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Number of species: 454 Images of 454 species
Number of globally threatened species: 14
Number of introduced species: 5
Date last reviewed: 2007-10-11
See also: http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/komfaun/eng/03_checklist_00_frame.htm
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	*Gavia stellata*
Arctic Loon	*Gavia arctica*
Common Loon	*Gavia immer*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Loon	*Gavia adamsii*	Rare/Accidental
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Pied-billed Grebe	*Podilymbus podiceps*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Grebe	*Podiceps grisegena*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*	Extirpated
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialis*	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*	Rare/Accidental
Balearic Shearwater	*Puffinus mauretanicus*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*	Rare/Accidental
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*	Rare/Accidental
Dalmatian Pelican	*Pelecanus crispus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
European Shag	*Phalacrocorax aristotelis*	Rare/Accidental
Pygmy Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax pygmaeus*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*	Rare/Accidental
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*	Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*	Rare/Accidental
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
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*	Rare/Accidental
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*
Whooper Swan	*Cygnus cygnus*	Extirpated
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*
Bean Goose	*Anser fabalis*
Pink-footed Goose	*Anser brachyrhynchus*	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*
Lesser White-fronted Goose	*Anser erythropus*	Vulnerable
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*
Bar-headed Goose	*Anser indicus*
Snow Goose	*Chen caerulescens*
Brant	*Branta bernicla*	Rare/Accidental
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*	Rare/Accidental
Cackling Goose	*Branta hutchinsii*
Canada Goose	*Branta canadensis*	Introduced species
Red-breasted Goose	*Branta ruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*	Introduced species
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*	Extirpated
Mandarin Duck	*Aix galericulata*
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*	Extirpated
Falcated Duck	*Anas falcata*	Near-threatened
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Baikal Teal	*Anas formosa*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*	Extirpated
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Marbled Teal	*Marmaronetta angustirostris*	Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard	*Netta rufina*	Extirpated
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*	Extirpated
Lesser Scaup	*Aythya affinis*	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	*Somateria mollissima*	Extirpated
King Eider	*Somateria spectabilis*	Rare/Accidental
Steller's Eider	*Polysticta stelleri*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Harlequin Duck	*Histrionicus histrionicus*	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Duck	*Clangula hyemalis*
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*
Surf Scoter	*Melanitta perspicillata*	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*
Barrow's Goldeneye	*Bucephala islandica*
Bufflehead	*Bucephala albeola*
Smew	*Mergellus albellus*
Hooded Merganser	*Lophodytes cucullatus*
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*	Extirpated
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*
Ruddy Duck	*Oxyura jamaicensis*	Introduced species
White-headed Duck	*Oxyura leucocephala*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*	Rare/Accidental
Red Kite	*Milvus milvus*	Near-threatened
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
Pallas's Sea-Eagle	*Haliaeetus leucoryphus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
White-tailed Eagle	*Haliaeetus albicilla*
Lammergeier	*Gypaetus barbatus*	Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*	Rare/Accidental
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Short-toed Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Pallid Harrier	*Circus macrourus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*
Levant Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter brevipes*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Hawk	*Buteo lagopus*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Eleonora's Falcon	*Falco eleonorae*	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Saker Falcon	*Falco cherrug*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Gyrfalcon	*Falco rusticolus*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Willow Ptarmigan	*Lagopus lagopus*
Eurasian Capercaillie	*Tetrao urogallus*
Black Grouse	*Tetrao tetrix*
Hazel Grouse	*Bonasa bonasia*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Grey Partridge	*Perdix perdix*
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Ring-necked Pheasant	*Phasianus colchicus*	Introduced species
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Demoiselle Crane	*Anthropoides virgo*	Rare/Accidental
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*	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard	*Otis tarda*	Vulnerable
Macqueen's Bustard	*Chlamydotis macqueenii*	Rare/Accidental
Little Bustard	*Tetrax tetrax*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Pratincole	*Glareola nordmanni*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
Sociable Lapwing	*Vanellus gregarius*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing	*Vanellus leucurus*	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*	Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Rare/Accidental
European Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Lesser Sandplover	*Charadrius mongolus*	Rare/Accidental
Greater SandPlover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*	Extirpated
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*	Extirpated
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Extirpated 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*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Spotted Sandpiper	*Actitis macularius*	Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Greater Yellowlegs	*Tringa melanoleuca*	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Lesser Yellowlegs	*Tringa flavipes*	Rare/Accidental
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*	Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*	Extirpated
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Great Knot	*Calidris tenuirostris*	Rare/Accidental
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Semipalmated Sandpiper	*Calidris pusilla*	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*
Least Sandpiper	*Calidris minutilla*	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	*Calidris fuscicollis*	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*	Extirpated
Purple Sandpiper	*Calidris maritima*	Rare/Accidental
Broad-billed Sandpiper	*Limicola falcinellus*
Buff-breasted Sandpipe	*Tryngites subruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*	Extirpated
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*	Rare/Accidental