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Number of species: 339

Number of globally threatened species: 8

STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae

Ostrich	*Struthio camelus*	Extirpated
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*
Balearic Shearwater	*Puffinus mauretanicus*	Critically endangered
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
European Shag	*Phalacrocorax aristotelis*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*
Brant	*Branta bernicla*
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Cape Teal	*Anas capensis*
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Marbled Teal	*Marmaronetta angustirostris*	Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard	*Netta rufina*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*
Smew	*Mergellus albellus*
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*	Rare/Accidental
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*
White-headed Duck	*Oxyura leucocephala*	Endangered
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Red Kite	*Milvus milvus*	Near-threatened
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Near-threatened
Lappet-faced Vulture	*Torgos tracheliotus*
Short-toed-Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Pallid Harrier	*Circus macrourus*	Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*
Rough-legged Hawk	*Buteo lagopus*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Bonelli's Eagle	*Aquila fasciata*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Eleonora's Falcon	*Falco eleonorae*
Sooty Falcon	*Falco concolor*
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*	Extirpated
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*
Saker Falcon	*Falco cherrug*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Barbary Falcon	*Falco pelegrinoides*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Barbary Partridge	*Alectoris barbara*
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane	*Grus grus*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Near-threatened
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Striped Crake	*Aenigmatolimnas marginalis*	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Houbara Bustard	*Chlamydotis undulata*
Little Bustard	*Tetrax tetrax*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Egyptian Plover	*Pluvianus aegyptius*	Rare/Accidental
Cream-colored Courser	*Cursorius cursor*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Black-winged Pratincole	*Glareola nordmanni*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
White-tailed Lapwing	*Vanellus leucurus*
Eurasian Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Greater SandPlover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Slender-billed Curlew	*Numenius tenuirostris*	Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Purple Sandpiper	*Calidris maritima*
Broad-billed Sandpiper	*Limicola falcinellus*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*
Audouin's Gull	*Larus audouinii*	Near-threatened
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*
Caspian Tern	*Larus cachinnans*
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Slender-billed Gull	*Larus genei*
Mediterranean Gull	*Larus melanocephalus*
Little Gull	*Larus minutus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
Gull-billed Tern	*Gelochelidon nilotica*
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
Roseate Tern	*Sterna dougallii*
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
Sandwich Tern	*Thalasseus sandvicensis*
Lesser Crested-Tern	*Thalasseus bengalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Great Skua	*Stercorarius skua*
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse	*Pterocles alchata*
Spotted Sandgrouse	*Pterocles senegallus*
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	*Pterocles orientalis*
Crowned Sandgrouse	*Pterocles coronatus*
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	*Columba livia*
Stock Pigeon	*Columba oenas*
Common Wood-Pigeon	*Columba palumbus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Turtle-Dove	*Streptopelia turtur*
Laughing Dove	*Streptopelia senegalensis*
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Great Spotted Cuckoo	*Clamator glandarius*
Common Cuckoo	*Cuculus canorus*
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl	*Tyto alba*
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
European Scops-Owl	*Otus scops*
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl	*Bubo ascalaphus*
Little Owl	*Athene noctua*
Northern Long-eared Owl	*Asio otus*
Short-eared Owl	*Asio flammeus*
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Red-necked Nightjar	*Caprimulgus ruficollis*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Nightjar	*Caprimulgus europaeus*
Egyptian Nightjar	*Caprimulgus aegyptius*
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift	*Tachymarptis melba*
Common Swift	*Apus apus*
Pallid Swift	*Apus pallidus*
Little Swift	*Apus affinis*
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher	*Alcedo atthis*
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Green Bee-eater	*Merops orientalis*
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	*Merops persicus*
European Bee-eater	*Merops apiaster*
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	*Coracias garrulus*	Near-threatened
Abyssinian Roller	*Coracias abyssinicus*	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe	*Upupa epops*
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck	*Jynx torquilla*
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Greater Hoopoe-Lark	*Alaemon alaudipes*
Dupont's Lark	*Chersophilus duponti*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Lark	*Ammomanes cinctura*
Desert Lark	*Ammomanes deserti*
Thick-billed Lark	*Ramphocoris clotbey*
Calandra Lark	*Melanocorypha calandra*
Greater Short-toed Lark	*Calandrella brachydactyla*
Lesser Short-toed Lark	*Calandrella rufescens*
Temminck's Lark	*Eremophila bilopha*
Crested Lark	*Galerida cristata*
Thekla Lark	*Galerida theklae*
Eurasian Skylark	*Alauda arvensis*
Wood Lark	*Lullula arborea*
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	*Riparia riparia*
Barn Swallow	*Hirundo rustica*
Eurasian Crag-Martin	*Ptyonoprogne rupestris*
Rock Martin	*Ptyonoprogne fuligula*
House-Martin	*Delichon urbicum*
Red-rumped Swallow	*Cecropis daurica*
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Tawny Pipit