BIRDS of PALEARTIC
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386 SPECIES
ACCIPITRIDAE
Goshawk
Buzzard (common)
Vulture, Rüppell's
Harrier, montagu's
Harrier, pallid
Harrier, hen
Eagle, short-toed
Harrier, marsh
Kite, black
Eagle Steppe
Vulture, Egyptian
Sparrowhawk
Eagle Steller's sea
Eagle White-tailed
Eagle, golden
Eagle, booted
Eagle, lesser spotted
Buzzard, honey
Kite, black-shouldered
Kite, red
Vulture, black (eurasian)
Vulture, (eurasian) griffin
Lammergeier
ACROCEPHALIDAE
Warbler, melodious
Warbler, icterine
Western olivaceous, warbler
Warbler, (european) reed
Warbler, marsh
Warbler, sedge
Warbler, Moustached
Warbler, great reed
AEGITHALIDAE
Tit, long-tailed
ALAUDIDAE
Skylark (eurasian)
Lark Horned
Lark, wood
Lark, crested
Lark, calandra
Lark, greater short-toed
Lark, thekla
ALCEDINIDAE
Kingfisher (common)
ALCIDAE
Auk, Little
Guillemot, common
Guillemot, common spp. albionis
Guillemot, black
Puffin, atlantic
ANATIDAE, surface
Wigeon
Mallard
Garganey
Teal, blue-winged
Teal (common)
Teal, Baikal
Duck, wood
Duck, mandarin
Teal, marbled
Pintail (northern)
Shoveler (northern)
Gadwall
ANATIDAE, diving
Duck, tufted
Scaup, greater
Duck Ring-necked
Duck, ferruginous
Duck, Long-tailed
Goldeneye (common)
Goldeneye, Barrow's
Pochard (common)
Eider
Pochard, red-crested
Smew
ANATIDAE geese-swans
Goose, red-breasted
Goose, barnacle
Goose, Canada
Goose, Cackling
Goose, Egyptian
Goose, Ross
Goose, greylag
Goose, Brant
Goose, Snow
Goose, greater white-fronted
Goose, lesser white-fronted
Goose,Tundra Bean
Goose, Bar-headed
Shelduck (common)
Shelduck, ruddy
Goosander
Merganser, red-breasted
Merganser, Hooded
Swan, mute
Swan, whooper
Swan, tundra
Swan, black
APODIDAE
Swift
Swift, pallid
Swift, alpine
ARDEIDAE
Egret, great white
Heron, grey
Heron, purple
Egret, cattle
Egret, (western) reef
Egret, little
Heron, squacco
Heron, night
Bittern, great
Bittern, little
Heron, indian pond
BOMBICILLIDAE
Waxwing (bohemian)
BURINIDAE
Stone-curlew
CALCARIDAE
Bunting, snow
CAPRIMULGIDAE
Nightjar
CARADRIDIAE
Dotterel ( eurasian )
Plover, grey
Plover, kentish
Plover, european golden
Lapwing (northern)
Lapwing, spur-winged
Plover, (common) ringed
Plover, little ringed
Plover, greater sand
CERTHIDIAE
Treecreeper, short-toed
Treecreeper (eurasian)
CICONIDAE
Stork, white
Stork, black
CINCLIDAE
Dipper, white-throated
CISTICOLIDAE
Zitting cisticola
COLUMBIDAE
Pigeon, (common) wood
Dove, stock
Dove, turtle
Dove, collared
Pigeon, Rock
Pigeon, domestic
Dove, Laughing
CORACIDAE
Roller
CORVIDAE
Crow, hooded
Crow, carrion
Jackdaw
Rook
Raven (common)
Nutcracker, spotted
Jay
Magpie
Magpie, azure-winged
Chough, alpine
Chough, Red-billed
Crow, house
CUCULIDAE
Cuckoo (common)
Koel, Asian
Cuckoo Gray-bellied
DICRURIDAE
Drongo, black
EMBERIZIDAE
Yellowhammer
Bunting, cirl
Bunting, rock
Bunting,little
Bunting, black-headed
Bunting, ortolan
Bunting, corn
Bunting, reed
FALACROCORACIDAE
Cormorant, great
Cormorant, pygmy
Shag (european)
FALCONIDAE
Kestrel (common)
Kestrel, lesser
Hobby
Falcon, red-footed
Peregrine
Falcon, Eleonora
Gyrfalcon
FASIANIDAE
Grouse, black
Capercaillie
Grouse, haze
Ptarmigan
Grouse, Red
Pheasant (common)
Partridge, chukar
Partridge, red-legged
Partridge, grey
Quail
FENICOTERIDAE
Flamingo
FRINGILLIDAE
Serin (european)
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Hawfinch
Redpoll
Crossbill (common)
Chaffinch
Brambling
Bullfinch
Siskin
Citril finch
Corsican finch
Linnet (eurasian)
Twite
Grosbeak, Japanese
GAVIDAE
Diver, red-throated
Diver, black-throated
GLAREOLIDAE
Pratincole, collared
Pratincole, black-winged
GRUIDAE
Crane (common)
Crane, Black crowned
HEMATOPODIDAE
Oystercatcher
HIDROBATIDAE
Wilsons' Petrel
IRUNDINIDAE
Swallow, barn
Martin, crag
Swallow, red-rumped
Martin, house
Martin, sand
LANIDAE
Shrike, red-backed
Shrike, great grey
