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ENGLISH NAME LATIN NAME 1 Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 2 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 3 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 4 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 5 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 6 Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 7 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 8 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 9 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 10 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 12 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 13 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 14 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 15 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 16 Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita 17 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 18 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 19 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 20 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 23 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 24 Common Teal Anas crecca 25 Garganey Anas querquedula 26 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 30 Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus 31 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 32 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 33 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 34 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 35 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 36 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 37 Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus 38 Black Kite Milvus migrans 39 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 40 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 41 Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus 42 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 43 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 44 Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 45 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 46 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates 47 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 48 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 49 Hobby Falco subbuteo 50 Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae 51 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 52 Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides 53 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 54 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara 55 Quail Coturnix coturnix 56 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 57 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 58 Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla 59 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 60 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 61 Crested Coot Fulica cristata 62 Common Crane Grus grus 63 Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata 64 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 65 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 66 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 67 Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 68 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor 69 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 71 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 72 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 73 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 74 Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 75 Knot Calidris canutus 76 Sanderling Calidris alba 77 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 78 Dunlin Calidris alpina 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 80 Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 81 Little Stint Calidris minuta 82 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 83 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 84 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 85 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 86 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 87 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 88 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 89 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 90 Curlew Numenius arquata 91 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 92 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 93 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 94 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 95 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 96 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 97 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei 98 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 99 Little Gull Larus minutus 100 Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii 101 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 102 Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans 103 Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 104 Little Tern Sterna albifrons 105 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 106 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 107 Royal Tern Sterna maxima 108 Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis 109 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 110 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 111 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 112 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 113 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata 114 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 115 Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus 116 Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus 117 Rock Dove Columba livia 118 Stock Dove Columba oenas 119 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 120 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 121 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 122 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 123 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 124 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 125 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 126 Pharoah Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus 127 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 129 Barn Owl Tyto alba 130 Little Owl Athene noctua 131 Scop’sOwl Otus scops 132 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 133 Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis 134 Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius 135 Common Swift Apus apus 136 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 137 Alpine Swift Apus melba 138 Little Swift Apus affinis 139 Hoopoe Upupa epops 140 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 141 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 142 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 143 Roller Coracias garrulus 144 Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker Picus vaillantii 145 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 146 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 148 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 149 Thekla Lark Galerida theklae 150 Woodlark Lullula arborea 151 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 152 Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 153 Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus 154 Desert lark Ammomanes deserti 155 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 156 Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey 157 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 158 Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha 159 Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 161 Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 162 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula 163 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 164 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 165 Red-rumped Swallow Cercropis daurica 166 House Martin Delichon urbicum 167 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 168 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 169 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 170 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 171 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 172 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 173 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 174 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 175 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 176 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 177 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 178 Robin Erithacus rubecula 179 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 180 Rufous Bush Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 181 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 182 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 183 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 184 Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri 185 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 186 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 187 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 188 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 189 Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens 190 White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga 191 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 192 Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta 193 Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 194 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 195 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 196 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 197 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 198 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 199 Blackbird Turdus merula 200 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 201 Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis 202 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 203 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 204 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 205 Whitethroat Sylvia communis 206 Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata 207 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 208 Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 209 Tristram’s Warbler Sylvia deserticola 210 Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata 211 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis 212 Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta 213 Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti 214 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 215 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 216 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 217 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 218 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 219 Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides 220 Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida 221 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 222 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 223 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 224 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 225 Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 226 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 227 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 228 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 229 Great Tit Parus major 230 Coal Tit Parus ater 231 Blue Tit Parus caeruleus 232 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 233 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 234 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 235 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 236 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus 237 Fulvous Chatterer Turdoides fulva 238 Magpie Pica pica 239 Jay Garrulus glandarius 240 Jackdaw Corvus monedula 241 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 242 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 243 Raven Corvus corax 244 Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 245 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 246 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 247 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 248 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 249 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 250 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 251 Desert Sparrow Passer simplex 252 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 253 Linnet Carduelis cannabina 254 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 255 Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 256 Serin Serinus serinus 257 Hawfinch Cocc. coccothraustes 258 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 259 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 260 Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus 261 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 262 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 263 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 264 Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra 265 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 266 House Bunting Emberiza striolata MOROCCO Checklist Species checklist for Morocco. Compiled by Steve West. email: [email protected] .
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    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
  • Functional Morphology of the Lingual Apparatus of Sandgrouse (Aves: Pteroclidae)

    Functional Morphology of the Lingual Apparatus of Sandgrouse (Aves: Pteroclidae)

    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1993 Functional Morphology of the Lingual Apparatus of Sandgrouse (Aves: Pteroclidae). Werner Muller Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Muller, Werner, "Functional Morphology of the Lingual Apparatus of Sandgrouse (Aves: Pteroclidae)." (1993). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 5661. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/5661 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand corner and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps.