Pattern and Process in Macroecology

Kevin J. Gaston, Tim M. Blackburn

Copyright © 2000 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Appendix I
List of Common and Scientific
Bird Names

List of common and scientific names of bird species referred to in the book.
Scientific names follow Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), but for the purposes of
this list species are grouped into families, and families are ordered following
the more traditional taxonomy given in Howard and Moore (1991).

Family Common name Scientific name

Gaviidae Red-throated diver Gavia stellata

Black-throated diver Gavia arctica
Great northern diver Gavia immer
Podicipedidae Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great-crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena
Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Procellariidae Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Hydrobatidae Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach’s petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Pelecanoididea Common diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
Pelecanidae Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus
Sulidae Gannet Morus bassanus
Phalacrocoracidae Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Ardeidae Little bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Grey heron Ardea cinerea
Anatidae Mute swan Cygnus olor
Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus
Bean goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus
White-fronted goose Anser albifrons
Greylag Anser anser
Canada goose Branta canadensis
Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis
Brent goose Branta bernicla

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Family Common name Scientific name

Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiacus

Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Mandarin Aix galericulata
Wood duck Aix sponsa
Wigeon Anas penelope
Gadwall Anas strepera
Teal Anas crecca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Shoveler Anas clypeata
Red-crested pochard Netta rufina
Pochard Aythya ferina
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Greater scaup Aythya marila
Eider Somateria mollissima
Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
Common scoter Melanitta nigra
Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
Goosander Mergus merganser
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala
Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Accipitridae Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
Red kite Milvus milvus
White-tailed sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu’s harrier Circus pygargus
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Buzzard Buteo buteo
Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Falconidae Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
American kestrel Falco sparverius
Merlin Falco columbarius
Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falco peregrinus
Phasianidae Red grouse Lagopus lagopus
Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus
Black grouse Tetrao tetrix
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa
Grey partridge Perdix perdix
Quail Coturnix coturnix

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Family Common name Scientific name

Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
Lady Amherst’s pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
Gruidae Crane Grus grus
Rallidae Water rail Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake Porzana porzana
Baillon’s crake Porzana pusilla
Corncrake Crex crex
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Coot Fulica atra
Otididae Great bustard Otis tarda
Haematopodidae Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Recurvirostridae Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Burhunidae Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Charadriidae Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius
Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Scolopacidae Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Temminck’s stint Calidris temminckii
Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Curlew Numenius arquata
Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
Redshank Tringa totanus
Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos
Spotted sandpiper Tringa macularia
Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Stercorariidae Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus
Great skua Catharacta skua
Laridae Little gull Larus minutus
Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus

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Family Common name Scientific name

Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus

Common gull Larus canus
Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Herring gull Larus argentatus
Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
Little tern Sterna albifrons
Black tern Chlidonias niger
Alcidae Great auk Pinguinus impennis
Guillemot Uria aalge
Razorbill Alca torda
Black guillemot Cepphus grylle
Puffin Fratercula arctica
Columbidae Stock dove Columba oenas
Feral pigeon/rock dove Columba livia
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
Turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
Psittacidae Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
Cuculidae Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Tytonidae Barn owl Tyto alba
Strigidae Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca
Little owl Athene noctua
Tawny owl Strix aluco
Long-eared owl Asio otus
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Caprimulgidae Common poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Apodidae Swift Apus apus
Trochilidae Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna
Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Alcedinidae Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops
Picidae Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Green woodpecker Picus viridis
Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
Alaudidae Woodlark Lullula arborea
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Shore lark Eremophila alpestris
Hirundinidae Sand martin Riparia riparia
Swallow Hirundo rustica
House martin Delichon urbica
Motacillidae Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis

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Family Common name Scientific name

Rock pipit Anthus petrosus

Water pipit Anthus spinoletta
Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Pied wagtail Motacilla alba
Laniidae Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
Great grey shrike Lanius excubitor
Bombycillidae Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Cinclidae Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Troglodytidae Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Prunellidae Dunnock Prunella modularis
Turdidae Robin Erithacus rubecula
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus
Blackbird Turdus merula
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Song thrush Turdus philomelos
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
Panuridae Bearded tit Panurus biarmicus
Sylviidae Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti
Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia
Savi’s warbler Locustella luscinioides
Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina
Dartford warbler Sylvia undata
Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Garden warbler Sylvia borin
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Pallas’s warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus
Muscicapidae Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Aegithalidae Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus

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Family Common name Scientific name

Paridae Marsh tit Parus palustris

Willow tit Parus montanus
Crested tit Parus cristatus
Coal tit Parus ater
Blue tit Parus caeruleus
Great tit Parus major
Sittidae Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Certhiidae Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Meliphagidae Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
Emberizidae Lapland bunting Calcarius lapponicus
Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn bunting Miliaria calandra
Fringillidae Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Serin Serinus serinus
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Siskin Carduelis spinus
Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Lesser redpoll Carduelis flammea
Common crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Scottish crossbill Loxia scotica
Parrot crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Ploceidae House sparrow Passer domesticus
Tree sparrow Passer montanus
Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
Sturnidae Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Oriolidae Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
Corvidae Jay Garrulus glandarius
Magpie Pica pica
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion/hooded crow Corvus corone
Raven Corvus corax

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