Scottish List species and subspecies recorded in Scotland

Revised Scottish List as it appeared in Scottish Birds 22:33-49 (June 2001) plus amendments in 2000 SBR (published January 2003), 2001 SBR (published July 2004), Scottish Birds 27: 1-14 (June 2007) and to be published in Scottish Birds June 2009.

Introduction

SOC Council has delegated to The Scottish Birds Records Committee (SBRC) responsibility for maintaining the Scottish List and SBRC has appointed a subcommittee to carry out this function.

The Scottish List was last published in full in 2001 (Clugston et al 2001), since when there have been 3 sets of amendments (Forrester 2003, 2004, 2007) and a fourth update is due for publication in June 2009. A full explanation of the procedure for maintaining the list is given in Scottish Birds 22: 33-35.

The Scottish List provided both a foundation and a structure for The Birds of Scotland (Forrester et al 2007), published by the SOC in December 2007.

In recent years there has been an increasing divergence of opinion on taxonomic matters and SBRC established several principles for the original version of the Scottish List, which are still followed. The British Ornithologists' Union's Records Committee (BOURC) has maintained the official British List since 1883 and SBRC decided at the outset to follow their taxonomy, sequence and scientific names for the Scottish List. It was subsequently also agreed to use English names as they appear on the British List. Identical categories to BOURC are used and in no instance is a species or subspecies placed in a higher category on the Scottish List than it appears on the British List.

One of the advantages in basing the Scottish List on that used by BOURC is that it is compiled in a consistent and scientific manner. A consequence of this approach is that conservation agencies can use the list, safe in the knowledge that a rigorous process was undertaken during its compilation. This may be especially important in advising on legal issues where status of an individual bird may be discussed in court. In 1998, BOURC introduced a revised categorisation (British Birds 91:2-11), following consultations with the government's Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The JNCC has adopted the British List for decisions concerning the status of birds in Britain in relation to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The changes included a new category (Category E) for escapes and a redefining of the existing categories (A-D). We adopted the new categories in our 2000 Report (Scottish Birds 21: 1-5). Further small changes to the definitions of Categories C and D occurred in 2002.

The Scottish List Recording Area follows the EU Fishery Limits as they apply to Scotland, which extend to 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the baseline surrounding Scotland's coast and its outlying islands, or the median line between Scotland and neighbouring countries, whichever is the nearest.

The Scottish List as it appears on the SOC website is for information purposes only and is not an official document, or part of the permanent record. Any announcements of changes to the Scottish List do not come into effect until published in Scottish Birds or the Scottish Bird Report, under the authorship of the Scottish Birds Records Committee.

Categories

Notes

Abbreviated codes are provided for the status of each race on the list. We have followed the standard set of codes used by BOURC in The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland 1971, which they also used in Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland 6th edition published in 1992.

Where species are monotypic (ie BOURC do not recognise any subspecies), nothing is shown in the subspecies column. If a subspecies has an established English name, this is shown. Species appearing in Category D, all of which have occurred in Scotland on less than an annual basis, are tabulated separately, following the main list, without any further details on subspecies or status.

Subspecies appearing in bold are endemic to Scotland.

Systematic List (species & subspecies)

