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birds check-list - species in relation to the region they are seen freq.
 
 
Goksu Delta

001. Phalacrocorax pygmeus - Pygmy Cormorant
002. Anhinga rufa - Darter
003. Pelecanus onocratulus - White Pelican
004. Pelecanus crispus - Dalmatian Pelican
005. Botaurus stellaris - Bittern
006. Lxobrychus minutus - Little Bittern
007. Nycticorax nycticorax - Night Heron
008. Ardeola ralliodes - Squacco Heron
009. Bubulcus ibis - Cattle Egret
010. Ardea cinerea - Grey Heron
011. Ardea purpurea - Purple Heron
012. Mycteria ibis - Wood Ibis
013. Ciconia nigra - Black Stork
014. Ciconia ciconia - White Stork
015. Plegadis falcinellus - Blossy Ibis
016. Geronticus eremita - Bald Ibis
017. Platalea leucorodia - Spoonbill
018. Phoenicopterus ruber - Greater Flamingo
019. Cygnus olor - Mute Swan
020. Cygnus cygnus - Whooper Swan
021. Anser fabalis - Bean Goose
022. Anser brachyrhnchus - Pink-footed Goose
023. Anser albifrons - White-fronted Goose
024. Anser erythropus - Lesser White-fronted Goose
025. Anser anser - Greylang Goose
026. Branta leucopsis - Barnacle Goose
027. Branta bernicla - Brent Goose
028. Branta ruficollis - Red-breasted Goose
029. Alopochen aesypticus - Egyptian Goose
030. Tadorna ferruginea - Ruddy Shelduck
031. Tadorna tadorna - Shelduck
032. Anas penelope - Wigeon
033. Anas falcata - Falcated Teal
034. Anas strepera - Gadwall
035. Anas crecca - Teal
036. Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard
037. Anas acuta - Pintail
038. Anas querquedula - Garganey
039. Anas clypeata - Shoveler
040. Aythya ferina - Pochard
041. Aythya nyroca - Ferruginous Duck
042. Aythya fuligula - Tufted Duck
043. Aythya marila - Scaup
044. Somateria mollissima - Eider
045. Clangula hyemalis - Long-tailed Duck
046. Melanitta nigra - Common Scoter
047. Melanitta fusca - Velvet Scoter
048. Bucephala clangula - Goldeneye
049. Mergus albellus - Smew
050. Mergus serrator - Red-breasted Merganser

051. Mergus merganser - Goosander
052. Oxyura jamaicensis - Ruddy duck
053. Oxyura leucocephala - White-headed Duck
054. Pernis apivorus - Honey Buzzard
055. Pernis ptilorhyncus - Crested Honey Buzzard
056. Elanus caeruleus - Black-shouldered Kite
057. Milvus migrans - Black Kite
058. Milvus milvus - Red Kite
059. Halaeetus albicilla - White-tailed Eagle
060. Gypaetus barbatus - Lammergeier
061. Neophron pernopterus - Egyptian Vulture
062. Gyps fulvus - Griffon Vulture
063. Aegypius monachus - Black Vulture
064. Circaetus gallicus - Short-toed Eagle
065. Circus aeriginosus - Marsh Harrier
066. Circus cyaneus - Hen Harrier
067. Circus macrourus - Pallid Harrier
068. Circus pygargus - Maontagu's Harrier
069. Accipiter gentilis - Goshawk
070. Accipiter nisus - Sparrowhawk
071. Accipiter brevipes - Levant Sparrowhawk
072. Buteo buteo - Long-legged Buzzard
073. Buteo rufinus - Rough-legged Buzzard
074. Aquila pomarina - Lesser Spotted Eagle
075. Aquila clanga - Greater Spotted Eagle
076. Aquila heliaca - Imperial Eagle
077. Aquila chrysaetos - Golden Eagle
078. Hieraaetus pennatus - Booted Eagle
079. Hieraateus fasciatus - Bonelli's Eagle
080. Pandion haliaetus - Osprey
081. Falco naumanni - Lesser Kestrel
082. Falco tinnunculus - Kestrel
083. Falco vespertinus - Red-footed Falcon
084. Falco columbarius - Merlin
085. Falco eleonorae - Eleonorae's Falcon
086. Falco biarmicus - Lanner Falcon
087. Falco cherrug - Saker Falcon
088. Falco peregrinus - Peregrine
089. Falco pelegrinoides - Barbary Falcon
090. Tetrao tetrix - Black Grouse
091. Tetrao mlokoseiweczi - Caucacus Black Grouse
092. Alectoris chukar - Chukar
093. Ammoperdix griseogularis - See-see partridge
094. Francolinus francolinus - Black Francolin
095. Perdix perdix - Grey Partridge
096. Coturnix coturnix - Quail
097. Phasianus colchicus - Pheasant
098. Rallus aquaticus - Water Rail
099. Porzana porzana - Spotted Crake
100. Porzana parva - Little Crake

101. Porzana pusilla - Baillon's Crake
102. Crex crex - Comcrake
103. Gallinula chloropus - Moorhen
104. Porphyrio porphrio - Purple Gallinule
105. Fulica atra - Coot
106. Grus grus - Crane
107. Grus leucogeranus - Siberian Crane
108. Anthropoides virgo - Demoiselle Crane
109.T etrax tetrax - Little Bustard
110. Chlamydotis undulata - Houbara Bustard
111. Otis tarda - Great Bustard
112. Haematopus ostralegus - Oystercatcher
113. Himantopus himantopus - Black-winged Stilt
114. Recurvirostra avosetta - Avocet
115. Dromas ardeola - Crab Plover
116. Burhinus oedicnemus - Stone Curlew
117. Cursorius cursor - Cream-coloured Courser
118. Glareola pratincola - Collared Pranticole
119. Glareola nordmanni - Black-winged Pranticole
120. Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover
121. Charadrius hiaticula - Ringed Plover
122. Charadrius alexandrius - Kentish Plover
123. Charadrius leschentaultii - Greater Sand Plover
124. Charadrius asiaticus - Caspian Plover
125. Charadrius morinellus - Dotterel
126. Pluvialis fulva - Pasific Golden Plover
127. Pluvialis dominica - Lesser Golden Plover
128. Pluvialis apricaria - Golden Plover
129. Pluvialis squatarola - Grey Plover
130. Pluvialis spinosus - Spur-winged Plover
131. Vanellus indicus - Red-wattled Plover
132. Vanellus gregaria - Sociable Plover
133. Vanellus leucura - White-tailed Plover
134. Vanellus vanellus - Lapwing
135. Calidris canutus - Knot
136. Calidris alba - Sanderling
137. Calidris minuta - Little Stint
138. Calidris temminckii - Temminck's Stint
139. Calidris fuscicollis - White-rumped Sandpiper
140. Calidris ferruginea - Curlew Sandpiper
141. Calidris alpina - Dunlin
142. Limicola falcinellus - Broad-billed Sandpiper
143. Philomachus pugnax - Ruff
144. Lymnocryptes minimus - Jack Snipe
145. Gallinago gallinago - Snipe
146. Gallinago media - Great Snipe
147. Scolopax rusticola - Woodcock
148. Limosa limosa - Black-tailed Godwit
149. Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Gowwit
150. Xenus cinereus - Terek Sandpiper

