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Switzerland
Number of species: 407
Number of globally threatened species: 12
Number of introduced species: 5
Date last reviewed: 2007-03-17
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	*Gavia stellata*
Arctic Loon	*Gavia arctica*
Common Loon	*Gavia immer*
Yellow-billed Loon	*Gavia adamsii*	Rare/Accidental
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Red-necked Grebe	*Podiceps grisegena*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*	Rare/Accidental
Levantine Shearwater	*Puffinus yelkouan*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*	Rare/Accidental
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma castro*	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*	Rare/Accidental
Pink-backed Pelican	*Pelecanus rufescens*
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*
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
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*
Waldrapp	*Geronticus eremita*	Extirpated Critically endangered
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*	Rare/Accidental
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
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*
Snow Goose	*Chen caerulescens*
Brant	*Branta bernicla*
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*	Rare/Accidental
Canada Goose	*Branta canadensis*
Red-breasted Goose	*Branta ruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*	Introduced species
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*
Mandarin Duck	*Aix galericulata*	Introduced species
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Green-winged Teal	*Anas carolinensis*	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Marbled Teal	*Marmaronetta angustirostris*	Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard	*Netta rufina*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*
Lesser Scaup	*Aythya affinis*
Common Eider	*Somateria mollissima*
Long-tailed Duck	*Clangula hyemalis*
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*
Smew	*Mergellus albellus*
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*
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*
White-tailed Eagle	*Haliaeetus albicilla*
Lammergeier	*Gypaetus barbatus*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Short-toed-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*
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*	Rare/Accidental
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennatus*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Gyrfalcon	*Falco rusticolus*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Rock Ptarmigan	*Lagopus muta*
Eurasian Capercaillie	*Tetrao urogallus*
Black Grouse	*Tetrao tetrix*
Hazel Grouse	*Bonasa bonasia*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Rock Partridge	*Alectoris graeca*
Red-legged Partridge	*Alectoris rufa*	Extirpated
Grey Partridge	*Perdix perdix*
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Ring-necked Pheasant	*Phasianus colchicus*	Introduced species
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*	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio martinica*
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard	*Otis tarda*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard	*Chlamydotis undulata*	Rare/Accidental
Macqueen's Bustard	*Chlamydotis macqueenii*	Rare/Accidental
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
Cream-colored Courser	*Cursorius cursor*	Rare/Accidental
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Black-winged Pratincole	*Glareola nordmanni*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
Sociable Lapwing	*Vanellus gregarius*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*	Rare/Accidental
European Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Killdeer	*Charadrius vociferus*	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Great Snipe	*Scolopax rusticola*
Common 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*	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*
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*
White-rumped Sandpiper	*Calidris fuscicollis*	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Purple Sandpiper	*Calidris maritima*	Rare/Accidental
Broad-billed Sandpiper	*Limicola falcinellus*
Buff-breasted Sandpipe	*Tryngites subruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*
Audouin's Gull	*Larus audouinii*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great Black-backed Gull	*Larus marinus*
Glaucous Gull	*Larus hyperboreus*	Rare/Accidental
Herring Gull	*Larus argentatus*
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*
Caspian Gull	*Larus cachinnans*
Yellow-legged Gull	*Larus michahellis*
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Slender-billed Gull	*Larus genei*	Rare/Accidental
Mediterranean Gull	*Larus melanocephalus*
Laughing Gull	*Larus atricilla*	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	*Larus pipixcan*	Rare/Accidental
Little Gull	*Larus minutus*
Ivory Gull	*Pagophila eburnea*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sabine's Gull	*Xema sabini*
Black-legged Kittiwake	*Rissa tridactyla*
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*	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
Sandwich Tern	*Thalasseus sandvicensis*
Lesser Crested-Tern	*Thalasseus bengalensis*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Great Skua	*Stercorarius skua*
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*
Long-tailed Jaeger	*Stercorarius longicaudus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Common Murre	*Uria aalge*	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Murrelet	*Brachyramphus perdix*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Pallas's Sandgrouse	*Syrrhaptes paradoxus*	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	*Columba livia*	Introduced species
Stock Dove	*Columba oenas*
Common Wood-Pigeon	*Columba palumbus*
European Turtle-Dove	*Streptopelia turtur*
Eurasian Collared-Dove	*Streptopelia decaocto*
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Great Spotted Cuckoo	*Clamator glandarius*	Rare/Accidental
Common Cuckoo	*Cuculus canorus*
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl	*Tyto alba*
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
European Scops-Owl	*Otus scops*
Eurasian Eagle-Owl	*Bubo bubo*
Tawny Owl	*Strix aluco*
Northern Hawk Owl	*Surnia ulula*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl	*Glaucidium passerinum*
Little Owl	*Athene noctua*
Boreal Owl	*Aegolius funereus*
Long-eared Owl	*Asio otus*
Short-eared Owl	*Asio flammeus*
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Eurasian Nightjar	*Caprimulgus europaeus*
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift	*Tachymarptis melba*
Common Swift	*Apus apus*
Pallid Swift	*Apus pallidus*
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher	*Alcedo atthis*
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
European Bee-eater	*Merops apiaster*
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller