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Islas Canaries 

Number of species: 570
Number of endemics: 7
Number of globally threatened species: 19
Number of introduced species: 13
Date last reviewed: 2006-09-04
See also: http://www.rarebirdspain.net/spalis05.pdf

Text only   Bird photo guide

 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Common Loon Gavia immer
 
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 Rare/Accidental
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Rare/Accidental
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Cape Petrel Daption capense Rare/Accidental
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Rare/Accidental
Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Near-threatened
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Critically endangered
Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Rare/Accidental
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Rare/Accidental
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Cape Gannet Morus capensis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmaeus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Rare/Accidental
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Rare/Accidental
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Waldrapp Geronticus eremita Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Near-threatened
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
Brant Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana Rare/Accidental
Falcated Duck Anas falcata Near-threatened
Gadwall Anas strepera
Baikal Teal Anas formosa Vulnerable
Blue-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Rare/Accidental
Common Teal Anas crecca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck Anas rubripes Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
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
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Rare/Accidental
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
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
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Endangered
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Red Kite Milvus milvus Near-threatened
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Near-threatened
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Rare/Accidental
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
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates Rare/Accidental
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
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Rare/Accidental
Spanish Eagle Aquila adalberti Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciatus
Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Near-threatened
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Rare/Accidental Endangered
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Eurasian Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia Extirpated
 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
California Quail Callipepla californica Introduced species
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Introduced species Near-threatened
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Chukar Alectoris chukar Introduced species
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara Introduced species
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Introduced species
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Extirpated
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced species
 
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo
Common Crane Grus grus
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
African Crake Crecopsis egregia
Corn Crake Crex crex Near-threatened
Little Crake Porzana parva
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Sora Porzana carolina Rare/Accidental
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
American Coot Fulica americana Rare/Accidental
 
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard Otis tarda Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
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
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
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 Plove