The British Birds list of Western Palearctic Birds

BOU vernacular nameIOC nameGB status

Struthionidae

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Numididae

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Odontophoridae

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Phasianidae

Hazel Grouse

Tetrastes bonasia

Capercaillie

Tetrao urogallus

Western Capercaillie

C3

Black Grouse

Lyrurus tetrix

A

Caucasian Black Grouse

Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi

Caucasian Grouse

Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

Rock Ptarmigan

A

Willow Grouse/Red Grouse

Lagopus lagopus

Red Grouse

Willow Ptarmigan

A

Caucasian Snowcock

Tetraogallus caucasicus

Caspian Snowcock

Tetraogallus caspius

Rock Partridge

Alectoris graeca

Chukar Partridge

Alectoris chukar

Barbary Partridge

Alectoris barbara

Red-legged Partridge

Alectoris rufa

C1

See-see Partridge

Ammoperdix griseogularis

Sand Partridge

Ammoperdix heyi

Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus

Erckel’s Francolin

Pternistis erckelii

Erckel’s Spurfowl

Double-spurred Francolin

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Double-spurred Spurfowl

Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix

AC2

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

Quail

A

Reeves’s Pheasant

Syrmaticus reevesii

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Pheasant

C1

Golden Pheasant

Chrysolophus pictus

C1

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant

Chrysolophus amherstiae

C6

Anatidae

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Lesser Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

Brant Goose

A

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollis

A†

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

AC2†

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

AC2

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

A†

Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Ross’s Goose

Anser rossii

D†

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

AC2

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

AC2C4

Taiga Bean Goose

Anser fabalis

A

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

A

Tundra Bean Goose

Anser serrirostris

A

White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Greater White-fronted Goose

A

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser erythropus

A†

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

AC2

Bewick’s Swan

Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan

A

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

A

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Comb Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

C1

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

A

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

BD

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

D†

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

C1

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus

Cotton Pygmy Goose

Baikal Teal

Sibirionetta formosa

A†

Garganey

Spatula querquedula

A

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

A†

Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Northern Shoveler

A

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

AC2

Falcated Duck

Mareca falcata

A†

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Wigeon

A

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

A

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

AC2C4

Black Duck

Anas rubripes

American Black Duck

A†

Cape Teal

Anas capensis

Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Red-billed Teal

Pintail

Anas acuta

Northern Pintail

A

Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

Teal

A

Green-winged Teal

Anas carolinensis

A

Marbled Duck

Marmaronetta angustirostris

D†

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

AC2

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

A†

Redhead

Aythya americana

A†

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Pochard

A

Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

A†

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

A

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

A

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Scaup

A

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

A

Steller’s Eider

Polysticta stelleri

A†

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

A†

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

Eider

A

Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

A†

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

A

Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

A

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

A†

Stejneger's Scoter

Melanitta stejnegeri

I

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

A

Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

A†

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

A

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

A†

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Goldeneye

A

Barrow’s Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

A†

Smew

Mergellus albellus

A

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatusA†

Goosander

Mergus merganser Common MerganserA

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

A

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

C1

White-headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

D†

Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

A†

Red-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

B†

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Nightjar

A

Egyptian Nightjar

Caprimulgus aegyptius

A†

Nubian Nightjar

Caprimulgus nubicus

Golden Nightjar

Caprimulgus eximius

Apodidae

White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

A†

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

A†

African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

A

Cape Verde Swift

Apus alexandri

Common Swift

Apus apus

Swift

A

Plain Swift

Apus unicolor

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

A†

Pacific Swift

Apus pacificus

A†

Little Swift

Apus affinis

A†

White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

A†

Otididae

Great Bustard

Otis tarda

A†

Arabian Bustard

Ardeotis arabs

Houbara Bustard

Chlamydotis undulata

Macqueen’s Bustard

Chlamydotis macqueenii

A†

Nubian Bustard

Neotis nuba

Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax

A†

Cuculidae

Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

A†

Jacobin Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

A†

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

A†

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Diederik Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Cuckoo

A

Pteroclidae

Pallas’s Sandgrouse

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

A†

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus

Spotted Sandgrouse

Pterocles senegallus

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis

Crowned Sandgrouse

Pterocles coronatus

Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse

Pterocles lichtensteinii

Columbidae

Rock Dove

Columba livia

AC4

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

A

Yellow-eyed Stock Dove

Columba eversmanni

Yellow-eyed Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Woodpigeon

Common Wood Pigeon

A

Trocaz Pigeon

Columba trocaz

Bolle’s Pigeon

Columba bollii

Laurel Pigeon

Columba junoniae

Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

A

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

A†

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

A

African Collared Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Mourning Collared Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

