CheckList
EUROPEAN UNION BIRDS
by Alberto Masi
following the sequence, systematics and nomenclature
of Voous
© Comunità europee, 1995-2001
Non Passeriformes
Status, symbols
-

STATUS
Explanation of symbols
| N |
Regular breeder |
| H |
Wintering of majority or all of EU breeders |
| h |
Wintering of minority of EU breeders |
| W |
Species/population wintering regularly in the EU |
| M |
Species/population regularly passing on migration through the EU |
| (N) |
Occasional breeder |
| O |
Occasional visitor (annually observed) |
| A |
Accidental visitor (<one observation on average per year) |
| Ex |
Species which has disappeared from the EU after 1800 |
| Nex |
Breeder which has disappeared from the EU after 1800 |
| R |
Formerly disappeared and now re-introduced into the EU |
| Int ()* |
Introduced artificially into the EU |
-
|
Scientific name
|
Genus following
Sibley and Monroe
|
Status
|
| - Gaviidae |
|
|
| Gavia stellata |
|
N, H + W |
| Gavia arctica |
|
N, H + W |
| Gavia immer |
|
(N) + M + W |
| Gavia adamsii |
|
O |
| - Podicipedidae |
|
|
| Podilymbus podiceps |
|
A |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Podiceps cristatus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Podiceps grisegena |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Podiceps auritus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Podiceps nigricollis |
|
N, H + M + W |
| - Diomedeidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Diomedea melanophris |
|
A |
| Diomedea exulans |
|
A |
| - Procellariidae |
|
|
| Macronectes sp. |
|
A |
| Fulmarus glacialis |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Pterodroma madeira |
|
N, H |
| Pterodroma feae |
|
N, H |
| Pterodroma hasitata |
|
A |
| Bulweria bulwerii |
|
N, H |
| Calonectris diomedea |
|
N + M |
| incl. Calonectris d. borealis |
|
/N, h + M |
| Puffinus gravis |
|
M |
| Puffinus griseus |
|
M |
| Puffinus puffinus |
|
N, H |
| Puffinus yelkouan |
|
N + M |
| incl. Puffinus y. mauretanicus |
|
/ N |
| Puffinus assimilis |
|
N, h |
| - Hydrobatidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Oceanites oceanicus |
|
M |
| Pelagodroma marina |
|
N, H? |
| Hydrobates pelagicus |
|
N + M |
| Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
|
N + M |
| Oceanodroma monorhis |
|
A (N) |
| Oceanodroma castro |
|
N |
| - Phaethontidae |
|
|
| Phaethon aethereus |
|
A (N) |
| - Sulidae |
|
|
| Sula dactylatra |
|
A |
| Sula leucogaster |
|
A |
| Morus bassanus |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Morus capensis |
|
A |
| - Phalacrocoracidae |
|
|
| Phalacrocorax carbo |
|
N, H + M + W |
| incl. Phalacrocorax c. lucidus |
|
/A |
| Phalacrocorax auritus |
|
A |
| Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
|
N, H |
| incl. Phalacrocorax a. desmarestii |
|
/N, H |
| Phalacrocorax pygmeus |
|
N, H + W |
| - Pelecanidae |
|
|
| Pelecanus onocrotalus |
|
N + M |
| Pelecanus crispus |
|
N, H + W |
| - Fregatidae |
|
|
| Fregata magnificens |
|
A |
| - Ardeidae |
|
|
| Botaurus stellaris |
|
N, H + M |
| Botaurus lentiginosus |
|
A |
| Ixobrychus exilis |
|
A |
| Ixobrychus minutus |
|
N + M |
| Ixobrychus eurhythmus |
|
A |
| Ixobrychus sturmii |
|
A |
| Nycticorax nycticorax |
|
N, h + M |
| Butorides striatus |
Butorides virescens |
A |
| Ardeola ralloides |
|
N + M |
| Bubulcus ibis |
|
N, H |
| Hydranassa caerulea |
Egretta caerulea |
A |
| Egretta gularis |
|
A |
| Egretta garzetta |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Egretta alba |
Casmerodius alba |
N, H + M + W |
| Ardea cinerea |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Ardea herodias |
|
A |
| Ardea purpurea |
|
N, h + M |
| Ardea melanocephala |
