanius senator ) 219 Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius ) 220 Black-billed Magpie ( Pica pica ) 221 Red-billed Chough ( Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax ) 222 Alpine Chough ( Pyrrhocorax graculus ) 223 Eurasian Jackdaw ( Corvus monedula ) 224 Carrion Crow ( Corvus corone ) 225 Common Raven ( Corvus corax ) 226 Common Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ) 227 Spotless Starling ( Sturnus unicolor ) 228 House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ) 229 Eurasian Tree Sparrow ( Passer montanus ) 230 Rock Sparrow ( Petronia petronia ) 231 White-winged Snowfinch ( Montifringilla nivalis ) 232 Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs ) 233 European Serin (Serinus serinus ) 234 Citril Finch ( Serinus citrinella ) 235 European Greenfinch ( Carduelis chloris ) 236 European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis ) 237 Common Linnet ( Carduelis cannabina ) 238 Common Crossbill ( Loxia curvirostra ) 239 Common Bullfinch ( Pyrrhula pyrrhula ) 240 Yellowhammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) 241 Cirl Bunting ( Emberiza cirlus ) 242 Rock Bunting ( Emberiza cia) 243 Ortolan Bunting ( Emberiza hortulana ) 244 Reed Bunting ( Emberiza schoeniclus ) 245 Corn Bunting ( Miliaria calandra ) NORTH-EAST SPAIN BIRD CHECKLIST Checklist of species that Spain (Catalonia and Aragon). Compiled by Steve West: [email protected] .
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