A†

Bruce’s Green Pigeon

Treron waalia

Rallidae

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

A

African Crake

Crecopsis egregia

Corn Crake

Crex crex

Corncrake

A

Sora

Porzana carolina

Sora Rail

A†

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana

A

Lesser Moorhen

Paragallinula angulata

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Common Moorhen

A

Common Coot

Fulica atra

Coot

Eurasian Coot

A

Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

American Coot

Fulica americana

A†

Allen’s Gallinule

Porphyrio alleni

A†

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

American Purple Gallinule

A†

Western Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

A†

African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Grey-headed Swamphen

Porphyrio poliocephalus

Baillon’s Crake

Zapornia pusilla

A†

Little Crake

Zapornia parva

A†

Striped Crake

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis

Gruidae

Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

A†

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

Common Crane

Grus grus

A

Podicipedidae

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

A

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

A†

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

A

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

A

Slavonian Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Horned Grebe

A

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

A

Phoenicopteridae

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

D†

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Turnicidae

Small Button-quail

Turnix sylvaticus

Burhinidae

Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

Eurasian Stone-curlew

A

Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Haematopodidae

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Eurasian Oystercatcher

A

Recurvirostridae

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

A

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Pied Avocet

A

Charadriidae

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Lapwing

A

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Black-headed Lapwing

Vanellus tectus

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius

Sociable Plover

A†

White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus

White-tailed Plover

A†

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Golden Plover

A

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

A†

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

A

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

A

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Common Ringed Plover

A

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

A†

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

A

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

A†

Kittlitz’s Plover

Charadrius pecuarius

Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

A

Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus

A†

Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

A†

Caspian Plover

Charadrius asiaticus

A†

Oriental Plover

Charadrius veredus

Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

Eurasian Dotterel

A

Pluvianidae

Egyptian Plover

Pluvianus aegyptius

Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Scolopacidae

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

A†

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Whimbrel

A

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Numenius hudsonicus

A†

Little Whimbrel

Numenius minutus

Little Curlew

A†

Eskimo Curlew

Numenius borealis

BX

Slender-billed Curlew

Numenius tenuirostris

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Curlew

A

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

A

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

A

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemastica

A†

Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Ruddy Turnstone

A

Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

A†

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Knot

A

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

A

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

A†

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

A†

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus

A†

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

A

Temminck’s Stint

Calidris temminckii

A

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

A†

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

A†

Sanderling

Calidris alba

A

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

A

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

A

Baird’s Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

A†

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

A

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

A†

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

A

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis

A

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

A

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

A†

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

A†

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

A†

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

A†

Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Eurasian Woodcock

A

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

A

Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Swinhoe’s Snipe

Gallinago megala

Great Snipe

Gallinago media

A†

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Snipe

A

Wilson’s Snipe

Gallinago delicata

A†

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

A†

Wilson’s Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

A†

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

A

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

Red Phalarope

A

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

A

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

A†

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

A

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

A†

Grey-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

A†

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

A†

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Redshank

A

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

A†

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

A

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

A

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Common Greenshank

A

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

A†

Dromadidae

Crab-plover

Dromas ardeola

Glareolidae

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

A†

Temminck’s Courser

Cursorius temminckii

Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

A†

Oriental Pratincole

Glareola maldivarum

A†

Black-winged Pratincole

Glareola nordmanni

A†

Laridae

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Black-legged Kittiwake

A

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea

A†

Sabine’s Gull

Xema sabini

A

Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

A†

Bonaparte’s Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

A†

Brown-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