151. Aquila nipalensis - Steppe Eagle
152. Falco subbuteo - Hobby
153. Numenius tenuirostris - Slender-billed Curlew
154. Numenius arquata - Curlew
155. Numenius phaeopus - Whimbrel
156. Tringa erythropus Spotted - Redshank
157. Tringa totanus - Redshank
158. Tringa stagnatilis - Marsh Sandpiper
159. Tringa nebularia - Greenshank
160. Tringa ochropus - Green Sandpiper
161. Tringa glareola - Wood Sandpiper
162. Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper
163. Actitis macularia - Spotted Sandpiper
164. Arenaria interpres - Tumstone
165. Phalaropus tricolor - Wilson's Phalarope
166. Phalaropus lobatus - Red-necked Phalarope
167. Phalaropus fulicarius - Grey Phalarope
168. Stercorarius pomarinus - Pomarine Skua
169. Stercorarius parasiticus - Arctic Skua
170. Stercorarius longicaudus - Long-tailed Skua
171. Stercorarius skua - Great Skua
172. Larus leucophthalmus - White-eyed Gull
173. Larus ichthyaetus - Great Black-headed Gull
174. Larus melanocephalus - Mediterranean Gull
175. Larus minutus - Little Gull
176. Larus ridibundus - Black-headed Gull
177. Larus genei - Slender-billed Gull
178. Larus audouinii - Audouin's Gull
179. Larus canus - Common Gull
180. Larus fuscus - Lesser Black-backed Gull
181. Larus armenicus - Armenian Gull
182. Larus cachinnans - Yellow-legged Gull
183. Larus hyperboreus - Glaucous Gull
184. Larus marinus - Great Black-backed Gull
185. Rissa tridactyla - Kittiwake
186. Sterna nilotica - Gull-billed Tem
187. Sterna caspia - Caspian Tem
188. Sterna bengalensis - Lesser Crested Tem
189. Sterna sandvicensis - Sandwich Tem
190. Sterna hurindo - Common Tem
191. Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tem
192. Sterna albifrons - Little Tem
193. Chlidonias hybridus - Whiskered Tem
194. Chlidonias leucopterus - White-winged Tem
195. Pterocles senegallus - Spotted Sandgrouse
196. Pterocles orientalis - Black-billed Sandgrouse
197. Pterocles alchata - Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
198. Columba livia - Rock Dove
199. Columba oenas - Stock Dove
200. Columba palumbrus - Woodpigeon

201. Syrrhaptes paradoxus - Palla's Sandgrouse
202. Streptopelia decaoto - Collared Dove
203. Streptopelia turtur - Turtle Dove
204. Streptopelia senegalensis - Laughing Dove
205. Psittacula krameri - Ring-necked Parakeet
206. Clamator glandarius - Great Spotted Cuckoo
207. Cuculus canorus - Cuckoo
208. Tyto alba - Bam Owl
209. Otus brucei - Stiated Scops Owl
210. Otus scops - Scops Owl
211. Bubo bubo - Eagle Owl
212. Ketupo zeylonensis - Brown Fish Owl
213. Athena noctua - Little Owl
214. Strix aluco - Tawny Owl
215. Asio atus - Long-eared Owl
216. Asio flammeus - Short-eared Owl
217. Aegolius funereus - Tengmalm's Owl
218. Caprimulgus europaeus - Nightjar
219. Apus apus - Swift
220. Apus pallidus - Pallid Swift
221. Apus melba - Alpine Swift
222. Apus affinis - Little Swift
223. Halcyon smymensis - White-breasted Kingfisher
224. Alcedo atthis - Kingfisher
225. Ceryle rudis - Pied Kingfisher
226. Merops superciliosus - Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
227. Merops apister - Bee-eater
228. Coracias garrulus - Roller
229. Coracias benghalensis - Indian Roller
230. Upupa epops - Hoopoe
231. Jynx torquilla - Wryneck
232. Picus canus - Grey-headed Woodpecker
233. Picus viridis - Green Woodpecker
234. Dryocopus martius - Black Woodpecker
235. Dendrocopos major - Great-spotted Woodpecker
236. Dendrocopos syriacus - Syrian Woodpecker
237. Dendrocopos medius - Middle Spotted Woodpecker
238. Dendrocopos leucotos - White-backed Woodpecker
239. Dendrocopes minor - Lesser Spotted Woodpeck
240. Ammomanes cinctrus - Bar-tailed Lark
241. Ammomanes deserti - Desert Lark
242. Alaemon alaudipes - Greater Hoopoe Lark
243. Melanocorypha calandra - Calandra Lark
244. Melanocorypha bimaculta - Bimaculated Lark
245. Melanocorypha leucopetra - White-winged Lark
246. Melanocorypha yeltoninsensis - Black Lark
247. Calandrella branchydactyla - Short-toed Lark
248. Calandrella rufescens - Lesser Short-toed Lark
249. Galerida cristata - Crested Lark
250. Lullula arborea - Woodlark

