The British Birds list of Western Palearctic Birds

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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 falcinellus A* Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia A

Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus D* Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor

Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps A* Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis A Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus A Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena A Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus A Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis A

Accipitridae

Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus A Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Black Kite Milvus migrans A Red Kite Milvus milvus AC3 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla AC3 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus D*I Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus D* Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Rüppell’s 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* Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla A* Striped Crake Porzana marginalis Corn Crake Crex crex A African Crake Crex egregia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus A Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni A* American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica A* Purple Swamp-hen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Coot Fulica atra A American Coot Fulica americana A* Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

Gruidae Common Crane Grus grus A Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis A* Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

Otididae Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax A* Denham’s Bustard Neotis denhami Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Macqueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii A* Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs Great Bustard Otis tarda A*

Rostratulidae Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Haematopodidae Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus A Canary Islands Oystercatcher Haematopus meadewaldoi X

Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus A* Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta A

Dromadidae

Crab-plover Dromas ardeola

Burhinidae Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus A Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis

Glareolidae Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius 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*

Charadriidae Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius A Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula A Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 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 A American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica A Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva A* European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria A Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola A Spur-winged Lapwing Hoplopterus spinosus Black-headed Lapwing Hoplopterus tectus Red-wattled Lapwing Hoplopterus indicus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius A* White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus A* Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus A

Scolopacidae Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris A* Red Knot Calidris canutus A Sanderling Calidris alba A Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla A* Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri A* Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis A* Little Stint Calidris minuta A Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii A Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta A* Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla A* White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis A Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii A* Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata A* Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea A Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus A* Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima A Dunlin Calidris alpina A Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus A* Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis A Ruff Philomachus pugnax A Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus A Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago A Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata A* Great Snipe Gallinago media A* Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Swinhoe’s Snipe Gallinago megala Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus A* Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus A*

Woodcock Scolopax rusticola A American Woodcock Scolopax minor Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa A Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica A* Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica A Little Curlew Numenius minutus A* Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis B* Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus A Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris A* Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata A Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda A* Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 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* Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus A Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca A* Greenshank Tringa nebularia A Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes A* Willet Tringa semipalmatus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis A* Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola A Common Redshank Tringa totanus A Turnstone Arenaria interpres A Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor A* Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus A Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius A

Stercorariidae Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus A Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus A Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus A Great Skua Stercorarius skua A South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki

Laridae Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus B* Laughing Gull Larus atricilla A* Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan A* Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus A Relict Gull Larus relictus Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii A* Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis A Common Gull Larus canus A Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans A Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus A Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus A* Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus A Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides A Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens A* Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis A Armenian Gull Larus armenicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus A Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus A Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea A* Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus A Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia A* Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus A Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei A* Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla A Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini A Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea A*

Sternidae Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus A* Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus A* Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus A* Little Tern Sternula albifrons A Saunders’s Tern Sternula saundersi Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica A* Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia A* Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida A* Black Tern Chlidonias niger A White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus A Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis A Elegant Tern Sterna elegans I Royal Tern Sterna maxima A* Crested Tern Sterna bergii Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis A* Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri A* Common Tern Sterna hirundo A Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea A White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii A

Rynchopidae African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris

Alcidae Common Guillemot Uria aalge A Brünnich’s Guillemot Uria lomvia A* Razorbill Alca torda A Great Auk Pinguinus impennis BX Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle A Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix A* Little Auk Alle alle A Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus A* Puffin Fratercula arctica A Tufted Puffin Lunda cirrhata

Pteroclididae Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Pallas’s Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus A*

Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia AC4 Stock Dove Columba oenas A Yellow-eyed Stock Dove Columba eversmanni Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus A Trocaz Pigeon Columba trocaz Bolle’s Pigeon Columba bollii Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto A Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur A Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis A* Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura A*

Psittacidae Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri C1 Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri Nanday Parakeet Nandayus nenday Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

Coliidae

Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus

Cuculidae Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius A* Didric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus A Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus A* Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus A* Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba A

Strigidae Striated Scops Owl Otus brucei Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops A* Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus A* Eagle Owl Bubo bubo Brown Fish Owl Bubo zeylonensis Hawk Owl Surnia ulula A* Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum Little Owl Athene noctua C1 Tawny Owl Strix aluco A Hume’s Owl Strix butleri Ural Owl Strix uralensis Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa Long-eared Owl Asio otus A Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus A Marsh Owl Asio capensis Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus A*

Caprimulgidae Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus A Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis B* Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius A* Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor A*

Apodidae White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus A* Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica A* Alpine Swift Apus melba A Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri Plain Swift Apus unicolor Common Swift Apus apus A Pallid Swift Apus pallidus A* Pacific Swift Apus pacificus A* White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Little Swift Apus affinis A* African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus

Alcedinidae White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis A Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon A*

Meropidae Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus A* European Bee-eater Merops apiaster A

