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English name|Scientific name
A
Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Alpine Swift
Apus melba
American Golden Plover
Pluvialis dominica
American Wigeon
Anas americana
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Aquatic Warbler
Acrocephalus paludicola
Arctic Redpoll
Carduelis hornemanni
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Asian Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Azure Tit
Cyanistes cyanus
B
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
Barred Warbler
Sylvia nisoria
Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Bearded Reedling
Panurus biarmicus
Black Grouse
Tetrao tetrix
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Black Scoter
Melanitta nigra
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Black-throated Accentor
Prunella atrogularis
Black-throated Loon
Gavia arctica
Black-throated Thrush
Turdus atrogularis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Blue Tit
Parus caeruleus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Bonelli's Eagle
Hieraaetus fasciatus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Brant Goose
Branta bernicla
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Tryngites subruficollis
C
Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti
Chestnut Bunting
Emberiza rutila
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus
Chinese Pond-heron
Ardeola bacchus
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Coal Tit
Parus ater
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Common Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
Common Blackbird
Turdus merula
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Common Crane
Grus grus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naevia
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Common Linnet
Carduelis cannabina
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Common Redpoll
Carduelis flammea
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Common Swift
Apus apus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Common Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Common Wood Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
D
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
Demoiselle Crane
Grus virgo
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Dunnock
Prunella modularis
Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
E
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Hippolais pallida
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Eleonora's Falcon
Falco eleonorae
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bubo
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian Penduline Tit
Remiz pendulinus
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium passerinum
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Eurasian Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosus
Eurasian Scops Owl
Otus scops
Eurasian Siskin
Carduelis spinus
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus
Eurasian Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Eurasian Teal
Anas crecca
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris
Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
European Crested Tit
Parus cristatus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
European Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris
European Honey Buzzard
Pernis apivorus
European Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
European Serin
Serinus serinus
European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
F
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia f. domestica
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillus
Franklin's Gull
Larus pipixcan
G
Gadwall
Anas strepera
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Garganey
Anas querquedula
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Great Black-headed Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
Great Bustard
Otis tarda
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor
Great Northern Loon
Gavia immer
Great Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Great Skua
Stercorarius skua
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Great Tit
Parus major
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Greater Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Green-winged Teal
Anas carolinensis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdix
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Greylag Goose
Anser anser
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
H
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Hazel Grouse
Tetrastes bonasia
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus humei
I
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
J
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
K
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
King Eider
Somateria spectabilis
L
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos minor
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Levant Sparrowhawk
Accipiter brevipes
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus
Little Bunting
Emberiza pusilla
Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax
Little Crake
Porzana parva
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Gull
Larus minutus
Little Owl
Athene noctua
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Long-tailed Bushtit
Aegithalos caudatus
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
M
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Marbled Duck
Marmaronetta angustrirostris
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Marsh Tit
Parus palustris
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Mediterranean Gull
Larus melanocephalus
Melodious Warbler
Hippolais polyglotta
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Mew Gull
Larus canus
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos medius
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
N
Naumann's Thrush
Turdus naumanni
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Northern Hawk-Owl
Surnia ulula
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Raven
Corvus corax
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
O
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
P
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola
Pallas's Rosefinch
Carpodacus roseus
Pallas's Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus proregulus
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Pine Bunting
Emberiza leucocephalos
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus
Pomarine Skua
Stercorarius pomarinus
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Pygmy Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pygmeus
R
Radde's Warbler
Phylloscopus schwarzi
Razorbill
Alca torda
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Red-breasted Goose
Branta ruficollis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Red-flanked Bluetail
Tarsiger cyanurus
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundo daurica
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
River Warbler
Locustella fluviatilis
Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Rosy Starling
Sturnus roseus
Roughleg
Buteo lagopus
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
S
Sabine's Gull
Larus sabini
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sandwich Tern
Sterna sandvicensis
Sardinian Warbler
Sylvia melanocephala
Savi's Warbler
Locustella luscinioides
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
Siberian Accentor
Prunella montanella
Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris
Slender-billed Gull
Larus genei
Smew
Mergus albellus
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Snow Finch
Montifringilla nivalis
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiaca
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Spotted Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
Subalpine Warbler
Sylvia cantillans
Syrian Woodpecker
Dendrocopos syriacus
T
Tawny Owl
Strix aluco
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Twite
Carduelis flavirostris
Two-barred Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
U
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Ural Owl
Strix uralensis
V
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
W
Wallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
Western Bonelli's Warbler
Phylloscopus bonelli
Western Capercaillie
Tetrao urogallus
Western Jackdaw
Corvus monedula
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Western Reef Heron
Egretta gularis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
White-billed Diver
Gavia adamsii
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Willow Tit
Parus montanus
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator
Woodlark
Lullula arborea
Y
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Z
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis