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Photos of UAE birds

 

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Category A and C species

Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons albifrons

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus

Eastern Greylag Goose, Anser anser rubirostris

Mute Swan, Cygnus olor

Bewick’s Swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus

Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus

Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea

Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna

Cotton Pygmy Goose, Nettapus coromandelianus

Gadwall, Anas strepera strepera

Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata

Northern Pintail, Anas acuta

Garganey, Anas querquedula

Eurasian Teal, Anas crecca crecca

Marbled Duck, Marmaronetta angustirostris

Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina

Common Pochard, Aythya ferina

Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca

Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula

Greater Scaup, Aythya marila

Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator

Chukar Partridge, Alectoris chukar

Grey Francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus

Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heyi -  video

Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix

Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus

Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Lesser Flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor

Jouanin’s Petrel, Bulweria fallax

Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris (diomedea) borealis

Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes

Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus

Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus

Persian Shearwater, Puffinus persicus

Wilson’s Storm Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis

Leach’s Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus

Black Stork, Ciconia nigra

White Stork, Ciconia ciconia

Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra

Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster plotus

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula rubripes

Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis

Socotra Cormorant, Leucocarbo nigrogularis

Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus

Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus

Eurasian Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus

Cinnamon Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
Great Egret, Ardea alba

-possible Great Egret (Eastern), Ardea alba modesta

Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Egret, Egretta gularis schistacea
Western Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis

Eastern Cattle Egret, Bubulcus coromandus

Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides

Indian Pond Heron, Ardeola grayii

Squacco-/ Indian Pond Heron, A. ralloides/grayii

Striated Heron, Butorides striatus

Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax

Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus

Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia

Western Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus

Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus

European Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus

Crested Honey Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhyncus orientalis

Un-identified Honey Buzzard, Pernis sp.

Himalayan Vulture, Gyps himalayensis

Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus

Cinereous (Black) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

Lappet-faced Vulture, Aegypius tracheliotos

Short-toed Snake Eagle, Circaetus gallicus

Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina

Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga

Greater Spotted Eagle, Aqulia clanga var. 'fulvescens'

Booted Eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus

Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis

Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca

Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Bonelli's Eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus

Shikra, Accipiter badius

Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus

Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis

Western Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus

Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus cyaneus

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus

Un-identified Harrier, Circus sp.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans ssp.

Black-eared Kite, Milvus migrans lineatus

Pallas's Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus

Western Steppe Buzzard, Buteo buteo vulpinus

Macqueen’s Bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii

Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax

Corncrake, Crex crex

Western Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus

White-breasted Waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus

Little Crake, Porzana parva

Baillon’s Crake, Porzana pusilla

Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana

Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea

Grey-headed Swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus- -  video

Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

Red-knobbed Coot, Fulica cristata

Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra

Eurasian-/ Red-knobbed Coot hybrids, Fulica atra/cristata

Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo

Common Crane, Grus grus -  video

Eurasian Stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus

Great Stone-curlew, Esacus recurvirostris

Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus

Spur-winged Lapwing, Vanellus spinosus

Red-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus indicus

Sociable Lapwing, Vanellus gregarius

White-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus

Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola

European Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria

Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva

Lesser Sand Plover, Charadrius (mongolus) atrifrons

Greater Sand Plover, Charadrius leschenaultii

Caspian Plover, Charadrius asiaticus -  video

Kittlitz’s Plover, Charadrius pecuarius

Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus

Common Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula

Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius

Eurasian Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus

Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola

Eurasian Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus

Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta

Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus

Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos

Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus

Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus

Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia

Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes

Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis

Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola

Common Redshank, Tringa totanus

Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata

Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa limosa

Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica

Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres

Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris

Red Knot, Calidris canutus

Sanderling, Calidris alba

Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis

Little Stint, Calidris minuta

Temminck's Stint, Calidris temminckii

Long-toed Stint, Calidris subminuta

White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos

Dunlin, Calidris alpina

Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea

Broad-billed Sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis -  video

Ruff, Philomachus pugnax

Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus

Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus

Great Snipe, Gallinago media

Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago

Pin-tailed Snipe, Gallinago stenura

Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola

Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor

Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus

Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria

Cream-coloured Courser, Cursorius cursor

Collared Pratincole, Glareola pratincola

Oriental Pratincole, Glareola maldivarum

Black-winged Pratincole, Glareola nordmanni

Small Pratincole, Glareola lactea

Un-identified Pratincole, Glareola sp.