A

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

A

Ross’s Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

A†

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

A†

Franklin’s Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

A†

Relict Gull

Ichthyaetus relictus

Audouin’s Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

A†

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

A

Great Black-headed Gull

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Pallas’s Gull

B†

White-eyed Gull

Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

Common Gull

Larus canus

Mew Gull

A

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

A

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

A

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

A†

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

A

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

A

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

European Herring Gull

A

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

A†

Vega Gull

Larus vegae

I

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

A

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

A

Armenian Gull

Larus armenicus

Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

A†

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

A

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

A†

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

A†

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

A†

Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

Greater Crested Tern

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

A†

West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

A

Cabot’s Tern

Thalasseus acuflavidus

A†

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans

A†

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

A

Saunders’s Tern

Sternula saundersi

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum

A†

Aleutian Tern

Onychoprion aleuticus

A†

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus

A†

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

A†

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

A

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

A

White-cheeked Tern

Sterna repressa

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

A

Forster’s Tern

Sterna forsteri

A†

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

A†

White-winged Black Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

White-winged Tern

A

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

A

Stercorariidae

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

A

Pomarine Skua

Stercorarius pomarinus

Pomarine Jaeger

A

Arctic Skua

Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic Jaeger

A

Long-tailed Skua

Stercorarius longicaudus

Long-tailed Jaeger

A

Alcidae

Little Auk

Alle alle

A

Brünnich’s Guillemot

Uria lomvia

Thick-billed Murre

A†

Common Guillemot

Uria aalge

Common Murre

A

Razorbill

Alca torda

A

Great Auk

Pinguinus impennis

BX

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

A

Long-billed Murrelet

Brachyramphus perdix

A†

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

A†

Parakeet Auklet

Aethia psittacula

Crested Auklet

Aethia cristatella

Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Atlantic Puffin

A

Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata

A†

Phaethontidae

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

A†

White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

Gaviidae

Red-throated Diver

Gavia stellata

Red-throated Loon

A

Black-throated Diver

Gavia arctica

Black-throated Loon

A

Pacific Diver

Gavia pacifica

Pacific Loon

A†

Great Northern Diver

Gavia immer

Common Loon

A

White-billed Diver

Gavia adamsii

Yellow-billed Loon

A

Oceanitidae

Wilson’s Storm-petrel

Oceanites oceanicusWilson’s PetrelWilson’s Petrel

A

White-faced Storm-petrel

Pelagodroma marina

White-faced Storm Petrel

White-faced Storm Petrel

B†

Black-bellied Storm-petrel

Fregetta tropicaBlack-bellied Storm Petrel

Diomedeidae

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

A†

Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

A†

Hydrobatidae

European Storm-petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

Storm Petrel

European Storm Petrel

A

Band-rumped Storm-petrel

Oceanodroma castro

Madeiran Petrel

Monteiro’s Storm-petrel

Oceanodroma monteiroi

Monteiro’s Petrel

Cape Verde Storm-petrel

Oceanodroma jabejabe

Cape Verde Petrel

Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel

Oceanodroma monorhis

Swinhoe’s Petrel

Swinhoe’s Petrel

A†

Leach’s Storm-petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Leach’s Petrel

Leach’s Petrel

A

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

Desertas Petrel

Pterodroma deserta

Bermuda Petrel

Pterodroma cahow

Black-capped Petrel

Pterodroma hasitata

A†

Trindade Petrel

Pterodroma arminjoniana

Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

Scopoli’s Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

A†

Cory’s Shearwater

Calonectris borealis

A

Cape Verde Shearwater

Calonectris edwardsii

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna pacificus

Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna grisea

A

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes

Great Shearwater

Ardenna gravis

A

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

A

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

A†

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

A

Tropical Shearwater

Puffinus bailloni

Barolo Shearwater

Puffinus baroli

A†

Boyd’s Shearwater

Puffinus boydi

Bulwer’s Petrel

Bulweria bulwerii

Ciconiidae

Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

A†

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

A

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Fregatidae

Ascension Frigatebird

Fregata aquila

A†

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

A†

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

Sulidae

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Gannet

A

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

A†

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Anhingidae

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Phalacrocoracidae

Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmeus

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Reed Cormorant

Socotra Cormorant

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Cormorant

A

Shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

European Shag

A

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

A†

Threskiornithidae

Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

A

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia Spoonbill

A

Ardeidae

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Bittern

A

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

A†

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

A†

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis

Schrenck’s Bittern

Ixobrychus eurhythmus

Von Schrenck’s Bittern

Dwarf Bittern

Ixobrychus sturmii

Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Night-heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