251. Alauda arvensis - Skylark
252. Eremophila alpestris - Shore Lark
253. Riparia riparia - Sand Martin
254. Ptyonopronge rupestris - Crag Martin
255. Hirundo rustica - Swallow
256. Hirundo daurica - Red-rumped Swallow
257. Delichon urbica - House Martin
258. Anthus novaeseelandiae - Richard's Pipit
259. Anthus campestris - Tawny Pipit
260. Anthus hodgsoni - Olive-backed Pipit
261. Anthus trivialis - Tree Pipit
262. Anthus prantensis - Meadow Pipit
263. Anthus cervinus - Red-throted Pipit
264. Anthus spinoletta - Water Pipit
265. Motacilla flava - Yellow Wagtail
266. Motacilla citreola - Citrine Wagtail
267. Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail
268. Motacilla alba - Pied Wagtail
269. Pycnonotus xanthopygos - Yellow-vented Bulbul
270. Bombycilla garrulus - Waxwing
271. Hypocoius ampelinus - Grey Hypocolius
272. Cinclus cinclus - Dipper
273. Troglodytes troglodyes - Wren
274. Prunella modularis - Dunnock
275. Prunella ocularis - Radde's Accentor
276. Prunella collaris - Alpine Accentor
277. Cercothichas galactotes - Rufous Bush Robin
278. Erithacus rubecula - Robin
279. Luscinia luscinia - Thrush Nightingale
280. Luscinia megarhynchos - Nightingale
281. Luscinia svecica - Bluethroat
282. Irania gutturalis - White-throated Robin
283. Phoenicurus ochruros - Black Redstart
284. Phoenicurus phoenicurus - Redstart
285. Saxicola rubetra - Whinchat
286. Saxicola torquata - Stonechat
287. Oenanthe isabellina - Isabellina Wheatear
288. Oenanthe oenanthe - Northern Wheater
289. Oenanthe pleschanka - Peid Wheater
290. Oenanthe cypriaca - Cyprus Ped Wheatear
291. Oenanthe hispanica - Black-eared Wheatear
292. Oenanthe deserti - Desert Wheatear
293. Oenanthe finischii - Finsch's Wheatear
294. Oenanthe xanthoprymma - Red-tailed Wheatear
295. Oenanthe lugens - Mourning Wheatear
296. Oenanthe leucopyga - white collared Black Wheatear
297. Monticola saxatilis - Rock Thrush
298. Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock Thrush
299. Cisticola juncidis - Fan-tailed Warbler
300. Prinia gracilis - Graceful Warbler