Greater Painted Snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla

Sabine’s Gull, Xema sabini 

Slender-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus genei

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus

Franklin's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan -  video

Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus

White-eyed Gull, Larus leucopthalmus

Sooty Gull, Larus hemprichii

Pallas's Gull, Larus ichthyaetus

Common Gull, Larus canus

Caspian Gull, Larus cachinnans

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Baltic), Larus fuscus fuscus

Steppe Gull, Larus (fuscus) barabensis

Heuglin’s Gull, Larus (fuscus) heuglini

Large white-headed gulls, Larus fuscus/barabensis/cachinnans/heuglini

Brown Noddy, Anous stolidus

Lesser Noddy, Anous tenuirostris

Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscata

Bridled Tern, Onychoprion anaethetus

Little Tern, Sternula albifrons  - photos on eBird

Saunders's Tern, Sternula saundersi  - photos on eBird

Little or Saunders's Tern, Sternula albifrons/saundersi

Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia

Black Tern, Chlidonias niger niger

White-winged Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus

Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida

Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii

Common Tern, Sterna hirundo ssp

Common Tern (Western), Sterna hirundo hirundo/tibetana

Common Tern (Eastern hybrid), Sterna hirundo hirundo/tibetana x longipennis

Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea

White-cheeked Tern, Sterna repressa

Greater Crested Tern, Sterna bergii

Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis

Lesser Crested Tern, Sterna bengalensis

Un-identified terns, Sterna sp.

Brown-/ South Polar Skua, Stercorarius antarcticus/maccormicki

Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus

Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus

Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus

Un-identified Skua, Stercorarius sp.

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus

Spotted Sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus

Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii arabicus

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata

Feral Pigeon, Columba livia ‘feral’

Stock Dove, Columba oenas

Common Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur

Oriental Turtle Dove, Streptopelia (orientalis) meena

Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto

Red Turtle Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica

Laughing Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis

Namaqua Dove, Oena capensis

Jacobin Cuckoo, Oxylophus jacobinus pica

Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius

Common Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus

Asian Koel, Eudynamys scolopaceus

Western Barn Owl, Tyto alba

Pallid Scops Owl, Otus brucei

Eurasian Scops Owl, Otus scops

Un-identified Scops Owl, Otus sp.

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Bubo ascalaphus

Spotted Eagle Owl (Arabian), Bubo africanus milesi

Little Owl, Athene noctua - dark mountain form

Little Owl, Athene noctua - pale desert form

Long-eared Owl, Asio otus

Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus

European Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius

Sykes’s Nightjar, Caprimulgus mahrattensis

Alpine Swift, Tachymarptis melba

Common Swift, Apus apus

proposed Common Swift in winter

Pallid Swift, Apus pallidus

Pallid or Common Swift, Apus pallidus/apus

Fork-tailed Swift, Apus pacificus

Little Swift, Apus affinis

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis

Grey-headed Kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala

Arabian Collared Kingfisher, Halcyon chloris kalbaensis

Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis

White-throated Bee-eater, Merops albicollis

Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus -  video

European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster

European Roller, Coracias garrulus

Indian Roller, Coracias benghalensis

Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla

Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni

Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus

Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus

Amur Falcon, Falco amurensis

Eleonora's Falcon, Falco eleonorae

Sooty Falcon, Falco concolor

Merlin, Falco columbarius

Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo

Lanner Falcon, Falco biarmicus

Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug

Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus

Barbary Falcon, Falco pelegrinoides 

Un-identified Falcon, Falco sp.

Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria

Rose-ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri

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Red-backed Shrike, Lanius collurio
Daurian Shrike, Lanius isabellinus isabellinus

Turkestan Shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides

Turkestan Shrike, Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides var. karelini

-Turkestan or Daurian Shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides/isabellinus

Turkestan x Red-backed Shrike hybrids, Lanius phoenicuroides x collurio

Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus ssp.

Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus cristatus

Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus lucionensis

Isabelline or Brown Shrike, Lanius isabellinus/cristatus

Bay-backed Shrike, Lanius vittatus

Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike hybrid

Great Grey Shrike (Arabian), Lanius excubitor aucheri

Steppe Grey Shrike, Lanius pallidirostris

Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor

Masked Shrike, Lanius nubicus

Woodchat Shrike (Eastern), Lanius senator niloticus

Eurasian Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus

Black-naped Oriole, Oriole chinensis

Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus

Ashy Drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus

Un-identified Drongo, Dicrurus sp.

Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi

House Crow, Corvus splendens

Carrion Crow (Mesopotamian), Corvus cornix capellanus

Brown-necked Raven, Corvus ruficollis

Fan-tailed Raven, Corvus rhipidurus

Greater Hoopoe-Lark, Alaemon alaudipes

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Eremopterix nigriceps

Bar-tailed Lark, Ammomanes cinctura

Desert Lark (mountain form), Ammomanes deserti taimuri

Desert Lark (coastal form), Ammomanes deserti insularis

Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra

Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata

Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla -  video

Turkestan Short-toed Lark, Alaudala heinei
Un-identified Turkestan/Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (formerly Lesser Short-toed Lark)
    -   From eBird

Dunn’s Lark, Eremalauda dunni

Crested Lark, Galerida cristata

Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis

Oriental Skylark, Alauda gulgula

Temminck's Lark, Eremophila bilopha

Banded Martin, Riparia cincta (putative)

Sand Martin, Riparia riparia

Pale Martin, Riparia diluta

Eurasian Crag Martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Pale Crag Martin, Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
- Barn Swallow (tytleri)

Wire-tailed Swallow, Hirundo smithii

Red-rumped Swallow, Cecropis daurica
- Red-rumped Swallow (Eastern)

Streak-throated Swallow, Petrochelidon fluvicola

Common House Martin, Delichon urbicum

Asian House Martin, Delichon dasypus

Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer

Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus

White-spectacled Bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthopygos

hybrid bulbuls

White-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucotis

Streaked Scrub Warbler, Scotocerca inquieta

Cetti’s Warbler, Cettia cetti

Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus

Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita

Putative Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita menzbieri

- Putative Siberian Chiffchaff video

- Possible Mountain Chiffchaff

Plain Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus neglectus

Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus

Radde’s Warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi

Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus

Hume’s Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus humei

Yellow-browed-/Hume's Leaf Warbler sp.

Green Warbler, Phylloscopus nitidus

Large-billed Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus magnirostris

Sykes's Warbler, Iduna rama

Booted Warbler, Iduna caligata

Un-identified Booted-/Sykes's Warbler, Iduna caligata/rama

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Iduna pallida

Upcher’s Warbler, Hippolais languida

Icterine Warbler, Hippolais icterina

Un-identified Iduna/Hippolais

Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon

Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Paddyfield Warbler, Acrocephalus agricola

Eurasian Reed Warbler (Caspian), Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus

Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum

Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris

Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Clamorous Reed Warbler (Indian), Acrocephalus (stentoreus) brunnescens

Basra Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis

Common Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia

River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis

Savi’s Warbler, Locustella luscinioides 

Graceful Prinia, Prinia gracilis

Eurasian Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla

Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin

Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria

Lesser Whitethroat [curruca/blythi], Sylvia curruca curruca/blythi

Lesser Whitethroat [halimodendri], Sylvia curruca halimodendri

Un-identified Lesser Whitethroat

Whitethroat w very dark head

Hume's Whitethroat, Sylvia althaea

Eastern Orphean Warbler, Sylvia crassirostris

Asian Desert Warbler, Sylvia nana

Common Whitethroat, Sylvia communis

Menetries's Warbler, Sylvia mystacea

Arabian Babbler, Turdoides squamiceps

Asian Brown Flycatcher, Muscicaupa dauurica

Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata

Black Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas podobe

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas galactotes

Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelaena

European Robin, Erithacus rubecula

White-throated Robin, Irania gutturalis

Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia

Common Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos megarhyncho/africana

Eastern Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos golzii

Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica ssp.

Bluethroats w white throat-spots Luscinia svecica ssp.

Caucasian Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica magna

Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus

Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleucus

Eurasian Pied/Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca/albicollis

Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis

Semicollared Flycatcher, Ficedula semitorquata

Taiga Flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla

Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva

Eversmann’s Redstart, Phoenicurus erythronotus

Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus

Ehrenberg’s Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamiscus

Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros ochruros

Eastern Black Redstart, Phoenicurus (ochruros) phoenicuroides

Common Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis

Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius

Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra

European Stonechat, Saxicola rubicola

Siberian Stonechat, Saxicola maurus

Caspian Stonechat, Saxicola maurus hemprichii

Un-identified Stonechat, Saxicola rubicola/mauruss sp.