A

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

A†

Striated Heron

Butorides striata

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

A†

Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

Chinese Pond Heron

Ardeola bacchus

A†

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis Western Cattle Egret

A

Eastern Cattle Egret

Bubulcus coromandus

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

A

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

A†

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

A

Great White Egret

Ardea alba Great Egret

A

Intermediate Egret

Ardea intermedia

Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

I

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

A†

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

A

Western Reef Egret

Egretta gularis

Pelecanidae

White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

D†

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

A†

Pandionidae

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Western Osprey

A

Accipitridae

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

BD†

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

European Honey Buzzard

A

Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Crested Honey Buzzard

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Rüppell’s Vulture

Gyps rueppellii

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

Black Vulture

Aegypius monachusCinereous Vulture

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicusShort-toed Snake Eagle

A†

Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

Greater Spotted Eagle

Clanga clanga Spotted Eagle

B†

Wahlberg’s Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

D†

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Spanish Imperial Eagle

Aquila adalberti

Eastern Imperial Eagle

Aquila heliaca

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

A

Verreaux’s Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Bonelli’s Eagle

Aquila fasciata

Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Dark Chanting-goshawk

Melierax metabates

Dark Chanting Goshawk

Shikra

Accipiter badius

Levant Sparrowhawk

Accipiter brevipes

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk

A

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilisGoshawk

AC3

Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

A

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

A

Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius

A†

Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus

A†

Montagu’s Harrier

Circus pygargus

A

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

AC3

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

A

Yellow-billed Kite

Milvus aegyptius

African Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

Pallas’s Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

AC3

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

D†I

Rough-legged Buzzard

Buteo lagopus

A

Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Buzzard

A

Tytonidae

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Western Barn Owl

A

Strigidae

Pallid Scops Owl

Otus brucei

Eurasian Scops Owl

Otus scops

Scops Owl

A†

Cyprus Scops Owl

Otus cyprius

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

A†

Eagle Owl

Bubo bubo

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Pharaoh Eagle Owl

Bubo ascalaphus

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Brown Fish Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

A

Maghreb Owl

Strix mauritanica

Desert Owl

Strix hadorami

Ural Owl

Strix uralensis

Great Grey Owl

Strix nebulosa

Hawk Owl

Surnia ulula

Northern Hawk-Owl

A†

Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium passerinum

Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Little Owl

Athene noctua

C1

Tengmalm’s Owl

Aegolius funereus

Boreal Owl

A†

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

A

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

A

Marsh Owl

Asio capensis

Coliidae

Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Upupidae

Hoopoe

Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe

A

Coraciidae

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

European Roller

Coracias garrulus Roller

A†

Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Alcedinidae

White-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis Kingfisher

A

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

A†

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Meropidae

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Little Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

Green Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

A†

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster Bee-eater

A

Picidae

Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Eurasian Wryneck

A

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

A†

Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

A

Syrian Woodpecker

Dendrocopos syriacus

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

A

White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridisEuropean Green WoodpeckerA