|
A |
| - Ciconiidae |
|
|
| Ciconia nigra |
|
N, h + M |
| Ciconia ciconia |
|
N, h + M |
| - Threskiornithidae |
|
|
| Plegadis falcinellus |
|
N + M |
| Geronticus eremita |
|
A |
| Platalea leucorodia |
|
N, h + M + W |
| - Phoenicopteridae |
|
|
| Phoenicopterus ruber |
|
N, H |
| - Anatidae |
|
|
| Cygnus olor |
|
W + Int (N, H) |
| Cygnus bewickii |
|
W |
| Cygnus columbianus |
|
A |
| Cygnus cygnus |
|
N, H + W |
| Anser fabalis |
|
N, H + W |
| incl. Anser f. serrirostris |
|
/W |
| Anser brachyrhynchus |
|
W |
| Anser albifrons |
|
W |
| incl. Anser a. flavirostris |
|
/W |
| Anser erythropus |
|
N, H + W |
| Anser anser |
|
N, H + W |
| Anser caerulescens |
|
O |
| Anser rossii |
|
A |
| Branta canadensis |
|
A + Int (N, H) |
| incl. Branta c. hutchinsii |
|
/ A |
| Branta leucopsis |
|
N, H + W |
| Branta bernicla |
|
W |
| incl. Branta b. hrota |
|
/W |
| incl. Branta b. nigricans |
|
/O |
| Branta ruficollis |
|
W |
| Tadorna ferruginea |
|
N, h |
| Tadorna tadorna |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Anas penelope |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Anas americana |
|
O |
| Anas falcata |
|
A |
| Anas strepera |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Anas formosa |
|
A |
| Anas crecca |
|
N, H + M + W |
| incl. Anas c. carolinensis |
|
/ O |
| Anas platyrhynchos |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Anas rubripes |
|
A (N) |
| Anas acuta |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Anas querquedula |
|
N, h + M |
| Anas discors |
|
O |
| Anas clypeata |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Marmaronetta angustirostris |
|
N, h |
| Netta rufina |
|
N, H + W |
| Aythya ferina |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Aythya americana |
|
A |
| Aythya valisineria |
|
A |
| Aythya collaris |
|
O |
| Aythya nyroca |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Aythya fuligula |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Aythya marila |
|
N, H + W |
| Aythya affinis |
|
A |
| Somateria mollissima |
|
N, H + W |
| Somateria spectabilis |
|
W |
| Polysticta stelleri |
|
W |
| Histrionicus histrionicus |
|
A |
| Clangula hyemalis |
|
N, H + W |
| Melanitta nigra |
|
N, H + M + W |
| incl. Melanitta n. americana |
|
/A |
| Melanitta perspicillata |
|
O |
| Melanitta fusca |
|
N, H + W |
| incl. Melanitta f. stejnegeri |
|
/A |
| incl. Melanitta f. deglandi |
|
/A |
| Bucephala albeola |
|
A |
| Bucephala islandica |
|
A |
| Bucephala clangula |
|
N, H + W |
| Lophodytes cucullatus |
|
A |
| Mergellus albellus |
|
N, H + W |
| Mergus serrator |
|
N, H + W |
| Mergus merganser |
|
N, H + W |
| Oxyura leucocephala |
|
N, H + W |
| - Accipitridae |
|
|
| Pernis apivorus |
|
N + M |
| Elanoides forficatus |
|
A |
| Elanus caeruleus |
|
N, H |
| Milvus migrans |
|
N, h + M |
| Milvus milvus |
|
N, H + W |
| Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
|
A |
| Haliaeetus albicilla |
|
N, H + W |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
|
A |
| Gypaetus barbatus |
|
N, H |
| Neophron percnopterus |
|
N, h + M |
| Gyps fulvus |
|
N, H + M |
| Torgos tracheliotus |
|
A |
| Aegypius monachus |
|
N, H |
| Circaetus gallicus |
|
N, h + M |
| Circus aeruginosus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Circus cyaneus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Circus macrourus |
|
M (N) |
| Circus pygargus |
|
N + M |
| Accipiter gentilis |
|
N, H + W |
| Accipiter nisus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Accipiter brevipes |
|
N + M |
| Buteo buteo |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Buteo rufinus |
|
N, H |
| Buteo lagopus |
|
N, H + W |
| Aquila pomarina |