categoryspecies namesubspecies namescientific species namesubspecies namestatus
A,CMute SwanCygnus olorRB
ATundra SwanBewick'sCygnus columbianusbewickiiWV
AWhooper SwanCygnus cygnusCB WV
ABean GooseTaigaAnser fabalisfabalisWV
ABean GooseTundraAnser fabalisrossicusPV
APink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWV
AGreater White-fronted GooseEuropeanAnser albifronsalbifronsPV
AGreater White-fronted GooseGreenlandAnser albifronsflavirostrisWV
ALesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropusSV
A,CGreylag GooseAnser anseranserRB IB WV
A,CSnow GooseLesserAnser caerulescenscaerulescensSV IB
A,CSnow GooseGreaterAnser caerulescensatlanticusSV
A,CGreater Canada GooseBranta canadensiscanadensisIB
A,CGreater Canada GooseBranta canadensisrace/races undeterminedSV
ABarnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWV
ABrent GooseDark-belliedBranta berniclaberniclaPV WV
ABrent GoosePale-belliedBranta berniclahrotaPV WV
ABrent GooseBlack BrantBranta berniclanigricansSV
ARed-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisSV
BRuddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaSV
ACommon ShelduckTadorna tadornaMB RB WV
CMandarin DuckAix galericulataIB
AEurasian WigeonAnas penelopeRB WV PV
AAmerican WigeonAnas americanaSV
A,CGadwallAnas streperaIB RB MB WV
AEurasian TealAnas creccaRB WV PV
AGreen-winged TealAnas carolinensiscarolinensisSV
A,CMallardAnas platyrhynchosplatyrhynchosRB WV
AAmerican Black DuckAnas rubripesSV
ANorthern PintailAnas acutaacutaRB or MB WV
AGarganeyAnas querquedulaMB PV
ABlue-winged TealAnas discorsSV
ANorthern ShovelerAnas clypeataMB WV PV
ARed-crested PochardNetta rufinaSV
ACanvasbackAythya valisineriaSV
ACommon PochardAythya ferinaMB/RB WV PV
ARedheadAythya americanaSV
ARing-necked DuckAythya collarisSV
AFerruginous DuckAythya nyrocaSV
ATufted DuckAythya fuligulaRB WV PV
AGreater ScaupAythya marilamarilaCB WV PV
ALesser ScaupAythya affinisSV
ACommon EiderSomateria mollissimamollissimaRB WV
DCommon EiderSomateria mollissimaborealisSV
AKing EiderSomateria spectabilisSV
ASteller's EiderPolysticta stelleriSV
AHarlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicusSV
ALong-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWV
ACommon ScoterMelanitta nigraRB/MB WV PV
ABlack ScoterMelanitta americanaSV
ASurf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWV PV
AVelvet ScoterMelanitta fuscafuscaWV PV
ABuffleheadBucephala albeolaSV
ABarrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandicaSV
ACommon GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaclangulaRB WV PV
ASmewMergellus albellusWV
AHooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusSV
ARed-breasted MerganserMergus serratorRB WV
AGoosanderMergus mergansermerganserRB WV
CRuddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisjamaicensisIB
AWillow PtarmiganRed GrouseLagopus lagopusscoticaRB
ARock PtarmiganScottish PtarmiganLagopus mutamillaisiRB ENDEMIC
ABlack GrouseTetrao tetrixbritannicusRB
B,CWestern CapercaillieTetrao urogallusurogallusFB IB
CRed-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufarufaIB
A,CGrey PartridgePerdix perdixperdixFB
A,CGrey PartridgePerdix perdixintraspecific hybrids as result of introductionsIB
ACommon QuailCoturnix coturnixcoturnixMB PV
CCommon PheasantPhasianus colchicuscolchicusIB
CCommon PheasantPhasianus colchicustorquatusFIB
CCommon PheasantPhasianus colchicusintraspecific hybridsIB
CGolden PheasantChrysolophus pictusIB
ARed-throated DiverGavia stellataMB RB WV PV
ABlack-throated DiverGavia arcticaarcticaMB RB WV
AGreat Northern DiverGavia immerCB WV
AYellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiSV
ABlack-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrismelanophrisSV
ANorthern FulmarFulmarus glacialisglacialisRB MB PV
AZino's/Fea's PetrelPterodroma madeira/feaeSV
ACory's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedeaborealisPV
AGreat ShearwaterPuffinus gravisPV
ASooty ShearwaterPuffinus griseusPV
AManx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusMB PV
ABalearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusPV
AMacaronesian ShearwaterPuffinus barolibaroli (presumed)SV
AWilson's Storm-petrelOceanites oceanicusrace undeterminedSV
BWhite-faced Storm-petrelPelagodroma marinahypoleucaSV
AEuropean Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusMB PV
ALeach's Storm-petrelOceanodroma leucorhoaleucorhoaMB PV
ASwinhoe's Storm-petrelOceanodroma monorhisSV
ANorthern GannetMorus bassanusMB RB PV
AGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carbocarboRB MB
AGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carbosinensisSV
AEuropean ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelisaristotelisRB
AAscension FrigatebirdFregata aquilaSV
AGreat BitternBotaurus stellarisstellarisFB PV
AAmerican BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSV
ALittle BitternIxobrychus minutusminutusSV
ABlack-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxnycticoraxSV
AGreen HeronButorides virescensSV
ASquacco HeronArdeola ralloidesSV
ACattle EgretBubulcus ibisibisSV
ASnowy EgretEgretta thulabrewsteri presumedSV
ALittle EgretEgretta garzettagarzettaPV
AGreat EgretArdea albaalbaSV
AGrey HeronArdea cinereacinereaRB WV
APurple HeronArdea purpureapurpureaSV
ABlack StorkCiconia nigraSV
AWhite StorkCiconia ciconiaciconiaFB PV
AGlossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusfalcinellusSV
AEurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodialeucorodiaPV
APied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepspodiceps (presumed)SV
ALittle GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisruficollisRB MB WV
AGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatuscristatusRB WV
ARed-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenagrisegenaCB WV
ARed-necked GrebeAmericanPodiceps grisegenaholboelliiSV
ASlavonian GrebePodiceps auritusauritusRB WV
ABlack-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisnigricollisMB/RB WV PV
AEuropean Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusMB PV
ABlack KiteMilvus migransmigransSV
A,CRed KiteMilvus milvusmilvusFB IB SV
A,CWhite-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicillaFB IB SV
AEurasian Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusaeruginosusMB PV