Iberian Green Woodpecker

Picus sharpei

Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker

Picus vaillantiiLevaillant’s Woodpecker

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

Falconidae

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

A†

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Kestrel

A

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

A†

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

A

Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

A†

Eleonora’s Falcon

Falco eleonorae

A†

Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor

Merlin

Falco columbarius

A

Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Eurasian Hobby

A

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

D†

Gyr Falcon

Falco rusticolus

Gyrfalcon

A†

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine

A

Psittacidae

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Nanday Parakeet

Aratinga nenday

Psittaculidae

Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri Ring-necked Parakeet

C1

Tyrannidae

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

A†

Eastern Wood Pewee

Contopus virens

Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens

A†

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

A†

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

A†

Malaconotidae

Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Laniidae

Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

A†

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

A

Daurian Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Isabelline Shrike

A†

Turkestan Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides

Red-tailed Shrike

A†

Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

A†

Lesser Grey Shrike

Lanius minor

A†

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

A

Iberian Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis

Grey-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

A

Masked Shrike

Lanius nubicus

A†

Vireonidae

White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

A†

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

A†

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

A†

Oriolidae

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Eurasian Golden Oriole

A

Dicruridae

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

Corvidae

Siberian Jay

Perisoreus infaustus

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Jay

A

Iberian Magpie

Cyanopica cooki

Magpie

Pica pica

Eurasian Magpie

A

Maghreb Magpie

Pica mauritanica

Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Spotted Nutcracker

A†

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Chough

A

Yellow-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Alpine Chough

Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Western Jackdaw

A

Daurian Jackdaw

Coloeus dauuricus

House Crow

Corvus splendens

I

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

A

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

A

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

A

Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Brown-necked Raven

Corvus ruficollis

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Raven

Northern Raven

A

Fan-tailed Raven

Corvus rhipidurus

Bombycillidae

Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Bohemian Waxwing

A

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

A†

Hypocoliidae

Grey Hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus

Paridae

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

A

Crested Tit

Lophophanes cristatus

European Crested Tit

A

Sombre Tit

Poecile lugubris

Siberian Tit

Poecile cinctus

Grey-headed Chickadee

Marsh Tit

Poecile palustris

A

Caspian Tit

Poecile hyrcanus

Willow Tit

Poecile montanus

A

African Blue Tit

Cyanistes teneriffae

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Eurasian Blue Tit

A

Azure Tit

Cyanistes cyanus

Great Tit

Parus major

A

Remizidae

Penduline Tit

Remiz pendulinus

Eurasian Penduline Tit

A

Panuridae

Bearded Tit

Panurus biarmicus

Bearded Reedling

A

Alaudidae

Hoopoe Lark

Alaemon alaudipes

Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Thick-billed Lark

Rhamphocoris clotbey

Desert Lark

Ammomanes deserti

Bar-tailed Desert Lark

Ammomanes cinctura

Bar-tailed Lark

Black-crowned Sparrow-lark

Eremopterix nigriceps

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark

Eremopterix signatus

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

A

White-winged Lark

Alauda leucoptera

A†

Raso Lark

Alauda razae

Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula

Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Eurasian Skylark

A

Thekla’s Lark

Galerida theklae

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

A†

Maghreb Lark

Galerida macrorhyncha

Shore Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Horned Lark

A

Temminck’s Lark

Eremophila bilopha

Hume’s Lark

Calandrella acutirostris

Hume’s Short-toed Lark

Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Greater Short-toed Lark

A

Bimaculated Lark

Melanocorypha bimaculata

A†

Calandra Lark

Melanocorypha calandra

A†

Black Lark

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis

A†

Dupont’s Lark

Chersophilus duponti

Dunn’s Lark

Eremalauda dunni

Lesser Short-toed Lark

Alaudala rufescens

A†

Pycnonotidae

Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

White-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucotis

White-spectacled Bulbul

Pycnonotus xanthopygos

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Hirundinidae

Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

A

Banded Martin

Riparia cincta

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

A†

Purple Martin

Progne subis

A†

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Swallow

A

Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica

Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Eurasian Crag Martin

A†

Pale Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Common House Martin

A

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

A

Streak-throated Swallow

Petrochelidon fluvicola

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

American Cliff Swallow

A†

Cettiidae

Cetti’s Warbler

Cettia cetti

A

Scotocercidae

Streaked Scrub Warbler

Scotocerca inquieta

Aegithalidae

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

A

Phylloscopidae

Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

A

Western Bonelli’s Warbler

Phylloscopus bonelli

A†

Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler

Phylloscopus orientalis

A†

Hume’s Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

Hume’s Leaf Warbler

A†

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

A

Pallas’s Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

Pallas’s Warbler

A

Radde’s Warbler

Phylloscopus schwarzi

A

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Phylloscopus griseolus

Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus

A

Plain Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus neglectus

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

A

Mountain Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus sindianus

Canary Islands Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus canariensis