Coraciidae European Roller Coracias garrulus A* Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops A

Picidae Wryneck Jynx torquilla A Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis A Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker Picus vaillantii Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius A* Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major A Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor A Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Tyrannidae Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe A* Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

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 A

Malaconotidae Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus

Laniidae

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus A* Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus A* Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio A Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach A* Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor A* Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor A Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis A* Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitorius Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator A Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus A*

Corvidae Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax A Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus Magpie Pica pica A Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius A Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes A* Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula A Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus House Crow Corvus splendens 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 A Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

Regulidae Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Goldcrest Regulus regulus A Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla A Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis

Remizidae

Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus A*

Paridae African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus A Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus Great Tit Parus major A Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus A Coal Tit Periparus ater A Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris Willow Tit Poecile montana A Marsh Tit Poecile palustris A Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus

Panuridae

Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus A Alaudidae

Kordofan Bush-lark Mirafra cordofanica Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix signatus Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni Bar-tailed Desert Lark Ammomanes cinctura Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti Thick-billed Lark Rhamphocoris clotbey Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra A* Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata A* White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera A* Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis A* Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla A Hume’s Lark Calandrella acutirostris Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens A* Crested Lark Galerida cristata A* Thekla Lark Galerida theklae Wood Lark Lullula arborea A Sky Lark Alauda arvensis A Oriental Lark Alauda gulgula Raso Lark Alauda razae Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris A Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha

Pycnonotidae

White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

Hirundinidae Banded Martin Riparia cincta Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Sand Martin Riparia riparia A Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor A* Purple Martin Progne subis A* Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris A* Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica A

Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii House Martin Delichon urbicum A Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica A Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota A*

Cettiidae

Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti A

Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus A

Phylloscopidae

Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus A* Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides A Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis A* Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus A Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus A Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei A* Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi A Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus A Western Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli A* Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis A* Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix A Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita A Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus A* Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus A

Timaliidae Vinous-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus Iraq Babbler Turdoides altirostris Common Babbler Turdoides caudata Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps Fulvous Babbler Turdoides fulva Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea

Sylviidae Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla A Garden Warbler Sylvia borin A Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria A Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca A Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis A* Arabian Warbler Sylvia leucomelaena Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana A* African Desert Warbler Sylvia deserti Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis A Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata A* Tristram’s Warbler Sylvia deserticola Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata A Marmora’s Warbler Sylvia sarda A* Rüppell’s Warbler Sylvia rueppelli A* Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans A Ménétries’s Warbler Sylvia mystacea Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala A*

Locustellidae

Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola A* Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata A* Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia A River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis A* Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides A* Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler Locustella fasciolata

Acrocephalidae Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida A*

Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata A* Sykes’s Warbler Hippolais rama A* Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum A* Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina A Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta A 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* Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris A Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus A Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus A* Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon A*

Cisticolidae Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis A* Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta

Bombycillidae

Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus A Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum A* Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus

Tichodromadidae

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria A*

Sittidae Krüper’s Nuthatch Sitta krueperi Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis A* Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea A Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer

Certhiidae Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris A Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla A*

Troglodytidae Wren Troglodytes troglodytes A

Mimidae Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos A* Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum A* Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis A*

Sturnidae Tristram’s Starling Onychognathus tristramii Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris A Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus A Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus D* Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Vinous-breasted Starling Acridotheres burmannicus

Cinclidae Dipper Cinclus cinclus A

Muscicapidae

Turdinae White’s Thrush Zoothera dauma A* Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica A* Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius A* Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina A* Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus A* Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus A* Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus A* Veery Catharus fuscescens A* Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus A Blackbird Turdus merula A Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus A* Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus A* Naumann’s Thrush Turdus naumanni A* Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis A* Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis A* Fieldfare Turdus pilaris A Song Thrush Turdus philomelos A Redwing Turdus iliacus A Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus A American Robin Turdus migratorius A*

Muscicapinae Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica A* Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata A Rufous Bush Robin Cercotrichas galactotes A* Black Bush Robin Cercotrichas podobe Robin Erithacus rubecula A Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia A* Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos A Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope A* Bluethroat Luscinia svecica A Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane A* Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans A* Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus A* White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis A* Eversmann’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros A Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus A Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri A* Güldenstädt’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Blackstart Cercomela melanura Whinchat Saxicola rubetra A Canary Islands Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus A Pied Stonechat Saxicola caprata Northern Anteater-chat Myrmecocichla aethiops Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina A* Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe A Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka A* Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica A* Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti A* Finsch’s Wheatear Oenanthe finschii Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta Kurdistan Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Hume’s Wheatear Oenanthe alboniger White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga A* Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis A* Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius A* Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva A Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla A*

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki D* Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis A* Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca A Atlas Flycatcher Ficedula speculigera

Nectariniidae Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platurus Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus

Prunellidae Dunnock Prunella modularis A Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Radde’s Accentor Prunella ocularis Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris A*