AHen HarrierCircus cyaneuscyaneusRB MB PV WV
APallid HarrierCircus macrourusSV
AMontagu's HarrierCircus pygargusCB PV
A,CNorthern GoshawkAccipiter gentilisgentilisFB IB PV
AEurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusnisusRB PV WV
ACommon BuzzardButeo buteobuteoRB
ARough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopuslagopusWV PV
AGolden EagleAquila chrysaetoschrysaetosRB
AOspreyPandion haliaetushaliaetusMB PV
ALesser KestrelFalco naumanniSV
ACommon KestrelFalco tinnunculustinnunculusRB MB PV WV
AAmerican KestrelFalco sparveriussparveriusSV
ARed-footed FalconFalco vespertinusSV
AMerlinFalco columbariusaesalonRB/MB PV WV
AMerlinFalco columbariussubaesalonPV WV
AEurasian HobbyFalco subbuteosubbuteoCB PV
AEleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeSV
AGyr FalconFalco rusticolusSV
APeregrine FalconFalco peregrinusperegrinusRB WV PV
AWater RailRallus aquaticusaquaticusRB PV WV
ASpotted CrakePorzana porzanaMB PV
ASoraPorzana carolinaSV
ALittle CrakePorzana parvaSV
ABaillon's CrakePorzana pusillaintermediaSV
ACorn CrakeCrex crexMB PV
ACommon MoorhenGallinula chloropuschloropusRB WV
ACommon CootFulica atraatraRB WV
AAmerican CootFulica americanaamericanaSV
ACommon CraneGrus grusgrusPV
ASandhill CraneGrus canadensiscanadensisSV
ALittle BustardTetrax tetraxSV
BMacqueen's BustardChlamydotis macqueeniiSV
AGreat BustardOtis tardatardaFB SV
AEurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusostralegusRB MB PV WV
ABlack-winged StiltHimantopus himantopushimantopusSV
APied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSV
AStone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusoedicnemusSV
ACream-coloured CourserCursorius cursorcursorSV
ACollared PratincoleGlareola pratincolapratincolaSV
ABlack-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniSV
ALittle PloverCharadrius dubiuscuronicusCB PV
ARinged PloverCharadrius hiaticulahiaticulaRB MB PV WV
ARinged PloverCharadrius hiaticulatundraePV WV
AKilldeerCharadrius vociferusvociferusSV
AKentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusalexandrinusSV
ALesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolusMongolus group (mongolus, stegmanni)SV
AGreater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultiirace undeterminedSV
ACaspian PloverCharadrius asiaticusSV
AEurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellusMB PV
AAmerican Golden PloverPluvialis dominicaSV
APacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaSV
AEuropean Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaRB MB WV PV
AGrey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPV WV
ASociable LapwingVanellus gregariusSV
AWhite-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurusSV
ANorthern LapwingVanellus vanellusRB MB PV WV
AGreat KnotCalidris tenuirostrisSV
ARed KnotCalidris canutuscanutusPV
ARed KnotCalidris canutusislandicaPV WV
ASanderlingCalidris albaPV WV
ASemipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSV
AWestern SandpiperCalidris mauriSV
ARed-necked StintCalidris ruficollisSV
ALittle StintCalidris minutaPV
ATemminck's StintCalidris temminckiiCB PV
ALeast SandpiperCalidris minutillaSV
AWhite-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSV
ABaird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSV
APectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPV
ASharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSV
ACurlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPV
AStilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusSV
APurple SandpiperCalidris maritimaCB PV WV
ADunlinCalidris alpinaalpinaPV WV
ADunlinCalidris alpinaschinziiMB PV
ADunlinCalidris alpinaarcticaPV
ABroad-billed SandpiperLimicola falcinellusfalcinellusSV
ABuff-breasted SandpiperTryngites subruficollisPV
ARuffPhilomachus pugnaxCB PV WV
AJack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPV WV
ACommon SnipeGallinago gallinagogallinagoRB MB PV WV
ACommon SnipeGallinago gallinagofaeroeensisRB MB PV WV
AGreat SnipeGallinago mediaSV
AShort-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusrace undeterminedSV
ALong-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusSV
AEurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaRB MB PV WV
ABlack-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaislandicaMB PV WV
AHudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaSV
ABar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicalapponicaPV WV
BEskimo CurlewNumenius borealisSV
AWhimbrelNumenius phaeopusphaeopusMB PV
AWhimbrelNumenius phaeopushudsonicusSV
AEurasian CurlewNumenius arquataarquataRB MB PV WV
AUpland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSV
ATerek SandpiperXenus cinereusSV
ACommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosMB PV
ASpotted SandpiperActitis maculariusCB SV
AGreen SandpiperTringa ochropusCB PV
ASolitary SandpiperTringa solitariasolitaria (presumed)SV
AGrey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipesSV
ASpotted RedshankTringa erythropusPV WV
AGreater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSV
ACommon GreenshankTringa nebulariaRB MB PV WV
ALesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSV
AMarsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisSV
AWood SandpiperTringa glareolaCB PV
ACommon RedshankTringa totanustotanusRB MB PV WV
ACommon RedshankTringa totanusrobustaPV WV
ARuddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresinterpresPV WV
AWilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSV
ARed-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusMB PV
AGrey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPV WV
APomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinusPV
AArctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticusMB PV
ALong-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicauduslongicaudusCB PV
AGreat SkuaStercorarius skuaskuaMB PV
AIvory GullPagophila eburneaSV
ASabine's GullXema sabiniPV
ABlack-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactylaRB MB PV WV
ABonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaSV
ABlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRB MB PV WV
ALittle GullHydrocoloeus minutusPV WV
ARoss's GullRhodostethia roseaSV
ALaughing GullLarus atricillaSV
AFranklin's GullLarus pipixcanSV
AMediterranean GullLarus melanocephalusWV PV
AMew GullLarus canusRB MB WV PV
ARing-billed GullLarus delawarensisPV WV
ALesser-Black-backed GullLarus fuscusgraellsiiMB PV
ALesser-Black-backed GullLarus fuscusintermediusPV
AHerring GullLarus argentatusargentatusPV WV
AHerring GullLarus argentatusargenteusRB
AYellow-legged GullLarus michahellisSV
ACaspian GullLarus cachinnansSV
AAmerican Herring GullLarus smithsonianusSV
AIceland GullLarus glaucoidesglaucoidesWV
AIceland GullKumlien'sLarus glaucoideskumlieniSV
AGlaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWV
AGreat Black-backed GullLarus marinusRB WV
ASooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusfuscatusSV
ABridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusrace undeterminedSV
ALittle TernSternula albifronsalbifronsMB PV
AGull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaniloticaSV
ACaspian TernGelochelidon caspiaSV
AWhiskered TernChlidonias hybridahybridaSV
ABlack TernChlidonias nigernigerPV
AWhite-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSV
ASandwich TernSterna sandvicensissandvicensisMB PV
ARoyal TernSterna maximarace undeterminedSV
ALesser Crested TernSterna bengalensistorresiiSV
AForster's TernSterna forsteriSV
ACommon TernSterna hirundohirundoMB PV
ARoseate TernSterna dougalliidougalliiMB PV
AArctic TernSterna paradisaeaMB PV
ACommon GuillemotUria aalgeaalgeRB MB WV
ACommon GuillemotUria aalgealbionisRB MB WV
ABrünnich's GuillemotUria lomvialomvia (presumed)SV
ARazorbillAlca tordaislandicaRB MB WV
ARazorbillAlca tordatordaWV
BGreat AukPinguinus impennisExtinct FB
ABlack GuillemotCepphus gryllearcticusRB
ALittle AukAlle alleallePV WV
DLittle AukAlle allepolarisSV
AAtlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaRB MB PV WV
APallas's SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxusCB SV
A,CRock PigeonColumba livialiviaRB
AStock PigeonColumba oenasoenasRB PV WV
ACommon Wood PigeonColumba palumbuspalumbusRB WV
AEurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctodecaoctoRB PV
AEuropean Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturturturFB PV
AOriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalisorientalis (presumed)SV
AOriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalismeenaSV
AMourning DoveZenaida macrourarace undeterminedSV
AGreat Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusSV
ACommon CuckooCuculus canoruscanorusMB PV
ABlack-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSV
AYellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanusSV
ABarn OwlTyto albaalbaRB
ABarn OwlDark-breastedTyto albaguttataSV
AEurasian Scops OwlOtus scopsscopsSV
ASnowy OwlBubo scandiacusCB SV
ANorthern Hawk OwlEuropeanSurnia ululaululaSV
ANorthern Hawk OwlAmericanSurnia ululacaparochSV
CLittle OwlAthene noctuavidaliiIB
ATawny OwlStrix alucosylvaticaRB
ALong-eared OwlAsio otusotusRB PV WV
AShort-eared OwlAsio flammeusflammeusRB MB PV WV
ATengmalm's OwlAegolius funereusfunereusSV
AEuropean NightjarCaprimulgus europaeuseuropaeusMB PV
ACommon NighthawkChordeiles minorminor (presumed)SV
AChimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaSV
AWhite-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutuscaudacutusSV
ACommon SwiftApus apusapusMB PV
APallid SwiftApus pallidusrace undeterminedSV
AAlpine SwiftApus melbamelbaSV
ALittle SwiftApus affinisgalilejensis (presumed)SV
ACommon KingfisherAlcedo atthisispidaRB MB
ABelted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonSV
ABlue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicuspersicusSV
AEuropean Bee-eaterMerops apiasterCB SV
AEuropean RollerCoracias garrulusgarrulusSV
AHoopoeUpupa epopsepopsPV
AEurasian WryneckJynx torquillatorquillaCB PV
AGreen WoodpeckerPicus viridisviridisRB
AGreat Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majormajorPV WV
AGreat Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majoranglicusRB
ALesser Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos minorcomminutus (presumed)SV
ACalandra LarkMelanocorypha calandrarace undeterminedSV
ABimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculatarace undeterminedSV
AGreater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylarace undeterminedSV
ACrested LarkGalerida cristatacristataSV
AWood LarkLullula arboreaarboreaSV
ASky LarkAlauda arvensisarvensisRB MB PV WV
AHorned LarkEremophila alpestrisflavaCB WV
ASand MartinRiparia ripariaripariaMB PV
ATree SwallowTachycineta bicolorSV
APurple MartinProgne subisrace undeterminedSV
AEurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisSV
ABarn SwallowHirundo rusticarusticaMB PV
AHouse MartinDelichon urbicumurbicumMB PV
ARed-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricarufulaSV
ARichard's PipitAnthus richardiPV
ABlyth's PipitAnthus godlewskiiSV
ATawny PipitAnthus campestriscampestrisSV
AOlive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoniyunnanensisSV
ATree PipitAnthus trivialistrivialisMB PV
APechora PipitAnthus gustavigustaviSV
AMeadow PipitAnthus pratensispratensisMB RB PV
AMeadow PipitAnthus pratensiswhistleriMB or RB
ARed-throated PipitAnthus cervinusSV
ARock PipitAnthus petrosuspetrosusRB
ARock PipitScandinavian RockAnthus petrosuslittoralisPV WV
AWater PipitAnthus spinolettaspinolettaPV WV
ABuff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescensrubescensSV
AYellow WagtailBlue-headedMotacilla flavaflavaCB PV
AYellow WagtailYellowMotacilla flavaflavissimaMB PV
AYellow WagtailSykes'sMotacilla flavabeemaSV
AYellow WagtailGrey-headedMotacilla flavathunbergiCB PV
AYellow WagtailBlack-headedMotacilla flavafeldeggSV
AYellow WagtailEastern Blue-headedMotacilla flavasimillimaSV
ACitrine WagtailMotacilla citreolarace undeterminedSV
AGrey WagtailMotacilla cinereacinereaRB MB PV
AWhite / Pied WagtailWhiteMotacilla albaalbaCB PV
AWhite / Pied WagtailPiedMotacilla albayarrelliiMB RB
ACedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSV
ABohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusgarrulusWV
AWhite-throated DipperBlack-belliedCinclus cincluscinclusSV
AWhite-throated DipperBritishCinclus cinclusgularisRB
AWhite-throated DipperIrishCinclus cinclushibernicusRB
AWinter WrenTroglodytes troglodytestroglodytesPV
AWinter WrenShetlandTroglodytes troglodyteszetlandicusRB ENDEMIC
AWinter WrenFair IsleTroglodytes troglodytesfridariensisRB ENDEMIC
AWinter WrenHebrideanTroglodytes troglodyteshebridensisRB ENDEMIC
AWinter WrenSt KildaTroglodytes troglodyteshirtensisRB ENDEMIC
AWinter WrenTroglodytes troglodytesindigenusRB
AHedge AccentorContinentalPrunella modularismodularisPV WV
AHedge AccentorHebrideanPrunella modularishebridiumRB
AHedge AccentorBritishPrunella modularisoccidentalisRB
AAlpine AccentorPrunella collariscollarisSV
AEuropean RobinErithacus rubecularubeculaPV WV
AEuropean RobinErithacus rubeculamelophilusRB MB
ARufous-tailed RobinLuscinia sibilansSV
AThrush NightingaleLuscinia lusciniaSV
ACommon NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosmegarhynchosSV
ACommon NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosgolziiSV
ASiberian RubythroatLuscinia calliopeSV
ABluethroatRed-spottedLuscinia svecicasvecicaCB PV
ABluethroatWhite-spottedLuscinia svecicacyaneculaSV
ASiberian Blue RobinLuscinia cyanerace undeterminedSV
ARed-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusSV
ABlack RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosgibraltariensisCB PV WV
ACommon RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusphoenicurusMB PV
AWhinchatSaxicola rubetraMB PV
AStonechatSaxicola torquatushibernansRB MB
AStonechatSiberianSaxicola torquatusmaurusSV
AStonechatSaxicola torquatusmaurus or stejnegeriSV
AStonechatCaspianSaxicola torquatusvariegatusSV
AIsabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaSV
ANorthern WheatearOenanthe oenantheoenantheMB PV
ANorthern WheatearGreenlandOenanthe oenantheleucorhoaPV
APied WheatearOenanthe pleschankaSV
ABlack-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanicahispanicaSV
ABlack-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanicamelanoleucaSV
ADesert WheatearOenanthe desertidesertiSV
ADesert WheatearOenanthe desertihomochroaSV
ADesert WheatearOenanthe desertiatrogularisSV
ARufous-tailed Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilisSV
ABlue Rock ThrushMonticola solitariusrace undeterminedSV
AWhite's ThrushZoothera daumaaureaSV
ASiberian ThrushZoothera sibiricarace undeterminedSV
AHermit ThrushCatharus guttatusrace undeterminedSV
ASwainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusrace undeterminedSV
AGrey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusaliciae (presumed)SV
AVeeryCatharus fuscescensrace undeterminedSV
ARing OuzelTurdus torquatustorquatusMB PV
ACommon BlackbirdTurdus merulamerulaRB MB PV WV
AEyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurusSV
ADusky ThrushTurdus eunomusSV
ABlack-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularisSV
AFieldfareTurdus pilarisCB WV PV
ASong ThrushTurdus philomelosphilomelosPV WV
ASong ThrushTurdus philomelosclarkeiRB MB PV WV
ASong ThrushHebrideanTurdus philomeloshebridensisRB MB ENDEMIC
ARedwingTurdus iliacusiliacusMB/RB WV PV
ARedwingTurdus iliacuscoburniCB? WV PV
AMistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusviscivorusRB MB PV WV
AAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusmigratoriusSV
ACetti's WarblerCettia cetticettiSV
APallas's Grasshopper WarblerLocustella certhiolarubescensSV
ALanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolataSV
ACommon Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevianaeviaMB PV
ARiver WarblerLocustella fluviatilisSV
ASavi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesluscinioidesSV
AAquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaSV
ASedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusMB PV
APaddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricolaSV
ABlyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorumSV
AMarsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisCB PV
AEurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusscirpaceusMB PV
AGreat Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceusarundinaceusSV
AThick-billed WarblerAcrocephalus aedonaedon (presumed)SV
AEastern Olivaceous WarblerHippolais pallidaelaeicaSV
ABooted WarblerHippolais caligataSV
ASykes's WarblerHippolais ramaSV
AOlive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorumSV
AIcterine WarblerHippolais icterinaCB PV
AMelodious WarblerHippolais polyglottaPV
ABlackcapSylvia atricapillaatricapillaMB PV WV
AGarden WarblerSylvia borinborinMB PV
ABarred WarblerSylvia nisorianisoriaPV
ALesser WhitethroatSylvia currucacurrucaMB PV
ALesser WhitethroatSiberianSylvia currucablythiSV
AOrphean WarblerSylvia hortensisrace undeterminedSV
ACommon WhitethroatSylvia communiscommunisMB PV
ADartford WarblerSylvia undatarace undeterminedSV
AMarmora's WarblerSylvia sardasarda (presumed)SV
ARüppell's WarblerSylvia rueppelliSV
ASubalpine WarblerSylvia cantillanscantillansSV
ASubalpine WarblerSylvia cantillansalbistriataSV
ASardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephalamelanocephalaSV
AGreenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloidesviridanusSV
AArctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisborealisSV
APallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulusPV
AYellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPV
AHume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humeihumei (presumed)SV
ARadde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarziSV
ADusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatusfuscatusSV
AWestern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelliSV
AEastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalisSV
AWood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixMB PV
ACommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitacollybitaMB PV WV
ACommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaabietinusPV WV
ACommon ChiffchaffSiberianPhylloscopus collybitatristisPV WV
ACommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitafulvescensPV WV
AIberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericusSV
AWillow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilustrochilusMB PV
AWillow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusacredulaMB? PV
AGoldcrestRegulus regulusregulusRB PV WV
AFirecrestRegulus ignicapillaignicapillaPV WV
ASpotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striatastriataMB PV