Pied Bush Chat, Saxicola caprata

Blackstart, Oenanthe melanura

White-crowned Wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga

Hooded Wheatear, Oenanthe monacha

Hume's Wheatear, Oenanthe albonigra

Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe

Mourning Wheatear, Oenanthe lugens

Variable Wheatear, Oenanthe picata

Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka

- Pied Wheatear, O. pleschanka. var. 'vittata'

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe (hispanica) melanoleuca

Pied or Black-eared Wheatear, O. pleschanka/hispanica

Hybrid Pied x Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka x hispanica

Persian Wheatear, Oenanthe chrysopygia

Kurdish Wheatear, Oenanthe xanthoprymna

Kurdish or Persian Wheatear, O.xanthoprymna/chrysopygia

Desert Wheatear, Oenanthe deserti

Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina

Ring Ouzel (Caucasian), Turdus torquatus amicorum

Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula

Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus

Black-throated Thrush, Turdus atrogularis

Dusky Thrush, Turdus eunomus

Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris

Redwing, Turdus iliacus iliacus

Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos

Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus

Bank Myna, Acridotheres ginginianus

Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis

Pied Myna, Sturnus contra

Brahminy Starling, Sturnus pagodarum

Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus

Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Superb Starling, Lamprotornis superbus

Wattled Starling, Creatophora cineracea

Violet-backed Starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Purple Sunbird, Cinnyris asiaticus

Radde's Accentor, Prunella ocularis

Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava (incl. putative hybrids)

Blue-headed Wagtail, M. f. flava/beema

Black-headed Wagtail, M. f. feldegg

Grey-headed Wagtail, M. f. thunbergi

Yellow-headed Wagtail, M. f. lutea

White-chinned Wagtail, M. f. melanogrisea

Pale-headed Yellow Wagtails, M. flava ?

Yellow Wagtail, form, M. flava ’superciliaris

* Yellow Wagtail, form, M. flava ’dombrowskii’

Yellow Wagtail, form, M. flava ‘xanthophrys

Eastern Yelow Wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis ssp.

- Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Green-headed), Motacilla tschutschensis taivana

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola

Yellow or Citrine Wagtail hybrids

Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea

White Wagtail, Motacilla alba alba

Masked Wagtail, Motacilla alba personata

East Siberian Wagtail, Motacilla alba ocularis

putative Transbaikalian Wagtail, Motacilla alba baicalensis

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi

Paddyfield Pipit, Anthus rufulus

Long-billed Pipit, Anthus similis

Blyth’s Pipit, Anthus godlewskii

Tawny Pipit, Anthus campestris

Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis

Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni yunnanensis

Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni hodgsoni

Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus

Water Pipit (Caucasian), Anthus spinoletta coutellii

Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens japonicus

Forest Wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus

Hypocolius, Hypocolius ampelinus

Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella

Cinereous Bunting (Eastern), Emberiza (cineracea) semenowi

Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana

White-capped Bunting, Emberiza stewarti

Cretzschmar's Bunting, Emberiza caesia

Striolated Bunting, Emberiza striolata

Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla

Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica

Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola

Black-headed Bunting, Emberiza melanocephala

Red-headed Bunting, Emberiza bruniceps

Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus

Corn Bunting, Emberiza calandra

Common Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs

Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla

Trumpeter Finch, Rhodopechys githaginea

Common Rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus

Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus

European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis

Common Linnet, Carduelis cannabina

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus

Spanish Sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis

Dead Sea Sparrow, Passer moabiticus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus

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Yellow-throated Sparrow, Gymnoris xanthocollis

Pale Rockfinch, Carpospiza brachydactyla

Golden-backed Weaver, Ploceus jacksoni

Streaked Weaver, Ploceus manyar

Indian Silverbill, Lonchura malabarica

Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata

 

Un-identified birds

 

 

Category D - escape not ruled out

 

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

White-eyed Buzzard, Butastur teesa

Spotted Thick-knee, Burhinus capensis

Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis

African Collared Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea

European Goldfinch (Grey-capped), Carduelis carduelis [caniceps-group]

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Category E - escaped

 