301. Cettia cetti - Cetti's Warbler
302. Turdus torquatus - Ring Ouzel
303. Turdus merula - Blackbird
304. Turdus pilaris - Fieldfare
305. Turdus philomelos - Song Thrush
306. Turdus iliacus - Redwing
307. Turdus viscivorus - Mistle Thrush
308. Locustella naevia - Grasshopper Warbler
309. Locustella fluviatis - River Warbler
310. Locustella lusciniodies - Savi's Warbler
311. Acrocephalus melanopogon - Mustached Warbler
312. Acrocephalus paludicola - Aquatic Warbler
313. Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - Sedge Warbler
314. Acrocephalus agricola - Paddyfield Warbler
315. Acrocephalus dumeterum - Blyth's Reed Warbler
316. Acrocephalus palustris - Marsh Warbler
317. Acrocephalus scirpaceus - Reed Warbler
318. Acrocephalus arundinaceus - Great Reed Warbler
319. Hippolais pallida - Olivaceous Warbler
320. Hippolais caligata - Booted Warbler
321. Hippolais languida - Upcher's Warbler
322. Hippolais olivetorum - Olive-tree Warbler
323. Hippolais icterina - Icterine Warbler
324. Hippolais polyglotta - Melodious Warbler
325. Sylvia conspicillata - Specttacled Warbler
326. Sylvia cantillans - Subalpine Warbler
327. Sylvia mystacea - Menetries Warbler
328. Sylvia meleanocephala - Sardinian Warbler
329. Sylvia melanothrax - Cyprus Warbler
330. Sylvia ruppelli - Ruppel's Warbler
331. Sylvia nana - Desert Warbler
332. Sylvia hortensis - Orphean Warbler
333. Sylvia nisoria - Barred Warbler
334. Sylvia curruca - Lesser Whitethroat
335. Sylvia communis - Whitethroat
336. Sylvia borin - Garden Warbler
337. Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap
338. Phylloscopus throchiloides - Greenish Warbler
339. Phylloscopus (throchiloides)nitidus - Green Warbler
340. Phylloscopus humei - Hume's Leaf Warbler
341. Phylloscopus inornatus - Yellow-browed Warbler
342. Phylloscopus bonelli - Bonelli's Warbler
343. Phylloscopus sibilatrix - Wood Warbler
344. Phylloscopus sindianus - Mountain Chiffchaff
345. Phylloscopus collybita - Chiffchaff
346. Phylloscopus trochilus - Willow Warbler
347. Phylloscopus regulus - Goldcrest
348. Phylloscopus ignicapillus - Goldcrest
349. Muscicapa striata - Spotted Flycatcher
350. Ficedula parva - Red-breasted Flycatcher

351. Ficedula semitorqua - Semi-collared Flycatcher
352. Ficedula albicollis - Collared Flycatcher
353. Ficedula hypoleuca - Peid Flycathcer
354. Panurus biarmicus - Bearded Tit
355. Aegithalos caudatus - Long-tailed Tit
356. Parus palustris - Marsh Tit
357. Parus lugubris - Sombre Tit
358. Parus ater - Coal Tit
359. Parus caeruleus - Blue Tit
360. Parus major - Great Tit
361. Sitta krueperi - Kruper's Nuthatch
362. Sitta europaea - Nuthatch
363. Sitta tephronota - Eastern Rock Nuthatch
364. Sitta neumayer - Rock Nuthatch
365. Tichodroma muraria - Wallcreeper
366. Certhia familiaris - Treecreeper
367. Certhia brachydactyla - Short-toed Treecreeper
368. Remiz pendulinus - Penduline Tit
369. Oriolus oriolus - Golden Oriole
370. Lanius isabellinus - Isabelline Shrike
371. Lanius collurio - Red-backed Shrike
372. Lanius schach - Long-tailed Shrike
373. Lanius minor - Lesser Grey Shrike
374. Lanius excubitor - Great Grey Shrike
375. Lanius senator - Woodchat Shrike
376. Lanius nubicus - Masked Shrike
377. Garullus glandarius - Jay
378. Pica pica - Magpie
379. Nucifragacaryocatactes - Nutcraker
380. Pyrrhocorax graculus - Alpine Chough
381. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - Chough
382. Corvus monedula - Jackdaw
383. Corvus frugilegus - Rook
384. Corvus corone corone - Carrion Crow
385. Corvus corone pallescens - Hooded Crow
386. Corvus ruficollis - Brown-necked Raven
387. Corvus corax - Raven
388. Strunus vulgaris - Starling
389. Strunus roseus - Rose-coloured Startling
390. Acridotheres tristis - Common Myna
391. Passer domesticus - House Sparrow
392. Passer hispaniolensis - Spanish Sparrow
393. Passer moabiticus - Dead Sea Sparrow
394. Passer montanus - Tree Sparrow
395. Carpospiza branchydactyla - Pale Rock Sparrow
396. Petronia xanthocollis - Yellow-throated Sparrow
397. Petronia petronia - Rock Sparrow
398. Montifringilla nivalis - Snow Finch
399. Fringilla coelebs - Chaffinch
400. Fringilla montifringilla - Brambling