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Chiffchaff

A

Iberian Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus

A†

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus coronatus

A†

Green Warbler

Phylloscopus nitidus

A†

Two-barred Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

Two-barred Warbler

A†

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

A

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus tenellipes

A†

Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis

A†

Acrocephalidae

Basra Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus griseldis

Cape Verde Warbler

Acrocephalus brevipennis

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

A†

Oriental Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus orientalis

Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon

Aquatic Warbler

Acrocephalus paludicola

A†

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

A

Paddyfield Warbler

Acrocephalus agricola

A†

Blyth’s Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

A

Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Eurasian Reed Warbler

A

African Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus beaticatus

Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris

A

Thick-billed Warbler

Arundinax aedon

A†

Booted Warbler

Iduna caligata

A†

Sykes’s Warbler

Iduna rama

A†

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna pallida

A†

Western Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna opaca

Upcher’s Warbler

Hippolais languida

Olive-tree Warbler

Hippolais olivetorum

A†

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

A

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina

A

Locustellidae

Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes fasciolatus

Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes certhiola

A†

Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata

A†

River Warbler

Locustella fluviatilis

A†

Savi’s Warbler

Locustella luscinioides

A†

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

Common Grasshopper Warbler

A

Cisticolidae

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Fan-tailed Warbler

A†

Graceful Prinia

Prinia gracilis

Cricket Warbler

Spiloptila clamans

Sylviidae

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Eurasian Blackcap

A

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

A

Barred Warbler

Curruca nisoria

A

Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca

A

Arabian Warbler

Curruca leucomelaena

Western Orphean Warbler

Curruca hortensis

A†

Eastern Orphean Warbler

Curruca crassirostris

A†

African Desert Warbler

Curruca deserti

Asian Desert Warbler

Curruca nana

A†

Tristram’s Warbler

Curruca deserticola

Ménétries’s Warbler

Curruca mystacea

Menetries’s Warbler

Rüppell’s Warbler

Curruca ruppeli

A†

Cyprus Warbler

Curruca melanothorax

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

A†

Western Subalpine Warbler

Curruca iberiae

A†

Moltoni’s Warbler

Curruca subalpina

Moltoni’s Subalpine Warbler

A†

Eastern Subalpine Warbler

Curruca cantillans

A†

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Whitethroat

A

Spectacled Warbler

Curruca conspicillata

A†

Marmora’s Warbler

Curruca sarda

A†

Dartford Warbler

Curruca undata

A

Balearic Warbler

Curruca balearica

Paradoxornithidae

Vinous-throated Parrotbill

Sinosuthora webbiana

Leiothrichidae

Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea

Iraq Babbler

Argya altirostris

Common Babbler

Argya caudata

Fulvous Babbler

Argya fulva

Regulidae

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Common Firecrest

A

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

A

Madeira Firecrest

Regulus madeirensis

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

I

Troglodytidae

Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Eurasian Wren

A

Sittidae

Algerian Nuthatch

Sitta ledanti

Krüper’s Nuthatch

Sitta krueperi

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

A†

Corsican Nuthatch

Sitta whiteheadi

Western Rock Nuthatch

Sitta neumayer

Eastern Rock Nuthatch

Sitta tephronota

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Nuthatch

A

Tichodromidae

Wallcreeper

Tichodroma muraria

A†

Certhiidae

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Treecreeper

A

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

A†

Mimidae

Grey Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

A†

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

A†

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

A†

Sturnidae

Crested Myna

Acridotheres cristatellus

Bank Myna

Acridotheres ginginianus

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Vinous-breasted Starling

Acridotheres burmannicus

Daurian Starling

Agropsar sturninus

D†

Rose-coloured Starling

Pastor roseus

Rosy Starling

A

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Starling

A

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

Tristram’s Starling

Onychognathus tristramii

Turdidae

Siberian Thrush

Geokichla sibirica

A†

White’s Thrush

Zoothera aurea

A†

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

A†

Veery

Catharus fuscescens

A†

Grey-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimus

A†

Swainson’s Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

A†

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

A†

Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

A†

Tickell’s Thrush

Turdus unicolor

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

A

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Common Blackbird

A

Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus obscurus

A†

Black-throated Thrush

Turdus atrogularis

A†

Red-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis

A†

Naumann’s Thrush

Turdus naumanni

A†

Dusky Thrush

Turdus eunomus

A†

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

A

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

A

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

A

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

A

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A†

Muscicapidae

Black Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas podobe

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas galactotes

A†

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

A

Mediterranean Flycatcher

Muscicapa tyrrhenica

Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

A†

Robin

Erithacus rubecula

European Robin

A

Siberian Blue Robin

Larvivora cyane

A†

Rufous-tailed Robin

Larvivora sibilans

A†

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

A

Thrush Nightingale

Luscinia luscinia

A†

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Nightingale

A

White-throated Robin

Irania gutturalis

A†

Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope

A†

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

A