|
N + M |
| Aquila clanga |
|
W |
| Aquila rapax |
|
A |
| Aquila nipalensis |
|
A |
| Aquila heliaca |
|
N, H + W |
| Aquila adalberti |
|
N, H |
| Aquila chrysaetos |
|
N, H |
| Hieraaetus pennatus |
|
N, h + M |
| Hieraaetus fasciatus |
|
N, H |
| - Pandionidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Pandion haliaetus |
|
N, h + M |
| - Falconidae |
|
|
| Falco naumanni |
|
N, h + M |
| Falco tinnunculus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Falco sparverius |
|
A |
| Falco vespertinus |
|
M + N |
| Falco amurensis |
|
A |
| Falco columbarius |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Falco subbuteo |
|
N + M |
| Falco eleonorae |
|
N + M |
| Falco biarmicus |
|
N, H + M |
| Falco cherrug |
|
N, H + W |
| Falco rusticolus |
|
N, H + W |
| Falco peregrinus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| incl. Falco p. pelegrinoides |
Falco pelegrinoides |
/N, H |
| - Tetraonidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Bonasa bonasia |
|
N, H |
| Lagopus mutus |
|
N, H |
| Lagopus lagopus |
|
N, H |
| incl. Lagopus l. scoticus |
|
/N, H |
| Tetrao tetrix |
|
N, H |
| Tetrao urogallus |
|
N, H + Int (N, H) |
| - Phasianidae |
|
|
| Alectoris chukar |
|
N, H |
| Alectoris graeca |
|
N, H |
| Alectoris rufa |
|
N, H + Int (N, H) |
| Alectoris barbara |
|
N, H + Int (N, H) |
| Francolinus francolinus |
|
Ex |
| Perdix perdix |
|
N, H |
| Coturnix coturnix |
|
N, h + M |
| Phasianus colchicus |
|
N, H + Int (N, H) |
| - Turnicidae |
|
|
| Turnix sylvatica |
|
N, H |
| - Rallidae |
|
|
| Rallus aquaticus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Porzana porzana |
|
N, h + M |
| Porzana carolina |
|
A |
| Porzana parva |
|
N + M |
| Porzana pusilla |
|
N + M |
| Aenigmatolimnas marginalis |
|
A |
| Limnocorax flavirostris |
Amaurornis flavirostra |
A |
| Crex crex |
|
N + M |
| Gallinula chloropus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Porphyrula alleni |
Porphyrio alleni |
A |
| Porphyrula martinica |
Porphyrio martinicus |
A |
| Porphyrio porphyrio |
|
N, H |
| inc. Porphyrio p. madagascariensis |
|
/ A |
| incl. Porphyrio p. poliocephalus |
|
/ A |
| Fulica atra |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Fulica americana |
|
A |
| Fulica cristata |
|
N, H |
| - Gruidae |
|
|
| Grus grus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Grus canadensis |
|
A |
| Anthropoides virgo |
Grus virgo |
A |
| - Otididae |
|
|
| Tetrax tetrax |
|
N, H |
| Chlamydotis undulata |
|
N, H |
| incl. Chlamydotis u. macqueenii |
|
/ A |
| Otis tarda |
|
N, H |
| - Haematopodidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Haematopus ostralegus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Haematopus meadewaldoi |
|
Ex |
| - Recurvirostridae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Himantopus himantopus |
|
N, h + M |
| Recurvirostra avosetta |
|
N, H + M + W |
| - Burhinidae |
|
|
| Burhinus oedicnemus |
|
N, h + M + W |
| - Glareolidae |
|
|
| Pluvianus aegyptius |
|
A |
| Cursorius cursor |
|
N, H |
| Glareola pratincola |
|
N + M |
| Glareola nordmanni |
|
O (N) |
| Glareola maldivarum |
|
A |
| - Charadriidae |
|
|
| Charadrius dubius |
|
N, h + M |
| Charadrius hiaticula |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Charadrius semipalmatus |
|
A |
| Charadrius vociferus |
|
A |
| Charadrius alexandrinus |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Charadrius mongolus |
|
A |
| Charadrius leschenaultii |
|
O |
| Charadrius asiaticus |
|
A |
| Eudromias morinellus |
|
N, h + M |
| Pluvialis dominica |
|
O |
| Pluvialis fulva |
|
O |
| Pluvialis apricaria |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Pluvialis squatarola |