401. Serinus pusillus - Red-fronted Serin
402. Carduelis chloris - Greenfinch
403. Carduleis carduleis - Goldfinch
404. Carduleis spinus - Siskin
405. Carduleis cannabina - Linnet
406. Carduelis flavirstris - Twite
407. Carduleis flammea - Redpoll
408. Loxia curvirostra - Crosbill
409. Rhodopechys sanguinea - Crimson-winged Finch
410. Rhodospiza obsoleta - Desert Finch
411. Bucanetes mongolicus - Mong. Trumpeter Finch
412. Bucanetes githagineus - Trumpeter Finch
413. Carpodacus erthrinus - Common Rosefinch
414. Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Bullfinch
415. Coccathraustes coccothraustes -Hawfinch
416. Plectrophenax nivalis - Snow Bu
nting
417. Emberiza leucocephalos - Pine Bunting
418. Emberiza citrinella - Yellowhammer
419. Emberiza cirlus - Cirl Bunting
420. Emberiza cia - Rock Bunting
421. Emberiza cineracea - Cinereous Bunting
422. Emberiza hortulana - Ortolan
423. Emberiza buchanani - Grey-necked Bunting
424. Emberiza caesia - Cretzshmar's Bunting
425. Emberiza rustica - Rustic Bunting
426. Emberiza pusilla - Little Bunting
427. Emberiza schoeniclus - Reed Bunting
428. Emberiza bruniceps - Red-headed Bunting
429. Emberiza melanocephala - Black-headed Bunting
430. Miliaria calandra - Corn Bunting

Nigde Aladaglar

001. Tertaogallus caspius - Caspian Snowcock
002. Eremophila alpestris - Shore Lark
003. Prunella ocularis - Radde's Accentor
004 .Prunella collaris - Alpine Accentor
005. Monticola saxatilis - Rock Thrush
006. Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock Thrush
007. Pyrrhocorax graculus - A
lpine Chough
008. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - Chough
009. Montifringilla nivalis - Snow Finch
010. Serinus pusillus - Red-fronted Serin
011. Rhodopechhys sanguinea - Crimson-winged Finch
012. Tichodroma muraria - Wallcreeper

Kackar Mountains

001. Tetrao Mlokosiewiczi - Caucasian Black Grouse
002. Tetraogallus caspius - Caspian Snowcock
003. Eremophila alpestris - Shore Lark
004. Anthus spinoletta - Water Pipit
005. Prunella collaris - Alpine Accenotor
006. Tichodroma muraria -
Wallcreeper
007. Pyrrhocorax graculus - Alpine Chough
008. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - Chough
009. Carduelis flavirostris - Twite
010. Rhodopechys sanguinea - Crimson-winged Finch

Urfa - Birecik

001. Hieraateus fasciatus - Bonellis's Eagle
002. Alectoris chukar - Chukar
003. Ammoperdix griseogularis - See-see Partridge
004. Pterocles orientalis - Black-billed Sandgrouse
005. Otus brucei - Straited Scops Owl
006. Apus affinis - Little Swift
007. Ceryle rudis - Pied Kingfisher
008. Merops superciliosus - Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
009. Merops apiaster - Bee-eater
010. Ammomanes dese
rti - Desert Lark
011. Oenanthe xanthoprymma - Red-tailed Wheatear
012. Hippolais languida - Upcher's Warbler
013. Sylvia mystacea - Menetries Warbler
014. Sitta tephronota - Eastern Rock Nuthatch
015. Passer hispaniolensis - Spanish Sparrow
016. Passer moabiticus - Dead Sea Sparrow
017. Carpospiza brachydactyla - Pale Rock Sparrow
018. Emberiza cineracea - Cinereous Bunting

Sultan Sazligi - Kayseri

001. Podiceps grisegena - Red-necked Grebe
002. Phalacrocorax pygmeus - Pygmy Cormorant
003. Pelecanus onocratalus - White Pelican
004. Lxobrychus minutus - Little Bittern
005. Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis
006. Anas strepera - Gadwall
007. Netta rufina - Red-
crested Pochard
008. Aythya nyroca - Ferruginous Duck
009. Charadrius leschenaultii - Greater Sand Plover
010. Larus genei - Slender-billed Gull
011. Sterna nilotica - Gull-billed Tern

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