Mugimaki Flycatcher

Ficedula mugimaki

D†

Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla

A†

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

A

Semi-collared Flycatcher

Ficedula semitorquata

Semicollared Flycatcher

Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

European Pied Flycatcher

A

Collared Flycatcher

Ficedula albicollis

A†

Atlas Flycatcher

Ficedula speculigera

Atlas Pied Flycatcher

Eversmann’s Redstart

Phoenicurus erythronotus

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

A

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Redstart

A

Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

Moussier’s Redstart

Phoenicurus moussieri

A†

Güldenstädt’s Redstart

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Common Rock Thrush

A†

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

A†

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

A

Canary Islands Stonechat

Saxicola dacotiae

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Stonechat

A

Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

A†

Stejneger’s Stonechat

Saxicola stejnegeri

A†

Pied Bush Chat

Saxicola caprata

Anteater Chat

Myrmecocichla aethiops

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Wheatear

A

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

A†

Hooded Wheatear

Oenanthe monacha

Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

A†

Western Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe hispanica

A†

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe melanoleuca

A†

Cyprus Wheatear

Oenanthe cypriaca

Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

A†

Red-rumped Wheatear

Oenanthe moesta

Blackstart

Oenanthe melanura

Variable Wheatear

Oenanthe picata

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

White-crowned Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

White-crowned Wheatear

A†

Hume’s Wheatear

Oenanthe albonigra

Finsch’s Wheatear

Oenanthe finschii

Mourning Wheatear

Oenanthe lugens

Kurdistan Wheatear

Oenanthe xanthoprymna

Kurdish Wheatear

Red-tailed Wheatear

Oenanthe chrysopygia

Cinclidae

Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

White-throated Dipper

A

Nectariniidae

Pygmy Sunbird

Hedydipna platura

Nile Valley Sunbird

Hedydipna metallica

Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

Purple Sunbird

Cinnyris asiaticus

Passeridae

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

A

Italian Sparrow

Passer italiae

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

A†

Dead Sea Sparrow

Passer moabiticus

Cape Verde Sparrow

Passer iagoensis

Iago Sparrow

Desert Sparrow

Passer simplex

Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

A

Golden Sparrow

Passer luteus

Sudan Golden Sparrow

Pale Rock Sparrow

Carpospiza brachydactyla

Pale Rockfinch

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

A†

Yellow-throated Sparrow

Gymnoris xanthocollis

Snowfinch

Montifringilla nivalis

White-winged Snowfinch

Ploceidae

Rüppell’s Weaver

Ploceus galbula

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Streaked Weaver

Ploceus manyar

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer

Estrildidae

African Silverbill

Euodice cantans

Indian Silverbill

Euodice malabarica

Black-headed Munia

Lonchura malacca

Tricolored Munia

Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Avadavat

Amandava amandava

Red Avadavat

Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Prunellidae

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

A†

Siberian Accentor

Prunella montanella

A†

Radde’s Accentor

Prunella ocularis

Black-throated Accentor

Prunella atrogularis

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

A

Motacillidae

Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Western Yellow Wagtail

A

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

A†

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

A

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

A

Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Pied Wagtail

A

African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Richard’s Pipit

Anthus richardi

A

Blyth’s Pipit

Anthus godlewskii

A†

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

A†

Long-billed Pipit

Anthus similis

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

A

Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

A

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

A

Pechora Pipit

Anthus gustavi

A†

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

A†

Buff-bellied Pipit

Anthus rubescens

A†

Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

A

Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

Eurasian Rock Pipit

A

Berthelot’s Pipit

Anthus berthelotii

Fringillidae

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Chaffinch

A

Tenerife Blue Chaffinch

Fringilla teydea

Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch

Fringilla polatzeki

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

A

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertina

A†

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

A

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

A†

Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Eurasian Bullfinch

A

Azores Bullfinch

Pyrrhula murina

Asian Crimson-winged Finch

Rhodopechys sanguineus

African Crimson-winged Finch

Rhodopechys alienus

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

A†

Mongolian Finch

Bucanetes mongolicus

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

A

Great Rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilla

Sinai Rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Carpodacus sibiricus

Pallas’s Rosefinch

Carpodacus roseus

Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

European Greenfinch

A

Desert Finch

Rhodospiza obsoleta

Twite

Linaria flavirostris

A

Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Common Linnet

A

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

A

Lesser Redpoll

Acanthis cabaret

A

Arctic Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

A

Parrot Crossbill

Loxia pytyopsittacus

A

Scottish Crossbill

Loxia scotica

A

Common Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Crossbill

Red Crossbill

A

Two-barred Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

A†

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

European Goldfinch

A

Citril Finch

Carduelis citrinella

A†

Corsican Finch

Carduelis corsicana

Red-fronted Serin

Serinus pusillus

European Serin

Serinus serinus

Serin

A

Syrian Serin

Serinus syriacus

Canary

Serinus canaria

Atlantic Canary

Siskin

Spinus spinus

Eurasian Siskin

A

Calcariidae

Lapland Bunting

Calcarius lapponicus

Lapland Longspur

A

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

A

Emberizidae

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandra

A

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