Common Ostrich, Struthio camelus

Cape Barren Goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae

Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor

Lesser Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna javanica

Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis

Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis

Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis

Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis

Spur-winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis

Maned Duck, Chenonetta jubata

Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides

Bar-headed Goose, Anser indicus

Mute Swan, Cygnus olor

Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus

Black Swan, Cygnus atratus

Black-necked Swan, Cygnus melanocorypha

Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator

Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea

Radjah Shelduck, Tadorna radjah

South African Shelduck, Tadorna cana

Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata

Ringed Teal, Callonetta leucophrys

Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa

Wood Duck, Aix sponsa

Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata

Falcated Duck Mareca falcata

Silver Teal, Spatula versicolor

Hottentot Teal, Anas hottentota

White-cheeked Pintail (Bahamas), Anas bahamensis bahamensis

Helmeted Guineafowl, Numida meleagris

Hybrid duck

Vulturine Guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum

California Quail, Callipepla californica

Chukar, Alectoris chukar

Arabian Partridge, Alectoris melanocephala 

Black Francolin, Francolinus francolinus

Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Francolinus leucoscepus

See-see Partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis

Common Pheasant, Phasanius colchicus

Green Pheasant, Phasianus versicolor

Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus

Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis

Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala

Pink-backed Pelican, Pelecanus rufescens

Goliath Heron, Ardea goliath

Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber

Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus

Hadada Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash

Eurasian Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus (escape)

Dark Chanting Goshawk, Melierax metabates

White-bellied Bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis canicollis

Arabian Bustard, Ardeotis arabs

Grey-headed Swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus

African Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis

Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum

Black Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina

Common Crane, Grus grus

Siberian Crane, Grus leucogeranus

Blacksmith Lapwing, Vanellus armatus

Crowned Lapwing, Vanellus coronatus

African Jacana, Actophilornis africanus

Spotted Sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus

Crowned Sandgrouse, Pterocles coronatus

Common Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus (escape)

Speckled Pigeon, Columba guinea

Red Turtle Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica

Ringed Turtle Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea 'risoria'

Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata

Zebra Dove, Geopelia striata

Common Emerald Dove, Chalcophagus indica

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon, Treron bicinctus

Common Bronzewing, Phaps chalcoptera

Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita

Cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus

Red Lory, Eos bornea

Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius

Budgeriar, Melopsittacus undulatus

Australian King Parrot, Alisterus scapularis

Plum-headed Parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala

Blossom-headed Parakeet, Psittacula roseata

Hybrid Lovebirds, Agapornis sp

Fischer’s Lovebird, Agapornis fischeri

Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus

Nanday Parakeet, Nandayus nenday

Monk Parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus

Red-and-green Macaw, Ara chloropterus

Blue-bellied Roller, Coracias cyanogaster

Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus

Speckled Mousebird, Colius striatus

Blue-faced Honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis

Rufous Treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda

Large-billed Crow, Corvus macrorhynchus

Eurasian Magpie, Pica pica

Southern Ground Hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri

Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea

White-crested Laughing Thrush, Garrulax leucolophus

Common Hill Myna, Gracula religiosa

Crested Myna, Acridotheres cristatellus

Javan Myna, Acridotheres javanicus

Jungle Myna, Acridotheres fuscus

Bali Starling ,Leucopsar rothschildi

Golden-breasted Starling, Lamprotornis regius

Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Laniarius barbarus

Sudan Golden Sparrow, Passer luteus

White-headed Buffalo Weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli

Taveta Weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps

Lesser Masked Weaver, Ploceus intermedius

Rueppell’s Weaver, Ploceus galbula

Vitelline Masked Weaver, Ploceus vitellinus

Village Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus

Chestnut Weaver, Ploceus rubiginosus

Baya Weaver, Ploceus philippinus

Bengal Weaver, Ploceus benghalensis

Red-billed Quelea, Quelea quelea

Red-headed Quelea, Quelea erythrops

Southern Red Bishop, Euplectes orix

Zanzibar Bishop, Euplectes nigroventris

Black-winged Bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus

Yellow-crowned Bishop, Euplectes afer

White-winged Widowbird, Euplectes albonotatus

Red-collared Widowbird, Euplectes ardens

Lavender Waxbill, Estrilda caerulescens

Common Waxbill, Estrilda astrild

Arabian Waxbill, Estrilda rufibarba

Crimson-rumped Waxbill, Estrilda rhodopyga

Black-rumped Waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes

Blue-capped Cordonbleu, Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Zebra Waxbill, Sporaeginthus subflavus

Green Avadavat, Amandava formosa

Red Avadavat, Amandava amandava

Australian Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia castanotis

Black-headed Munia, Lonchura malacca 

Chestnut Munia, Lonchura atricapilla

Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora

Cut-throat, Amadina fasciata

Jameson’s Firefinch, Lagnosticta rhodopareia

Straw-tailed Whydah, Vidua fischeri

Pin-tailed Whydah, Vidua macroura

Paradise Whydah sp., Vidua sp.

Red-crested Cardinal, Paroaria coronata

Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis

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Unidentified birds

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