Ploceidae Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer

Estrildidae Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Avadavat Amandava amandava Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica African Silverbill Euodice cantans Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca

Passeridae Pale Rock Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia A* Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis House Sparrow Passer domesticus A Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis A* Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus Cape Verde Sparrow Passer iagoensis Desert Sparrow Passer simplex Tree Sparrow Passer montanus A Golden Sparrow Passer luteus

Motacillidae

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava A Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola A* Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea A White Wagtail/Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba A African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi A Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii A* Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris A Berthelot’s Pipit Anthus berthelotii Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni A* Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis A Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi A* Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis A Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus A Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta A Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus A Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens A*

Fringillidae Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs A Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla A

Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus European Serin Serinus serinus A Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus Canary Serinus canaria Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella Corsican Finch Carduelis corsicana Greenfinch Carduelis chloris A Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis A Siskin Carduelis spinus A Linnet Carduelis cannabina A Twite Carduelis flavirostris A Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret A Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea A Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni A Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera A* Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra A Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica A Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus A Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus A* Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus A Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Pallas’s Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator A* Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula A Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes A Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina A*

Emberizidae Calcariini

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis A Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus A

Cardinalini Summer Tanager Piranga rubra A* Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea A* Dickcissel Spiza americana Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus A* Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea A*

Emberizini Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus A* Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus A* Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis A* Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca I Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia A* White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys A* White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis A* Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis A* Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala A* Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos A* Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella A Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus A Rock Bunting Emberiza cia A* Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata House Bunting Emberiza sahari Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana A Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Cretzschmar’s Bunting Emberiza caesia A* Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys A* Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica A Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata A* Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla A Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola A* Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus A Pallas’s Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi A*

Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps D* Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala A* Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra A

Icterini Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus A* Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater A* Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus D* Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula A*

Parulini Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia A* Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera A* Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus I Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina A* Northern Parula Parula americana A* Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia A* Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica A* Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca A* Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina A* Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia A* Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata A* Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata A* Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea A* Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla A* Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla A* Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis A* Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas A* Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina A* Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla A* Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis

© BB2000 Ltd Updated to 1st January 2010 Notes English names are those adopted British Birds in 1993 (Brit. Birds 86: 1-2), with subsequent modifications (see Brit. Birds 97: 2-5; Brit. Birds 99: 53). The list follows recommendations of the BOURC Taxonomic Sub-committee in terms of taxonomy and scientific nomenclature, and recommendations of the European Taxonomic Advisory Committee’s for decisions which fall outside the remit of the BOU. As in previous BB lists, the sequence of species within families follows that of the Concise Edition of BWP, except where alternatives have subsequently been specified by BOURC. The code letters A, B, C and D refer to the categories used by the BOU to define status in Great Britain: Category A. Species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1st January 1950. Category 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. Category 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. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca. 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. possibly some Ruddy Shelducks Tadorna ferruginea occurring in Britain. There are currently no species in category C5. C6 Former naturalised species – species formerly placed in C1 whose naturalized population is either no longer self-sustaining or are considered extinct, e.g. Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae. Category 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 in Category D only form no part of the British List, and are not included in the species totals. Those species included only in Category D on other Western Palearctic national lists are excluded from this list. Others. The letter I indicates a Category A species recorded in Ireland but not in Britain. The letter X denotes a globally extinct species. An asterisk after the category letter denotes those species for which records are considered by BBRC. Since the 1993 list was published, several species have been removed from this list. In most instances, this is because there is doubt as to whether they have occurred naturally within the Western Palearctic. In just one case, a formerly recognised species has been merged to form a distinctive race of a wider ranging species, i.e. Tenerife Goldcrest Regulus teneriffae now becomes a race of Goldcrest Regulus regulus. The deleted species are: White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata, Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata, Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera, Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica, Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo, Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma, Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes, Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora, Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli, Collared Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera, Kermadec Petrel P. neglecta, Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax, Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus, White-bellied Storm-petrel Fregatta grallaria, Cape Gannet Morus capensis, African Spoonbill Platalea alba, Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus, Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis, Great Grebe Podiceps major, White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Red-shouldered Buzzard Buteo lineatus, Swainson’s Buzzard B. swainsoni, Upland Buzzard B. hemilasius, Black Crake Limnocorax flavirostra, Black Noddy Anous minutus, Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius, Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius, Tenerife Goldcrest Regulus teneriffae, Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa, Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis, Brooks’s Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis, Ashy-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis alphonsianus, White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis, Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus, Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus, Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda, Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus, Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus, Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria, Japanese Grosbeak E. personata, Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena, Painted Bunting P. ciris, Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea, Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla, Swamp Sparrow Zonotrichia georgiana, White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti, Meadow Bunting E. cioides, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting E. tahapisi, Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula, Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus, Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna, Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus, Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri.