Ciconiiformes Part 2 - Thick-knees, Plovers, Pratincoles, Gulls, Terns, Auks, Raptors
Sun, 30/09/2007 - 14:09 — aviceda
Chionis alba Snowy Sheathbill Chionis minor Black-faced Sheathbill
Pluvianellidae
Pluvianellus socialis Magellanic Plover
Burhinidae
Burhinus oedicnemus Stone Curlew Burhinus senegalensis Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris Peruvian Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius Bush Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris Great Thick-knee Burhinus giganteus Beach Thick-knee
Charadriidae
Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus meadewaldoi Canary Islands Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini African Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani American Black Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus Magellanic Oystercatcher Ibidorhyncha struthersii Ibisbill Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus White-headed Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae Black Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt Himantopus melanurus White-backed Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Banded Stilt Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Recurvirostra americana American Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra andina Andean Avocet Pluvialis apricaria Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Charadrius obscurus Red-breasted Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Charadrius placidus Long-billed Plover Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Charadrius wilsonia Wilson's Plover Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Charadrius thoracicus Black-banded Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae St. Helena Plover Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius tricollaris Three-banded Plover Charadrius forbesi Forbes's Plover Charadrius melodus Piping Plover Charadrius pallidus Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Charadrius marginatus White-fronted Plover Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover Charadrius peronii Malaysian Plover Charadrius javanicus Javan Plover Charadrius collaris Collared Plover Charadrius bicinctus Double-banded Plover Charadrius alticola Puna Plover Charadrius falklandicus Two-banded Plover Charadrius mongolus Mongolian Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover Charadrius montanus Mountain Plover Charadrius modestus Rufous-chested Plover Charadrius rubricollis Hooded Plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae Shore Plover Erythrogonys cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Eurasian Dotterel Oreopholus ruficollis Tawny-throated Dotterel Anarhynchus frontalis Wrybill Phegornis mitchellii Diademed Plover Peltohyas australis Inland Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Black-fronted Dotterel Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus macropterus Javanese Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Banded Lapwing Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii River Lapwing Vanellus tectus Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus albiceps White-headed Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Wattled Lapwing Vanellus lugubris Senegal Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Crowned Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Sociable Lapwing Vanellus leucurus White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus cayanus Pied Lapwing Vanellus chilensis Southern Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Andean Lapwing
Glareolidae
Dromas ardeola Crab Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian Plover Rhinoptilus africanus Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Jerdon's Courser Cursorius cursor Cream-colored Courser Cursorius rufus Burchell's Courser Cursorius temminckii Temminck's Courser Cursorius coromandelicus Indian Courser Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole Glareola ocularis Madagascar Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Rock Pratincole Glareola cinerea Grey Pratincole Glareola lactea Small Pratincole Stiltia isabella Australian Pratincole
Laridae
Catharacta skua Great Skua Catharacta antarctica Southern Skua Catharacta lonnbergi Brown Skua Catharacta chilensis Chilean Skua Catharacta maccormicki South Polar Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Skua Rynchops niger Black Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris African Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Indian Skimmer Larus scoresbii Dolphin Gull Larus pacificus Pacific Gull Larus belcheri Band-tailed Gull Larus atlanticus Olrog's Gull Larus crassirostris Black-tailed Gull Larus modestus Grey Gull Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull Larus leucophthalmus White-eyed Gull Larus hemprichii Sooty Gull Larus canus Common Gull Larus audouinii Audouin's Gull Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Larus californicus California Gull Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Larus occidentalis Western Gull Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull Larus argentatus Herring Gull Larus armenicus Armenian Gull Larus schistisagus Slaty-backed Gull Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans Caspian Gull Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus Brown-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus Grey-headed Gull Larus hartlaubii King Gull Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull Larus scopulinus Red-billed Gull Larus bulleri Black-billed Gull Larus maculipennis Brown-hooded Gull Larus ridibundus Common Black-headed Gull Larus genei Slender-billed Gull Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull Larus saundersi Saunders's Gull Larus serranus Andean Gull Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull Larus relictus Relict Gull Larus fuliginosus Lava Gull Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Larus minutus Little Gull Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull Rhodostethia rosea Ross's Gull Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Creagrus furcatus Swallow-tailed Gull Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Sterna aurantia River Tern Sterna maxima Royal Tern Sterna elegans Elegant Tern Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bergii Great Crested Tern Sterna bernsteini Chinese Crested Tern Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterna striata White-fronted Tern Sterna sumatrana Black-naped Tern Sterna hirundinacea South American Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Sterna vittata Antarctic Tern Sterna virgata Kerguelen Tern Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Sterna trudeaui Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna albifrons Little Tern Sterna saundersi Saunders's Tern Sterna antillarum Least Tern Sterna superciliaris Yellow-billed Tern Sterna lorata Peruvian Tern Sterna nereis Fairy Tern Sterna balaenarum Damara Tern Sterna repressa White-cheeked Tern Sterna acuticauda Black-bellied Tern Sterna aleutica Aleutian Tern Sterna lunata Grey-backed Tern Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern Chlidonias albostriatus Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Chlidonias niger Black Tern Phaetusa simplex Large-billed Tern Anous stolidus Brown Noddy Anous minutus Black Noddy Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy Procelsterna cerulea Blue Noddy Gygis alba Common White Tern Gygis microrhyncha Little White Tern Larosterna inca Inca Tern Alle alle Dovekie Uria aalge Common Murre Uria lomvia Thick-billed Murre Alca torda Razorbill Pinguinus impennis Great Auk Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus carbo Spectacled Guillemot Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris Kittlitz's Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xantus's Murrelet Synthliboramphus craveri Craveri's Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume Japanese Murrelet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Cassin's Auklet Cyclorrhynchus psittacula Parakeet Auklet Aethia cristatella Crested Auklet Aethia pygmaea Whiskered Auklet Aethia pusilla Least Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Rhinoceros Auklet Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin
Accipitridae
Pandion haliaetus Osprey Aviceda cuculoides African Baza Aviceda madagascariensis Madagascar Baza Aviceda jerdoni Jerdon's Baza Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza Aviceda leuphotes Black Baza Leptodon cayanensis Grey-headed Kite Leptodon forbesi White-collared Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus Hook-billed Kite Henicopernis longicauda Long-tailed Honey-buzzard Henicopernis infuscatus Black Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus European Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis celebensis Barred Honey-buzzard Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite Hamirostra melanosternon Black-breasted Buzzard Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite Macheiramphus alcinus Bat Hawk Gampsonyx swainsonii Pearl Kite Elanus caeruleus Black-winged Kite Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Elanus scriptus Letter-winged Kite Chelictinia riocourii Scissor-tailed Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail Kite Rostrhamus hamatus Slender-billed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Double-toothed Kite Harpagus diodon Rufous-thighed Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Ictinia plumbea Plumbeous Kite Milvus milvus Red Kite Milvus migrans Black Kite Milvus lineatus Black-eared Kite Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Fish Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides Madagascar Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Pallas's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus Steller's Sea Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Grey-headed Fish Eagle Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Lammergeier Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis White-rumped Vulture Gyps indicus Long-billed Vulture Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's Vulture Gyps himalayensis Himalayan Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps coprotheres Cape Griffon Vulture Aegypius monachus Black Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Lappet-faced Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis White-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Red-headed Vulture Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus Fasciated Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Banded Snake Eagle Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis minimus Nicobar Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis Mountain Serpent Eagle Spilornis rufipectus Sulawesi Serpent Eagle Spilornis holospilus Philippine Serpent Eagle Spilornis elgini Andaman Serpent Eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis Congo Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur Madagascar Serpent Eagle Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus African Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus approximans Swamp Harrier Circus maillardi Madagascar Marsh Harrier Circus buffoni Long-winged Harrier Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier Circus maurus Black Harrier Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Circus cinereus Cinereous Harrier Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Circus melanoleucos Pied Harrier Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier Polyboroides typus African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides radiatus Madagascar Harrier-hawk Kaupifalco monogrammicus Lizard Buzzard Melierax metabates Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus Pale Chanting Goshawk Micronisus gabar Gabar Goshawk Accipiter poliogaster Grey-bellied Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Crested Goshawk Accipiter griseiceps Sulawesi Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii Red-chested Goshawk Accipiter tachiro African Goshawk Accipiter castanilius Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Accipiter badius Shikra Accipiter butleri Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis Chinese Goshawk Accipiter francesii Frances's Goshawk Accipiter trinotatus Spot-tailed Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk Accipiter melanochlamys Black-mantled Goshawk Accipiter albogularis Pied Goshawk Accipiter rufitorques Fiji Goshawk Accipiter haplochrous White-bellied Goshawk Accipiter henicogrammus Moluccan Goshawk Accipiter luteoschistaceus Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk Accipiter imitator Imitator Sparrowhawk Accipiter poliocephalus Grey-headed Goshawk Accipiter princeps New Britain Goshawk Accipiter superciliosus Tiny Hawk Accipiter collaris Semicollared Hawk Accipiter erythropus Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter virgatus Besra Accipiter nanus Small Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythrauchen Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter brachyurus New Britain Sparrowhawk Accipiter rhodogaster Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter chionogaster White-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter erythronemius