|
M + W |
| Vanellus spinosus |
|
N, h |
| Vanellus gregarius |
|
O |
| Vanellus leucurus |
|
A |
| Vanellus vanellus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| - Scolopacidae |
|
|
| Calidris tenuirostris |
|
A |
| Calidris canutus |
|
M + W |
| Calidris alba |
|
M + W |
| Calidris pusilla |
|
O |
| Calidris mauri |
|
A |
| Calidris ruficollis |
|
A |
| Calidris minuta |
|
M + W |
| Calidris temminckii |
|
N, h + M |
| Calidris subminuta |
|
A |
| Calidris minutilla |
|
A |
| Calidris fuscicollis |
|
O |
| Calidris bairdii |
|
O |
| Calidris melanotos |
|
O |
| Calidris acuminata |
|
A |
| Calidris maritima |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Calidris alpina |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Calidris ferruginea |
|
M + W |
| Micropalama himantopus |
|
A |
| Limicola falcinellus |
|
N + M |
| Tryngites subruficollis |
|
O |
| Philomachus pugnax |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Lymnocryptes minimus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| allinago gallinago |
|
N, H + M + W |
| incl. Gallinago g. delicata |
|
/A |
| Gallinago stenura |
|
A |
| Gallinago media |
|
N + M |
| Limnodromus griseus |
|
A |
| Limnodromus scolopaceus |
|
O |
| Scolopax rusticola |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Limosa limosa |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Limosa haemastica |
|
A |
| Limosa lapponica |
|
M + W |
| Numenius minutus |
|
A |
| Numenius borealis |
|
A Ex? |
| Numenius phaeopus |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Numenius tenuirostris |
|
M + W |
| Numenius arquata |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Bartramia longicauda |
|
A |
| Tringa erythropus |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Tringa totanus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Tringa stagnatilis |
|
N + M |
| Tringa nebularia |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Tringa melanoleuca |
|
A |
| Tringa flavipes |
|
O |
| Tringa solitaria |
|
A |
| Tringa ochropus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Tringa glareola |
|
N, h + M |
| Xenus cinereus |
Tringa cinerea |
N + M |
| Actitis hypoleucos |
Tringa hypoleucos |
N, h + M + W |
| Actitis macularia |
Tringa macularia |
O |
| Heteroscelus brevipes |
Tringa brevipes |
A |
| Catoptrophorus semipalmatus |
|
A |
| Arenaria interpres |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Steganopus tricolor |
|
O |
| Phalaropus lobatus |
|
N + M |
| Phalaropus fulicarius |
|
M |
| - Stercorariidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Stercorarius pomarinus |
|
M |
| Stercorarius parasiticus |
|
N, h + M |
| Stercorarius longicaudus |
|
N + M |
| Catharacta skua |
|
N, H + M +W |
| - Laridae |
|
|
| Larus leucophthalmus |
|
A |
| Larus ichthyaetus |
|
A |
| Larus melanocephalus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Larus atricilla |
|
O |
| Larus pipixcan |
|
A |
| Larus minutus |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Larus sabini |
Xema sabini |
M |
| Larus philadelphia |
|
A |
| Larus ridibundus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Larus cirrocephalus |
|
A |
| Larus genei |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Larus audouinii |
|
N, h |
| Larus delawarensis |
|
O |
| Larus canus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Larus fuscus |
|
N + M |
| incl. Larus f. graellsii |
|
/N, H + M +W |
| incl. Larus f. heuglini |
|
/A |
| Larus argentatus |
|
N, H + W |
| incl. Larus a. smithsonianus |
|
/A |
| Larus cachinnans |
|
(N) + M + W |
| incl. Larus c. michaellis |
|
/N, H + M +W |
| Larus glaucoides |
|
W |
| incl. Larus g. kumleini |
