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Avibase Page 1Of 13 Avibase Page 1of 13 Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: Västmanland 2 Description Former province now divided in part into Västmanland and 3 Örebro Counties 4 Number of species: 330 5 Number of endemics: 0 6 Number of breeding endemics: 0 7 Number of globally threatened species: 12 8 Number of extinct species: 0 9 Number of introduced species: 1 10 Date last reviewed: 2012-01-20 Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2019. Checklist of the birds of Västmanland. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN&region=sevs&list=clements&format=1 [19/03/2019]. 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 grågås Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons bläsgås Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus fjällgås Vulnerable Taiga Bean-Goose Anser fabalis tajgasädgås Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus spetsbergsgås Brant Branta bernicla prutgås Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis vitkindad gås Canada Goose Branta canadensis kanadagås Mute Swan Cygnus olor knölsvan Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus mindre sångsvan Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus sångsvan Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea rostand Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna gravand Garganey Spatula querquedula årta Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata skedand Gadwall Mareca strepera snatterand Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope bläsand American Wigeon Mareca americana amerikansk bläsand Rare/Accidental Mallard Anas platyrhynchos gräsand Northern Pintail Anas acuta stjärtand Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Kricka Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina rödhuvad dykand Common Pochard Aythya ferina brunand Vulnerable Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris ringand Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 2of 13 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca vitögd dykand Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula vigg Greater Scaup Aythya marila bergand Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis mindre bergand Rare/Accidental Common Eider Somateria mollissima ejder Near-threatened Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata vitnackad svärta Rare/Accidental Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca svärta Vulnerable Common Scoter Melanitta nigra sjöorre Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis alfågel Vulnerable Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula knipa Smew Mergellus albellus salskrake Common Merganser Mergus merganser storskrake Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator småskrake Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis amerikansk kopparand Rare/Accidental GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Common Quail Coturnix coturnix vaktel Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fasan Introduced species Gray Partridge Perdix perdix rapphöna Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus tjäder Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix orre Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia järpe Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus dalripa Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta fjällripa PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Smådopping Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus svarthakedopping Vulnerable Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena gråhakedopping Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus skäggdopping Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis svarthalsad dopping COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia klippduva Stock Dove Columba oenas skogsduva Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus ringduva European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur turturduva Vulnerable Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto turkduva OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax småtrapp Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Avibase Page 3of 13 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus gök CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus nattskärra CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Alpine Swift Apus melba alpseglare Rare/Accidental Common Swift Apus apus tornseglare GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus vattenrall Corn Crake Crex crex kornknarr Spotted Crake Porzana porzana småfläckig sumphöna Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus rörhöna Eurasian Coot Fulica atra sothöna Little Crake Zapornia parva mindre sumphöna Rare/Accidental GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo jungfrutrana Rare/Accidental Common Crane Grus grus trana CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus tjockfot Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus styltlöpare Rare/Accidental Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta skärfläcka CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus strandskata CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola kustpipare European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria ljungpipare American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica amerikansk tundrapipare Rare/Accidental Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva sibirisk tundrapipare Rare/Accidental Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus tofsvipa Near-threatened White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus sumpvipa Rare/Accidental Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus mongolpipare Rare/Accidental Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus svartbent strandpipare Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula större strandpipare Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius mindre strandpipare Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus fjällpipare Avibase Page 4of 13 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus småspov Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata storspov Near-threatened Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica myrspov Near-threatened Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa rödspov Near-threatened Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres roskarl Red Knot Calidris canutus kustsnäppa Near-threatened Ruff Calidris pugnax brushane Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus myrsnäppa Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea spovsnäppa Near-threatened Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii mosnäppa Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis rödhalsad snäppa Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Sanderling Calidris alba sandlöpare Dunlin Calidris alpina kärrsnäppa Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima skärsnäppa Little Stint Calidris minuta småsnäppa White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis vitgumpsnäppa Rare/Accidental Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos tuvsnäppa Rare/Accidental Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus dvärgbeckasin Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola morkulla Great Snipe Gallinago media dubbelbeckasin Near-threatened Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago enkelbeckasin Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus tereksnäppa Rare/Accidental Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus smalnäbbad simsnäppa Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius brednäbbad simsnäppa Rare/Accidental Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos drillsnäppa Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus skogssnäppa Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus svartsnäppa Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia gluttsnäppa Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes mindre gulbena Rare/Accidental Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis dammsnäppa Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola grönbena Common Redshank Tringa totanus rödbena CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni svartvingad vadarsvala Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae Great Skua Stercorarius skua storlabb Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus bredstjärtad labb Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus kustlabb Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus fjällabb Avibase Page 5of 13 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae Dovekie Alle alle alkekung Common Murre Uria aalge sillgrissla Razorbill Alca torda tordmule Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle tobisgrissla CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla tretåig mås Vulnerable Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus skrattmås Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus dvärgmås Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea rosenmås Rare/Accidental Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan präriemås Rare/Accidental Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus svarthuvad mås Mew Gull Larus canus fiskmås Herring Gull Larus argentatus Gråtrut Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans kaspisk trut Rare/Accidental Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Vitvingad trut Rare/Accidental Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus silltrut Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus vittrut Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus havstrut Little Tern Sternula albifrons småtärna Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia skräntärna Black Tern Chlidonias niger svarttärna White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus vitvingad tärna Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida skäggtärna Rare/Accidental Common Tern Sterna hirundo fisktärna Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea silvertärna Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Kentsk tärna GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata smålom Arctic Loon Gavia arctica storlom Common Loon Gavia immer svartnäbbad islom Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii vitnäbbad islom Near-threatened PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Klykstjärtad stormsvala Vulnerable PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis stormfågel CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae Avibase Page 6of 13 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Black Stork Ciconia nigra svart stork White Stork Ciconia ciconia vit stork
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