ARed-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parvaPV
ATaiga FlycatcherFicedula albicillaSV
ACollared FlycatcherFicedula albicollisSV
APied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucahypoleucaMB PV
ABearded TitPanurus biarmicusbiarmicusRB PV
ALong-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusrosaceusRB
ABlue TitCyanistes caeruleuscaeruleusSV
ABlue TitCyanistes caeruleusobscurusRB
AGreat TitParus majormajorSV WV
AGreat TitParus majornewtoniRB
ACrested TitScottishLophophanes cristatusscoticusRB ENDEMIC
ACoal TitPeriparus ateraterPV
ACoal TitPeriparus aterbritannicusRB
AWillow TitPoecile montanakleinschmidtiRB
AMarsh TitPoecile palustrisdresseriRB
AWood NuthatchSitta europaeacaesiaRB
AEurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiarisfamiliarisSV
AEurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiarisbritannicaRB
AEurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusoriolusCB PV
ABrown ShrikeLanius cristatuscristatusSV
AIsabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusisabellinusSV
AIsabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusphoenicuroidesSV
ARed-backed ShrikeLanius colluriocollurioCB PV
ALong-tailed ShrikeLanius schachrace undeterminedSV
ALesser Grey ShrikeLanius minorSV
AGreat Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorexcubitorWV PV
ASouthern Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalispallidirostrisSV
AWoodchat ShrikeLanius senatorsenatorPV
AMasked ShrikeLanius nubicusSV
AEurasian JayGarrulus glandariusrufitergumRB
ABlack-billed MagpiePica picapicaRB
ASpotted NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactesmacrorhynchosSV
ARed-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxpyrrhocoraxRB
AEurasian JackdawCorvus monedulamonedulaWV
AEurasian JackdawCorvus monedulaspermologusRB WV
ARookCorvus frugilegusfrugilegusRB WV
ACarrion CrowCorvus coronecoroneRB WV
AHooded CrowCorvus cornixcornixRB WV
ACommon RavenCorvus coraxcoraxRB
ACommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisvulgarisRB WV PV
ACommon StarlingShetlandSturnus vulgariszetlandicusRB ENDEMIC
ARosy StarlingSturnus roseusSV
AHouse SparrowPasser domesticusdomesticusRB
ASpanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensishispaniolensis (presumed)SV
AEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusmontanusRB PV
ARed-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusolivaceus (presumed)SV
AChaffinchFringilla coelebscoelebsWV PV
AChaffinchFringilla coelebsgengleriRB
ABramblingFringilla montifringillaCB WV PV
AEuropean SerinSerinus serinusSV
AEuropean GreenfinchCarduelis chlorischlorisRB WV
AEuropean GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisbritannicaRB MB
AEurasian SiskinCarduelis spinusRB MB WV PV
ACommon LinnetCarduelis cannabinacannabinaCB? PV
ACommon LinnetScottishCarduelis cannabinaautochthonaRB MB ENDEMIC
ATwiteCarduelis flavirostrispipilansRB MB
ALesser RedpollCarduelis cabaretRB MB
ACommon RedpollMealyCarduelis flammeaflammeaWV PV
ACommon RedpollGreaterCarduelis flammearostrataSV
AArctic RedpollCarduelis hornemannihornemanniSV
AArctic RedpollCarduelis hornemanniexilipesSV
ATwo-barred CrossbillLoxia leucopterabifasciataSV
ACommon CrossbillLoxia curvirostracurvirostraRB MB WV PV
AScottish CrossbillLoxia scoticaRB ENDEMIC
AParrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus[RB?] SV
ATrumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineusrace undeterminedSV
ACommon RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinuserythrinusCB PV
APine GrosbeakPinicola enucleatorenucleatorSV
ACommon BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulapyrrhulaSV
ACommon BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulapileataRB
AHawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustescoccothraustesRB PV
AEvening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinavespertina (presumed)SV
BBlack-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaSV
ATennessee WarblerVermivora peregrinaSV
AYellow WarblerDendroica petechiaaestivaSV
AChestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanicaSV
ABlackburnian WarblerDendroica fuscaSV
ACape May WarblerDendroica tigrinaSV
AYellow-rumped WarblerDendroica coronatacoronata (presumed)SV
ABlackpoll WarblerDendroica striataSV
AAmerican RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSV
AOvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillarace undeterminedSV
ACommon YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasrace undeterminedSV
AHooded WarblerWilsonia citrinaSV
ASavannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensisrace undeterminedSV
ASong SparrowMelospiza melodiarace undeterminedSV
AWhite-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysrace undeterminedSV
AWhite-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisSV
ADark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalishyemalisSV
ALapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicuslapponicusCB PV WV
ASnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisnivalisRB PV WV
ASnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisinsulaeRB PV WV
ABlack-faced BuntingEmberiza spodocephalaspodocephala (presumed)SV
APine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalosleucocephalosSV
AYellowhammerEmberiza citrinellacitrinellaSV
AYellowhammerEmberiza citrinellacaliginosaRB
ACirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusSV
AOrtolan BuntingEmberiza hortulanaPV
ACretzschmar's BuntingEmberiza caesiaSV
AYellow-browed BuntingEmberiza chrysophrysSV
ARustic BuntingEmberiza rusticarusticaSV
AChestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucatafucataSV
ALittle BuntingEmberiza pusillaSV
AYellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaaureolaSV
AReed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusschoeniclusRB PV WV
APallas's BuntingEmberiza pallasipolaris (presumed)SV
ABlack-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephalaSV
ACorn BuntingEmberiza calandracalandraRB PV WV
ARose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSV
ABobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSV
ABrown-headed CowbirdMolothrus aterrace undeterminedSV
ABaltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSV

