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Number of species: 471 Images of 470 species
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 12
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2003-04-21
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Ostrich	*Struthio camelus*	Extirpated
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*	Rare/Accidental
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Jouanin's Petrel	*Bulweria fallax*	Near-threatened
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*	Rare/Accidental
Flesh-footed Shearwater	*Puffinus carneipes*
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	*Puffinus pacificus*
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Persian Shearwater	*Puffinus persicus*	Endemic
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
White-faced Storm-Petrel	*Pelagodroma marina*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	*Fregetta tropica*	Rare/Accidental
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma monorhis*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	*Phaethon aethereus*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*
Red-footed Booby	*Sula sula*	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
Socotra Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax nigrogularis*	Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Lesser Frigatebird	*Fregata ariel*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Black-headed Heron	*Ardea melanocephala*	Rare/Accidental
Goliath Heron	*Ardea goliath*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Black Heron	*Egretta ardesiaca*	Rare/Accidental
Intermediate Egret	*Egretta intermedia*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Western Reef-Egret	*Egretta gularis*
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*
Indian Pond-Heron	*Ardeola grayii*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Striated Heron	*Butorides striata*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*
Yellow Bittern	*Ixobrychus sinensis*	Rare/Accidental
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*	Rare/Accidental
Abdim's Stork	*Ciconia abdimii*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*	Rare/Accidental
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*
	*Platalea alba*	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
Lesser Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus minor*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna bicolor*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna javanica*	Rare/Accidental
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*
Lesser White-fronted Goose	*Anser erythropus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*
Comb Duck	*Sarkidiornis melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Cotton Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus coromandelianus*
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Marbled Teal	*Marmaronetta angustirostris*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard	*Netta rufina*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*	Rare/Accidental
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
Pallas's Sea-Eagle	*Haliaeetus leucoryphus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Rare/Accidental 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*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*	Rare/Accidental
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle	*Aquila rapax*	Rare/Accidental
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Verreaux's Eagle	*Aquila verreauxii*
Bonelli's Eagle	*Aquila fasciata*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Amur Falcon	*Falco amurensis*
Sooty Falcon	*Falco concolor*
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*
Saker Falcon	*Falco cherrug*	Endangered
Barbary Falcon	*Falco pelegrinoides*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Chukar	*Alectoris chukar*
Philby's Partridge	*Alectoris philbyi*
Arabian Partridge	*Alectoris melanocephala*
Sand Partridge	*Ammoperdix heyi*
Chinese Francolin	*Francolinus pintadeanus*	Introduced species
Grey Francolin	*Francolinus pondicerianus*
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Harlequin Quail	*Coturnix delegorguei*	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Demoiselle Crane	*Anthropoides virgo*
Common Crane	*Grus grus*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Near-threatened
White-breasted Waterhen	*Amaurornis phoenicurus*
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Watercock	*Gallicrex cinerea*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*	Rare/Accidental
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Coot	*Gallinula chloropus*
Lesser Moorhen	*Gallinula angulata*	Rare/Accidental
Red-knobbed Coot	*Fulica cristata*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Houbara Bustard	*Chlamydotis undulata*
Macqueen's Bustard	*Chlamydotis macqueenii*
Little Bustard	*Tetrax tetrax*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Pheasant-tailed Jacana	*Hydrophasianus chirurgus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	*Rostratula benghalensis*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae
Crab Plover	*Dromas ardeola*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*
Spotted Thick-knee	*Burhinus capensis*
Great Thick-knee	*Burhinus recurvirostris*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser	*Cursorius cursor*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Black-winged Pratincole	*Glareola nordmanni*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Small Pratincole	*Glareola lactea*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
Spur-winged Plover	*Vanellus spinosus*
Red-wattled Lapwing	*Vanellus indicus*
Sociable Lapwing	*Vanellus gregarius*	Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing	*Vanellus leucurus*
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*
European Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Lesser Sandplover	*Charadrius mongolus*
Greater SandPlover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*
Caspian Plover	*Charadrius asiaticus*
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*	Rare/Accidental
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*
Pintail Snipe	*Gallinago stenura*
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Long-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus scolopaceus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Slender-billed Curlew	*Numenius tenuirostris*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Far Eastern Curlew	*Numenius madagascariensis*	Rare/Accidental
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*
Great Knot	*Calidris tenuirostris*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*
Long-toed Stint	*Calidris subminuta*
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	*Calidris acuminata*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Broad-billed Sandpiper	*Limicola falcinellus*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Wilson's Phalarope	*Phalaropus tricolor*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
White-eyed Gull	*Larus leucophthalmus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sooty Gull	*Larus hemprichii*
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*	Rare/Accidental