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The British Birds list of Western Palearctic Birds 1 2 3 4 5 6 Struthionidae Ostrich Struthio camelus Anatidae Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Mute Swan Cygnus olor AC2 Black Swan Cygnus atratus Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus A Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A Bean Goose Anser fabalis A Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus A* Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Greylag Goose Anser anser AC2C4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens AC2 Ross’s Goose Anser rossii D* Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis C2 Lesser Canada Goose Branta hutchinsii Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis AC2 Brent Goose Branta bernicla A Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis A* Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca C1 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea BE Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna A Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata C1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope A American Wigeon Anas americana A Falcated Duck Anas falcata D* Gadwall Anas strepera AC2 Baikal Teal Anas formosa A* Eurasian Teal Anas crecca A Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis A Cape Teal Anas capensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos AC2C4 Black Duck Anas rubripes A* Pintail Anas acuta A Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha Garganey Anas querquedula A Blue-winged Teal Anas discors A* Shoveler Anas clypeata A Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris D* Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina AC2 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma Common Pochard Aythya ferina A Canvasback Aythya valisineria A* Redhead Aythya americana A* Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris A Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca A Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula A Greater Scaup Aythya marila A Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis A* Common Eider Somateria mollissima A King Eider Somateria spectabilis A* Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri A* Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus A* Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis A Common Scoter Melanitta nigra A Black Scoter Melanitta americana A* Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata A Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca A White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Bufflehead Bucephala albeola A* Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica A* Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula A Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus A* Smew Mergellus albellus A Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator A Goosander Mergus merganser A Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis C1 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala D* Tetraonidae Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia Willow Grouse/Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus A Ptarmigan Lagopus muta A Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix A Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus BC3 Phasianidae California Quail Callipepla californica Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa C1 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus Erckel’s Francolin Francolinus erckelii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix AC2 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix A Reeves’s Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C1 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus C1 Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae C6 Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Gaviidae Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata A Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica A Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica A* Great Northern Diver Gavia immer A White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii A Diomedeidae Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris A* Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos A* Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Procellariidae Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis A Cape Petrel Daption capense Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Zino’s Petrel Pterodroma madeira Fea’s Petrel Pterodroma feae A* Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata B* Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana Bulwer’s Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea A Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis A Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus A Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus A Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan North Atlantic Little Shearwater Puffinus baroli A* Audubon’s Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Hydrobatidae Wilson’s Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus A White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina B* European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus A Leach’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa A Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monorhis A* Madeiran Storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro Phaethontidae Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus A* White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Sulidae Red-footed Booby Sula sula Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Northern Gannet Morus bassanus A Phalacrocoracidae Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo A Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus A* Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis A Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus Anhingidae Darter Anhinga melanogaster Pelecanidae White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus D* Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Fregatidae Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila A* Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens A* Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Ardeidae Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris A American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus A* Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus A* Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax A Striated Heron Butorides striata Green-backed Heron Butorides virescens A* Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides A* Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis A Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Snowy Egret Egretta thula A* Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta A Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Great White Egret Ardea alba A Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Grey Heron Ardea cinerea A Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias A* Purple Heron Ardea purpurea A Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Black Stork Ciconia nigra A* White Stork Ciconia ciconia A Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis 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Vulture Gyps rueppellii Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus A* Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus A Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus A Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus A* Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus A Dark Chanting-goshawk Melierax metabates Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis AC3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus A Shikra Accipiter badius Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Common Buzzard Buteo buteo A Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus A Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga B* Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Booted Eagle Aquila pennata D* Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos A Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus A Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni A* Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus A American Kestrel Falco sparverius A* Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus A Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Merlin Falco columbarius A Hobby Falco subbuteo A Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae A* Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Saker Falcon Falco cherrug D* Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus A* Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus A Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides Turnicidae Small Button-quail Turnix sylvaticus Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus A Spotted Crake Porzana porzana A Sora Porzana carolina A* Little Crake Porzana parva A*
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  • European Red List of Birds

    European Red List of Birds

    European Red List of Birds Compiled by BirdLife International Published by the European Commission. opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Commission or BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, Citation: Publications of the European Communities. Design and layout by: Imre Sebestyén jr. / UNITgraphics.com Printed by: Pannónia Nyomda Picture credits on cover page: Fratercula arctica to continue into the future. © Ondrej Pelánek All photographs used in this publication remain the property of the original copyright holder (see individual captions for details). Photographs should not be reproduced or used in other contexts without written permission from the copyright holder. Available from: to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed Published by the European Commission. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. ISBN: 978-92-79-47450-7 DOI: 10.2779/975810 © European Union, 2015 Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Printed in Hungary. European Red List of Birds Consortium iii Table of contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................................1 Executive summary ...................................................................................................................................................5 1.