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Description: Including El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gomera, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife

Number of species: 362
Number of endemics: 6
Number of globally threatened species: 6
Number of introduced species: 9
 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Rare/Accidental
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica Rare/Accidental
Common Loon Gavia immer Rare/Accidental
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rare/Accidental
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Rare/Accidental
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Rare/Accidental
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Rare/Accidental
Cape Verde Petrel Pterodroma feae Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Near-threatened
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba Rare/Accidental
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Rare/Accidental
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Rare/Accidental
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Rare/Accidental
 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Rare/Accidental
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rare/Accidental
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Rare/Accidental
Greylag Goose Anser anser Rare/Accidental
Brant Branta bernicla Rare/Accidental
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Rare/Accidental
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana Rare/Accidental
Gadwall Anas strepera Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Rare/Accidental
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck Anas rubripes Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail Anas acuta Rare/Accidental
Garganey Anas querquedula Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Rare/Accidental
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Rare/Accidental
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup Aythya marila Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Rare/Accidental
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rare/Accidental
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Rare/Accidental
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Rare/Accidental
Red Kite Milvus milvus Extirpated Near-threatened
Black Kite Milvus migrans Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Short-toed-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Rare/Accidental
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Rare/Accidental
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Rare/Accidental
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rare/Accidental
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Rare/Accidental
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Rare/Accidental
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Introduced species
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Introduced species
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane Grus grus Rare/Accidental
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
African Crake Crecopsis egregia Rare/Accidental
Corn Crake Crex crex Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Little Crake Porzana parva Rare/Accidental
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Rare/Accidental
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
 
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Rare/Accidental
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Rare/Accidental
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Rare/Accidental
Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Rare/Accidental
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/Accidental
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Rare/Accidental
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Rare/Accidental
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Buff-breasted Sandpipe Tryngites subruficollis Near-threatened
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Rare/Accidental
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Chionididae
Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull Larus canus Rare/Accidental
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rare/Accidental
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Rare/Accidental
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
Western Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei Rare/Accidental
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Rare/Accidental
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Rare/Accidental
Little Gull Larus minutus Rare/Accidental
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Rare/Accidental
Little Tern Sternula albifrons Rare/Accidental
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Rare/Accidental
Black Tern Chlidonias niger Rare/Accidental
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested-Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Rare/Accidental
Great Skua Stercorarius skua Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Common Murre Uria aalge Rare/Accidental
Razorbill Alca torda Rare/Accidental
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Rare/Accidental
 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii Endemic Near-threatened
Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae Endemic Endangered
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea Introduced species
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Rare/Accidental
 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Introduced species
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Introduced species
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus Introduced species
Nanday Parakeet Nandayus nenday Introduced species
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Introduced species
 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Rare/Accidental
 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl Tyto alba
 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
European Scops-Owl Otus scops Rare/Accidental
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula Rare/Accidental
Northern Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rare/Accidental
Marsh Owl Asio capensis Rare/Accidental
 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Rare/Accidental
 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Rare/Accidental
Common Swift Apus apus
Plain Swift Apus unicolor
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Little Swift Apus affinis Rare/Accidental
 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Rare/Accidental
 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller Coracias garrulus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
 
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
 
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura Rare/Accidental
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Rare/Accidental
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Rare/Accidental
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
Crested Lark Galerida cristata Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
House-Martin Delichon urbicum
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Rare/Accidental
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Rare/Accidental
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Rare/Accidental
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Canary Islands Kinglet Regulus teneriffae Endemic
 
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Dunnock Prunella modularis Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis Rare/Accidental
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius Rare/Accidental
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian River Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Rare/Accidental
Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Rare/Accidental
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida Rare/Accidental
Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca Rare/Accidental
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis Endemic
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Rare/Accidental
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Rare/Accidental
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis Rare/Accidental
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
African Desert Warbler Sylvia deserti Rare/Accidental
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata
Tristram's Warbler Sylvia deserticola Rare/Accidental
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Rare/Accidental
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Rare/Accidental
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Rare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Rare/Accidental
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rare/Accidental
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Canary Island Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae Endemic Endangered
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Rare/Accidental
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden-Oriole Oriolus oriolus
 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Rare/Accidental
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Pied Crow Corvus albus Rare/Accidental
Common Raven Corvus corax
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Rock Petronia Petronia petronia
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Rare/Accidental
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Introduced species
 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea Endemic Near-threatened
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rare/Accidental
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus Rare/Accidental
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina
European Serin Serinus serinus
Island Canary Serin Serinus canaria
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
 
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Rare/Accidental
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Rare/Accidental
 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Rare/Accidental
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Rare/Accidental
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Rare/Accidental
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Rare/Accidental
House Bunting Emberiza striolata Rare/Accidental
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Rare/Accidental
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Rare/Accidental

 

 

 

 

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