|
/ O |
| incl. Larus g. thayeri |
|
/ A |
| Larus hyperboreus |
|
W |
| Larus marinus |
|
N, H + W |
| Rhodostethia rosea |
|
O |
| Rissa tridactyla |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Pagophila eburnea |
|
A |
| - Sternidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Gelochelidon nilotica |
Sterna nilotica |
N + M |
| Sterna caspia |
|
N + M |
| Sterna maxima |
|
A |
| Sterna bengalensis |
|
O (N) |
| Sterna sandvicensis |
|
N, h + M + W |
| Sterna elegans |
|
A |
| Sterna dougallii |
|
N + M |
| Sterna hirundo |
|
N, h + M |
| Sterna paradisaea |
|
N + M |
| Sterna aleutica |
|
A |
| Sterna forsteri |
|
A |
| Sterna anaethetus |
|
A |
| Sterna fuscata |
|
A (N) |
| Sterna albifrons |
|
N + M |
| incl. Sterna a. antillarum |
Sterna antillarum |
/A? |
| Chlidonias hybridus |
|
N, h + M |
| Chlidonias niger |
|
N + M |
| Chlidonias leucopterus |
|
M (N) |
| Anous stolidus |
|
A |
| - Alcidae |
not a family following S-M |
|
| Uria aalge |
|
N, H + W |
| Uria lomvia |
|
A |
| Alca torda |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Cepphus grylle |
|
N, H + W |
| Pinguinus impennis |
|
Ex |
| Synthiboramphus antiquus |
|
A |
| Alle alle |
|
M + W |
| Cyclorrhynchus psittacula |
|
A |
| Fratercula arctica |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Lunda cirrhata |
Fratercula cirrhata |
A |
| - Pteroclididae |
|
|
| Pterocles senegallus |
|
A |
| Pterocles orientalis |
|
N, H |
| Pterocles alchata |
|
N, H |
| Syrrhaptes paradoxus |
|
A |
| - Columbidae |
|
|
| Columba livia |
|
N, H + Int (N, H) |
| Columba oenas |
|
N, H + W |
| Columba palumbus |
|
N, H + W |
| Columba trocaz |
|
N, H |
| Columba bollii |
|
N, H |
| Columba junoniae |
|
N, H |
| Streptopelia decaocto |
|
N, H + W |
| Streptopelia turtur |
|
N + M |
| Streptopelia orientalis |
|
A |
| Streptopelia senegalensis |
|
A |
| - Cuculidae |
|
|
| Clamator glandarius |
|
N |
| Cuculus canorus |
|
N + M |
| Coccyzus erythrophthalmus |
|
A |
| Coccyzus americanus |
|
A |
| - Psittacidae |
|
|
| - Tytonidae |
|
|
| Tyto alba |
|
N, H + W |
| - Strigidae |
|
|
| Otus scops |
|
N + M |
| Bubo bubo |
|
N, H |
| Nyctea scandiaca |
|
N, H + W |
| Surnia ulula |
|
N, H + W |
| Glaucidium passerinum |
|
N, H |
| Athene noctua |
|
N, H + Int (N, H) |
| Strix aluco |
|
N, H |
| Strix uralensis |
|
N, H |
| Strix nebulosa |
|
N, H |
| Asio otus |
|
N, H + W |
| Asio flammeus |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Asio capensis |
|
A |
| Aegolius funereus |
|
N, H |
| - Caprimulgidae |
|
|
| Caprimulgus europaeus |
|
N + M |
| Caprimulgus ruficollis |
|
N |
| Caprimulgus aegyptius |
|
A |
| Chordeiles minor |
|
A |
| - Apodidae |
|
|
| Hirundapus caudacutus |
|
A |
| Chaetura pelagica |
|
A |
| Tachymarptis melba |
|
N + M |
| Apus unicolor |
|
N, h |
| Apus apus |
|
N + M |
| Apus pallidus |
|
N, h |
| Apus pacificus |
|
A |
| Apus caffer |
|
N |
| Apus affinis |
|
A |
| Alcedinidae |
|
|
| Halcyon smyrnensis |
|
A |
| Alcedo atthis |
|
N, H + M + W |
| Ceryle rudis |
|
A |
| Ceryle alcyon |
|
A |
| - Meropidae |
|
|
| Merops persicus |
|
A |
| Merops apiaster |
|
N + M |
| - Coraciidae |
|
|
| Coracias garrulus |
|
N + M |
| - Upupidae |
|
|
| Upupa epops |
|
N, h + M |
| - Picidae |
|
|
| Jynx torquilla |
|
N, h + M |
| Picus canus |
|
N, H |
| Picus viridis |
|
N, H |
| Dryocopus martius |
|
N, H |
| Sphyrapicus varius |
|
A |
| Dendrocopos major |
|
N, H + W |
| Dendrocopos syriacus |
|
N, H |
| Dendrocopos medius |
|
N, H |
| Dendrocopos leucotos |
|
N, H |
| incl. Dendrocopos l. lilfordi |
|
/N, H |
| Dendrocopos minor |
|
N, H |
| Picoides tridactylus |
|
N, H |
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