Systematic List (species only)

categoryspecies namescientific species name
A,CMute SwanCygnus olor
ATundra SwanCygnus columbianus
AWhooper SwanCygnus cygnus
ABean GooseAnser fabalis
APink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
AGreater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
ALesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus
A,CGreylag GooseAnser anser
A,CSnow GooseAnser caerulescens
A,CGreater Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ABarnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
ABrent GooseBranta bernicla
ARed-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis
BRuddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
ACommon ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CMandarin DuckAix galericulata
AEurasian WigeonAnas penelope
AAmerican WigeonAnas americana
A,CGadwallAnas strepera
AEurasian TealAnas crecca
AGreen-winged TealAnas carolinensis
A,CMallardAnas platyrhynchos
AAmerican Black DuckAnas rubripes
ANorthern PintailAnas acuta
AGarganeyAnas querquedula
ABlue-winged TealAnas discors
ANorthern ShovelerAnas clypeata
ARed-crested PochardNetta rufina
ACanvasbackAythya valisineria
ACommon PochardAythya ferina
ARedheadAythya americana
ARing-necked DuckAythya collaris
AFerruginous DuckAythya nyroca
ATufted DuckAythya fuligula
AGreater ScaupAythya marila
ALesser ScaupAythya affinis
ACommon EiderSomateria mollissima
AKing EiderSomateria spectabilis
ASteller's EiderPolysticta stelleri
AHarlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
ALong-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
ACommon ScoterMelanitta nigra
ABlack ScoterMelanitta americana
ASurf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
AVelvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
ABuffleheadBucephala albeola
ABarrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
ACommon GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ASmewMergellus albellus
AHooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
ARed-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
AGoosanderMergus merganser
CRuddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
AWillow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
ARock PtarmiganLagopus muta
ABlack GrouseTetrao tetrix
B,CWestern CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
CRed-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
A,CGrey PartridgePerdix perdix
ACommon QuailCoturnix coturnix
CCommon PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CGolden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
ARed-throated DiverGavia stellata
ABlack-throated DiverGavia arctica
AGreat Northern DiverGavia immer
AYellow-billed DiverGavia adamsii
ABlack-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
ANorthern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
AZino's/Fea's PetrelPterodroma madeira/feae
ACory's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
AGreat ShearwaterPuffinus gravis
ASooty ShearwaterPuffinus griseus
AManx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
ABalearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
AMacaronesian ShearwaterPuffinus baroli
AWilson's Storm-petrelOceanites oceanicus
BWhite-faced Storm-petrelPelagodroma marina
AEuropean Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicus
ALeach's Storm-petrelOceanodroma leucorhoa
ASwinhoe's Storm-petrelOceanodroma monorhis
ANorthern GannetMorus bassanus
AGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
AEuropean ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
AAscension FrigatebirdFregata aquila
AGreat BitternBotaurus stellaris
AAmerican BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
ALittle BitternIxobrychus minutus
ABlack-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
AGreen HeronButorides virescens
ASquacco HeronArdeola ralloides
ACattle EgretBubulcus ibis
ASnowy EgretEgretta thula
ALittle EgretEgretta garzetta
AGreat EgretArdea alba
AGrey HeronArdea cinerea
APurple HeronArdea purpurea
ABlack StorkCiconia nigra
AWhite StorkCiconia ciconia
AGlossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
AEurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
APied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
ALittle GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
AGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ARed-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
ASlavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
ABlack-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
AEuropean Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
ABlack KiteMilvus migrans
A,CRed KiteMilvus milvus
A,CWhite-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
AEurasian Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
AHen HarrierCircus cyaneus
APallid HarrierCircus macrourus
AMontagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
A,CNorthern GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
AEurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ACommon BuzzardButeo buteo
ARough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
AGolden EagleAquila chrysaetos
AOspreyPandion haliaetus
ALesser KestrelFalco naumanni
ACommon KestrelFalco tinnunculus
AAmerican KestrelFalco sparverius
ARed-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
AMerlinFalco columbarius
AEurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
AEleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
AGyr FalconFalco rusticolus
APeregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
AWater RailRallus aquaticus
ASpotted CrakePorzana porzana
ASoraPorzana carolina
ALittle CrakePorzana parva
ABaillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
ACorn CrakeCrex crex
ACommon MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ACommon CootFulica atra
AAmerican CootFulica americana
ACommon CraneGrus grus
ASandhill CraneGrus canadensis
ALittle BustardTetrax tetrax
BMacqueen's BustardChlamydotis macqueenii
AGreat BustardOtis tarda
AEurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ABlack-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
APied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
AStone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
ACream-coloured CourserCursorius cursor
ACollared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
ABlack-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
ALittle PloverCharadrius dubius
ARinged PloverCharadrius hiaticula
AKilldeerCharadrius vociferus
AKentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
ALesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
AGreater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
ACaspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus
AEurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
AAmerican Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
APacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
AEuropean Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
AGrey PloverPluvialis squatarola
ASociable LapwingVanellus gregarius
AWhite-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
ANorthern LapwingVanellus vanellus
AGreat KnotCalidris tenuirostris
ARed KnotCalidris canutus
ASanderlingCalidris alba
ASemipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
AWestern SandpiperCalidris mauri
ARed-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
ALittle StintCalidris minuta
ATemminck's StintCalidris temminckii
ALeast SandpiperCalidris minutilla
AWhite-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
ABaird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
APectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
ASharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
ACurlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
AStilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
APurple SandpiperCalidris maritima
ADunlinCalidris alpina
ABroad-billed SandpiperLimicola falcinellus
ABuff-breasted SandpiperTryngites subruficollis
ARuffPhilomachus pugnax
AJack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
ACommon SnipeGallinago gallinago
AGreat SnipeGallinago media
AShort-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
ALong-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
AEurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ABlack-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
AHudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
ABar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BEskimo CurlewNumenius borealis
AWhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
AEurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
AUpland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
ATerek SandpiperXenus cinereus
ACommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ASpotted SandpiperActitis macularius
AGreen SandpiperTringa ochropus
ASolitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
AGrey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
ASpotted RedshankTringa erythropus
AGreater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
ACommon GreenshankTringa nebularia
ALesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
AMarsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
AWood SandpiperTringa glareola
ACommon RedshankTringa totanus
ARuddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
AWilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
ARed-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
AGrey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
APomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
AArctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
ALong-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
AGreat SkuaStercorarius skua
AIvory GullPagophila eburnea
ASabine's GullXema sabini
ABlack-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
ABonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
ABlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ALittle GullHydrocoloeus minutus
ARoss's GullRhodostethia rosea
ALaughing GullLarus atricilla
AFranklin's GullLarus pipixcan
AMediterranean GullLarus melanocephalus
AMew GullLarus canus
ARing-billed GullLarus delawarensis
ALesser-Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
AHerring GullLarus argentatus
AYellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
ACaspian GullLarus cachinnans
AAmerican Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
AIceland GullLarus glaucoides
AGlaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
AGreat Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ASooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
ABridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
ALittle TernSternula albifrons
AGull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
ACaspian TernGelochelidon caspia
AWhiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
ABlack TernChlidonias niger
AWhite-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
ASandwich TernSterna sandvicensis
ARoyal TernSterna maxima
ALesser Crested TernSterna bengalensis
AForster's TernSterna forsteri
ACommon TernSterna hirundo
ARoseate TernSterna dougallii
AArctic TernSterna paradisaea
ACommon GuillemotUria aalge
ABrünnich's GuillemotUria lomvia
ARazorbillAlca torda
BGreat AukPinguinus impennis
ABlack GuillemotCepphus grylle
ALittle AukAlle alle
AAtlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
APallas's SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxus
A,CRock PigeonColumba livia
AStock PigeonColumba oenas
ACommon Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
AEurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
AEuropean Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
AOriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
AMourning DoveZenaida macroura
AGreat Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
ACommon CuckooCuculus canorus
ABlack-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
AYellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
ABarn OwlTyto alba
AEurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
ASnowy OwlBubo scandiacus
ANorthern Hawk OwlSurnia ulula
CLittle OwlAthene noctua
ATawny OwlStrix aluco
ALong-eared OwlAsio otus