Shrike, Iberian grey
Shrike, lesser grey
Shrike, woodchat
Shrike, Long-tailed
LARIDAE
Gull, black-headed
Gull, Mediterranean
Gull, Yellow-legged
Gull, European Herring
Gull, Caspian
Gull, Lesser Black-backed
Gull, Great Black-backed
Gull, Audouin's
Gull, Slender-billed
Kittiwake, black-legged
Gull, common (mew gull)
Gull, Little
LEIOTHRICHIDAE
Babbler, Jungle
LOCUSTELLIDAE
Warbler, Common Grasshopper
Warbler, Savi's
MEGALAIMIDAE
Blue-throated Barbet
MEROPIDAE
Bee-eater
Asian green Bee-eater
MEGALAIMIDAE
Blue-throated Barbet
MONARCHIDAE
Indian paradise Flycatcher
MOTACILLIDAE
Wagtail, white
Wagtail, black
Wagtail, grey
Wagtail Western Yellow ssp.beema
Wagtail, ashy-headed ssp.cinereocapilla
Wagtail Western Yellowssp.dombrowskii
Wagtail Western Yellow ssp.feldegg
Wagtail Western Yellow ssp.flava
Wagtail, yellow ssp.thunbergii
Pipit, meadow
Pipit, tree
Pipit, olive-backed
Pipit, tawny
Pipit, water
Pipit, rock
Pipit,Long-billed
MUSCICAPIDAE
Flycatcher, spotted
Flycatcher, red-breasted
Robin
Bluethroat
Nightingale (common)
Wheatear (northern)
Wheatear ssp. leucorhoa
Wheatear, isabelline
Wheatear, black-eared
Redstart (common)
Redstart, black
Redstart, black ssp.aterrimus
Whinchat
Stonechat (common)
Thrush, rock
Thrush, blue rock
Flycatcher, pied
Flycatcher, mediterranean
Magpie-robin, oriental
Bush Chat, pied
ORIOLIDAE
Oriole, golden
PANDIONIDAE
Osprey
PANURIDAE
Reedling, bearded
PARIDAE
Tit, great
Tit, blue
Tit, coal
Tit, marsh
Tit, willow
Tit, crested
PASSERIDAE
Sparrow, House
Sparrow, italian
Sparrow, spanish
Sparrow, tree
Sparrow, rock
Snowfinch
PELECANIDAE
Pelican, great white
Pelican, Dalmatian
PYCNONOTIDAE
Bulbul,Red-vented
Bulbul,Himalayan
PHYLLOSCOPIDAE
Chiffchaff (common)Chiffchaff, Siberian
Warbler, willow
Warbler, Bonelli's
Warbler, wood
Chiffchaff, Siberian
Warbler, Hume's Leaf
PICIDAE
Woodpecker, great spotted
Woodpecker, lesser spotted
Woodpecker, grey faced
Woodpecker, green
Woodpecker, black
Wryneck
PODICIPEDIDAE
Grebe, great crested
Grebe, black-necked
Grebe, horned
Grebe, red-necked
Grebe, little
PROCELLARIDAE
Fulmar, northern
Shearwater, Cory
PRUNELLIDAE
Dunnock
Accentor, alpine
PSITTACIDAE
Parakeet, rose-ringed
Parakeet, monk
RALLIDAE
Rail, water
Crake, spotted
Crake, little
Moorhen (common)
Coot (common)
Crake, corn
Swamphen, Grey-headed
Swamphen, purple
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Avocet
Stilt, black-winged
REGULIDAE
Firecrest
Goldcrest
REMIZIDAE
Tit, (eurasian) penduline
RHIPIDURI DAE
Fantail, white-throated
SCOLOPACIDAE
Snipe (common)
Woodcock
Godwit, Black-tailed
Godwit, Bar-tailed
Sandpiper (common)
Sandpiper, wood
Sandpiper, green
Sandpiper, Terek
Ruff
Redshank (common)
Greenshank
Redshank, spotted
Sandpiper, marsh
Curlew (eurasian)
Whimbrel
Sandpiper, curlew
Dunlin
Sanderling
Knot, red
Stint, little
Temminck's Stint
Phalarope, red
Ruddy Turnstone
SILVIDIAE
Blackcap
Whitethroat, lesser
Whitethroat (common)
Warbler, subalpine
Warbler, sardinian
Warbler, garden
Warbler,Dartford
Warbler, Marmora's
SITTIDAE
Nuthatch (european)
Nuthatch (corsican)
STERNIDAE
Tern (common)
Tern, arctic
Tern, caspian
Tern, gull-billed
Tern, Sandwich
Tern, little
Tern, black
Tern, white-winged
Tern, whiskered
STRIGIDAE
Owl, (eurasian) eagle
Owl, long-eared
Owl, snowy
Owl, tawny
Owl, Ural
Owl, northern hawk
Owl, little
Owl, (eurasian) scops
Owl, Tengmalm's
Owl, Spotted
STURNIDAE
Starling
Starling, spotless
Starling, rosy
Myna, common
Myna, Jungle
SULIDAE
Gannet, northern
TICHODROMADIDAE
Wallcreeper
TYTONIDAE
Owl, barn
TRESCHIORNITIDAE
Ibis, glossy
Spoonbill (eurasian)
Ibis, sacred
Ibis, (northern) bald
TROGLODITIDAE
Wren (winter)
TURDIDAE
Blackbird
Ouzel, ring
Thrush, song
Redwing
Thrush, mistle
Thrush, mistle ssp. deichleri
Fieldfare
UPUPIDAE
Hoopoe
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