Rufous-thighed Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter bicolor Bicolored Hawk Accipiter melanoleucus Black Goshawk Accipiter henstii Henst's Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Accipiter meyerianus Meyer's Goshawk Erythrotriorchis buergersi Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus Red Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae Doria's Goshawk Urotriorchis macrourus Long-tailed Hawk Butastur rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur teesa White-eyed Buzzard Butastur liventer Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur indicus Grey-faced Buzzard Geranospiza caerulescens Crane Hawk Leucopternis plumbea Plumbeous Hawk Leucopternis schistacea Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis princeps Barred Hawk Leucopternis melanops Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis kuhli White-browed Hawk Leucopternis lacernulata White-necked Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbea Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis albicollis White Hawk Leucopternis occidentalis Grey-backed Hawk Leucopternis polionota Mantled Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis Rufous Crab Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black Hawk Buteogallus subtilis Mangrove Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Great Black Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis Savanna Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Harris's Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Black-collared Hawk Geranoaetus melanoleucus Black-chested Buzzard-eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus coronatus Crowned Eagle Asturina plagiata Grey Hawk Asturina nitida Grey-lined Hawk Buteo magnirostris Roadside Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo ridgwayi Ridgway's Hawk Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo leucorrhous White-rumped Hawk Buteo brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk Buteo albigula White-throated Hawk Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Buteo albicaudatus White-tailed Hawk Buteo galapagoensis Galápagos Hawk Buteo polyosoma Red-backed Hawk Buteo poecilochrous Puna Hawk Buteo albonotatus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo solitarius Hawaiian Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo buteo Common Buzzard Buteo oreophilus Mountain Buzzard Buteo brachypterus Madagascar Buzzard Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Buteo hemilasius Upland Buzzard Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo auguralis Red-necked Buzzard Buteo augur Augur Buzzard Buteo archeri Archer's Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus Jackal Buzzard Morphnus guianensis Crested Eagle Harpia harpyja Harpy Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae New Guinea Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi Great Philippine Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Black Eagle Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle Aquila adalberti Adalbert's Eagle Aquila heliaca Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila gurneyi Gurney's Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila verreauxii Verreaux's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster African Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Ayres's Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus kienerii Rufous-bellied Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Long-crested Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus Black-and-White Hawk-eagle Spizaetus africanus Cassin's Hawk-eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk-eagle Spizaetus nipalensis Mountain Hawk-eagle Spizaetus alboniger Blyth's Hawk-eagle Spizaetus bartelsi Javan Hawk-eagle Spizaetus lanceolatus Sulawesi Hawk-eagle Spizaetus philippensis Philippine Hawk-eagle Spizaetus nanus Wallace's Hawk-eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Black Hawk-eagle Spizaetus ornatus Ornate Hawk-eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Crowned Hawk-eagle Oroaetus isidori Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Sagittariidae
Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird
Falconidae
Daptrius ater Black Caracara Daptrius americanus Red-throated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus albogularis White-throated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Striated Caracara Polyborus lutosus Guadalupe Caracara Polyborus plancus Crested Caracara Milvago chimachima Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimango Chimango Caracara Herpetotheres cachinnans Laughing Falcon Micrastur ruficollis Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur plumbeus Plumbeous Forest Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis Lined Forest Falcon Micrastur mirandollei Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur buckleyi Buckley's Forest Falcon Spiziapteryx circumcinctus Spot-winged Falconet Polihierax semitorquatus Pygmy Falcon Polihierax insignis White-rumped Falcon Microhierax caerulescens Collared Falconet Microhierax fringillarius Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax latifrons White-fronted Falconet Microhierax erythrogenys Philippine Falconet Microhierax melanoleucus Pied Falconet Falco berigora Brown Falcon Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Falco newtoni Madagascar Kestrel Falco punctatus Mauritius Kestrel Falco araea Seychelles Kestrel Falco moluccensis Spotted Kestrel Falco cenchroides Australian Kestrel Falco sparverius American Kestrel Falco rupicoloides Greater Kestrel Falco alopex Fox Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Grey Kestrel Falco dickinsoni Dickinson's Kestrel Falco zoniventris Banded Kestrel Falco chicquera Red-necked Falcon Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon Falco amurensis Amur Falcon Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon Falco concolor Sooty Falcon Falco femoralis Aplomado Falcon Falco columbarius Merlin Falco rufigularis Bat Falcon Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby Falco cuvierii African Hobby Falco severus Oriental Hobby Falco longipennis Australian Hobby Falco novaeseelandiae New Zealand Falcon Falco hypoleucos Grey Falcon Falco subniger Black Falcon Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon Falco jugger Laggar Falcon Falco cherrug Saker Falcon Falco rusticolus Gyr Falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falco pelegrinoides Barbary Falcon Falco deiroleucus Orange-breasted Falcon Falco fasciinucha Taita Falcon
Ciconiiformes #2
Chionididae
Pluvianellidae
Burhinidae
Charadriidae
Glareolidae
Laridae
Accipitridae
Sagittariidae
Falconidae