A

Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

A†

Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

A†

Grey-necked Bunting

Emberiza buchanani

Cinereous Bunting

Emberiza cineracea

Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

A

Cretzschmar’s Bunting

Emberiza caesia

A†

Cirl Bunting

Emberiza cirlus

A

Striolated Bunting

Emberiza striolata

House Bunting

Emberiza sahari

Chestnut-eared Bunting

Emberiza fucata

A†

Little Bunting

Emberiza pusilla

A

Yellow-browed Bunting

Emberiza chrysophrys

A†

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

A†

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza aureola

A†

Chestnut Bunting

Emberiza rutila

A†

Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

A†

Red-headed Bunting

Emberiza bruniceps

D†

Black-faced Bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

A†

Pallas’s Reed Bunting

Emberiza pallasi

A†

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Common Reed Bunting

A

Passerellidae

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

A†

Red Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

I

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

A†

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

A†

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

A†

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

A†

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

A†

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

A†

Icteridae

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

D†

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

A†

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

A†

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

A†

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

A†

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Parulidae

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

A†

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

A†

Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera

A†

Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora cyanoptera

I

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

A†

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

A†

Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis agilis

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

A†

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

A†

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

A†

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

A†

Cerulean Warbler

Setophaga cerulea

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

A†

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

A†

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

A†

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

A†

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

A†

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

A†

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata

A†

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescens

Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarum

Myrtle Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Yellow-rumped Warbler

A†

Yellow-throated Warbler

Setophaga dominica

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

I

Wilson’s Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

A†

Cardinalidae

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

A†

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

A†

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

A†

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

A†

© BB2000 Ltd Updated 1st January 2021

In terms of taxonomy and scientific nomenclature, the BB list follows the International Ornithological Union’s IOC World Bird List (http://www.worldbirdnames.org/). The English names used are broadly the same as those used in previous versions of the BB list. In most cases these are the same as the international English names used in the IOC World Bird List, but in some cases more familiar European names are retained (for example, divers and skuas rather than loons and jaegers). Separate columns in the BB list denote differences in English names from the IOC World Bird List and also from the vernacular names used by the British Ornithologists’ Union in the official British List (https://www.bou.org.uk/british-list/).

Status of birds in Great Britain

The categories of the British List are defined as follows:

A. Species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1st January 1950.

B. Species that were recorded in an apparently natural state at least once between 1st January 1800 and 31st December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.

C. Species that, although introduced, now derive from the resulting self-sustaining populations.

C1. Naturalised introduced species - species that have occurred only as a result of introduction, e.g. Little Owl Athene noctua.

C2. Naturalised established species - species with established populations resulting from introduction by man, but which also occur in an apparently natural state, e.g. Greylag Goose Anser anser.

C3. Naturalised re-established species - species with populations successfully re-established by man in areas of former occurrence, e.g. Red Kite Milvus milvus.

C4. Naturalised feral species - domesticated species with populations established in the wild, e.g. Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Columba livia.

C5. Vagrant naturalised species - species from established naturalised populations abroad, e.g. Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus from the naturalised French populations. There are currently no species in category C5.

C6. Former naturalised species - species formerly placed in C1 whose naturalised populations are either no longer self-sustaining or are considered extinct, e.g. Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae.

D. Species that would otherwise appear in Category A except that there is reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state. Species placed only in Category D form no part of the British List, and are not included in the species

totals.

Some are placed in multiple categories such as, for example, those species occurring in Category A which now also have

naturalised populations (e.g. Red Kite) that match Category C criteria.

Other

I – a Category A species recorded in Ireland but not in Britain.

X – a globally extinct species.

† – species on the British List for which records are considered by BBRC.

Possible additions

Preuss’s Swallow

White-chinned Petrel - Orkney

Bay-backed Shrike - Kuwait

Great-winged Petrel

Short-tailed Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Cayenne Tern - Ireland

Audubon's Shearwater - Norway

White-rumped Seedeater

Pale Sand Martin – Kuwait

White-breasted Waterhen – Kuwait, Dec 2019

Paddyfield Pipit - Cornwall

Grey-headed Lapwing – Norway, Sweden & Netherlands

Giant Petrel

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Tiree