AShort-eared OwlAsio flammeus
ATengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
AEuropean NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
ACommon NighthawkChordeiles minor
AChimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
AWhite-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
ACommon SwiftApus apus
APallid SwiftApus pallidus
AAlpine SwiftApus melba
ALittle SwiftApus affinis
ACommon KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ABelted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
ABlue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
AEuropean Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
AEuropean RollerCoracias garrulus
AHoopoeUpupa epops
AEurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
AGreen WoodpeckerPicus viridis
AGreat Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ALesser Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos minor
ACalandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra
ABimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
AGreater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
ACrested LarkGalerida cristata
AWood LarkLullula arborea
ASky LarkAlauda arvensis
AHorned LarkEremophila alpestris
ASand MartinRiparia riparia
ATree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
APurple MartinProgne subis
AEurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
ABarn SwallowHirundo rustica
AHouse MartinDelichon urbicum
ARed-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
ARichard's PipitAnthus richardi
ABlyth's PipitAnthus godlewskii
ATawny PipitAnthus campestris
AOlive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
ATree PipitAnthus trivialis
APechora PipitAnthus gustavi
AMeadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ARed-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
ARock PipitAnthus petrosus
AWater PipitAnthus spinoletta
ABuff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
AYellow WagtailMotacilla flava
ACitrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
AGrey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
AWhite / Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ACedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
ABohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
AWhite-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
AWinter WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
AHedge AccentorPrunella modularis
AAlpine AccentorPrunella collaris
AEuropean RobinErithacus rubecula
ARufous-tailed RobinLuscinia sibilans
AThrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
ACommon NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
ASiberian RubythroatLuscinia calliope
ABluethroatLuscinia svecica
ASiberian Blue RobinLuscinia cyane
ARed-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
ABlack RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
ACommon RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
AWhinchatSaxicola rubetra
AStonechatSaxicola torquatus
AIsabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
ANorthern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
APied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
ABlack-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
ADesert WheatearOenanthe deserti
ARufous-tailed Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
ABlue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
AWhite's ThrushZoothera dauma
ASiberian ThrushZoothera sibirica
AHermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
ASwainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
AGrey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
AVeeryCatharus fuscescens
ARing OuzelTurdus torquatus
ACommon BlackbirdTurdus merula
AEyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurus
ADusky ThrushTurdus eunomus
ABlack-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
AFieldfareTurdus pilaris
ASong ThrushTurdus philomelos
ARedwingTurdus iliacus
AMistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
AAmerican RobinTurdus migratorius
ACetti's WarblerCettia cetti
APallas's Grasshopper WarblerLocustella certhiola
ALanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolata
ACommon Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
ARiver WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
ASavi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
AAquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicola
ASedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
APaddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
ABlyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
AMarsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
AEurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
AGreat Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
AThick-billed WarblerAcrocephalus aedon
AEastern Olivaceous WarblerHippolais pallida
ABooted WarblerHippolais caligata
ASykes's WarblerHippolais rama
AOlive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
AIcterine WarblerHippolais icterina
AMelodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
ABlackcapSylvia atricapilla
AGarden WarblerSylvia borin
ABarred WarblerSylvia nisoria
ALesser WhitethroatSylvia curruca
AOrphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
ACommon WhitethroatSylvia communis
ADartford WarblerSylvia undata
AMarmora's WarblerSylvia sarda
ARüppell's WarblerSylvia rueppelli
ASubalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
ASardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
AGreenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
AArctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
APallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
AYellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
AHume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humei
ARadde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarzi
ADusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
AWestern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
AEastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
AWood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
ACommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
AIberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
AWillow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
AGoldcrestRegulus regulus
AFirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
ASpotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ARed-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
ATaiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
ACollared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
APied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
ABearded TitPanurus biarmicus
ALong-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ABlue TitCyanistes caeruleus
AGreat TitParus major
ACrested TitLophophanes cristatus
ACoal TitPeriparus ater
AWillow TitPoecile montana
AMarsh TitPoecile palustris
AWood NuthatchSitta europaea
AEurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
AEurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
ABrown ShrikeLanius cristatus
AIsabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
ARed-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
ALong-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
ALesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
AGreat Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
ASouthern Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalis
AWoodchat ShrikeLanius senator
AMasked ShrikeLanius nubicus
AEurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
ABlack-billed MagpiePica pica
ASpotted NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
ARed-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
AEurasian JackdawCorvus monedula
ARookCorvus frugilegus
ACarrion CrowCorvus corone
AHooded CrowCorvus cornix
ACommon RavenCorvus corax
ACommon StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ARosy StarlingSturnus roseus
AHouse SparrowPasser domesticus
ASpanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
AEurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
ARed-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
AChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ABramblingFringilla montifringilla
AEuropean SerinSerinus serinus
AEuropean GreenfinchCarduelis chloris
AEuropean GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
AEurasian SiskinCarduelis spinus
ACommon LinnetCarduelis cannabina
ATwiteCarduelis flavirostris
ALesser RedpollCarduelis cabaret
ACommon RedpollCarduelis flammea
AArctic RedpollCarduelis hornemanni
ATwo-barred CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
ACommon CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
AScottish CrossbillLoxia scotica
AParrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
ATrumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
ACommon RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
APine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
ACommon BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
AHawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
AEvening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina
BBlack-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
ATennessee WarblerVermivora peregrina
AYellow WarblerDendroica petechia
AChestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
ABlackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
ACape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
AYellow-rumped WarblerDendroica coronata
ABlackpoll WarblerDendroica striata
AAmerican RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
AOvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
ACommon YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
AHooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
ASavannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
ASong SparrowMelospiza melodia
AWhite-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
AWhite-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
ADark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
ALapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
ASnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
ABlack-faced BuntingEmberiza spodocephala
APine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
AYellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ACirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
AOrtolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
ACretzschmar's BuntingEmberiza caesia
AYellow-browed BuntingEmberiza chrysophrys
ARustic BuntingEmberiza rustica
AChestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucata
ALittle BuntingEmberiza pusilla
AYellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureola
AReed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
APallas's BuntingEmberiza pallasi
ABlack-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala
ACorn BuntingEmberiza calandra
ARose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
ABobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
ABrown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
ABaltimore OrioleIcterus galbula

Category D

categoryspecies namescientific species name
DRoss's GooseAnser rossii
DFalcated DuckAnas falcata
DBaikal TealAnas formosa
DGreat White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
DGreater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
DBooted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
DSaker FalconFalco cherrug
DAsian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
DDaurian StarlingSturnus sturninus
DChestnut BuntingEmberiza rutila
DRed-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
DYellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Totals

Category A502
Category B7
Category C6
Category A/B/C515
Category D12

The current total of 515 includes all of the 509 species given 'main-text' treatment in The Birds of Scotland, plus Hooded Merganser is moved from Category D to A and White-tailed Lapwing, Caspian Gull, Belted Kingfisher, Olive-tree Warbler and Iberian Chiffchaff have all been added to Category A.

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