1110:. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.
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448:. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.
41:, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the British Indian Ocean Territory. The British Indian Ocean Territory consists of islands of the
2014:
birds in the family
Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills
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are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the
Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used
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Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black, or black-and-white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest
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are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
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The family
Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
1709:. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.
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The crab plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.
683:. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
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Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.
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The family
Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.
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Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family.
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Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.
2355:. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly colored, usually in red or yellow and black, though some species show variation in color only in the breeding season.
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are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
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Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
552:. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
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The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
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1840:. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.
104:. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
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2059:. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.
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Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
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Guineafowl are a group of
African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.
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treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of
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are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.
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2191:. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.
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1928:. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
507:. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
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crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes
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wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.
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67:- a species introduced to British Indian Ocean Territory as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
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246:. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.
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Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large
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Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the
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Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the
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and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.
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which has a military base on it. The public is not allowed on any of the islands.
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60:- a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in British Indian Ocean Territory
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are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy
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Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the
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997:, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the
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The southern storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the
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Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the
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18:
list of the bird species recorded in the
British Indian Ocean Territory
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The
Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of
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which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes
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in size and build, but are more closely related to the
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Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the
2471:"Checklist of Birds of British Indian Ocean Territory"
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The weavers are small passerine birds related to the
24:
include a total of 136 species, of which 6 have been
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38:The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World
2931:Lists of birds of British Overseas Territories
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2494:. Cornell University Press. p. 880.
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1633:. Both groups are medium-large coastal
1094:Laridae is a family of medium to large
96:and most duck-like waterfowl, such as
540:The family Charadriidae includes the
7:
14:
1697:The family Ardeidae contains the
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2890:
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2492:Birds of the World: A Checklist
2857:British Indian Ocean Territory
2010:The bee-eaters are a group of
1474:, and a long outer functional
22:British Indian Ocean Territory
1:
2159:The family Corvidae includes
189:Pheasants, grouse, and allies
2475:Bird Checklists of the World
1680:Herons, egrets, and bitterns
2490:Clements, James F. (2000).
1637:that plunge-dive for fish.
415:Rails, gallinules and coots
75:Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
2947:
1401:Black-bellied storm-petrel
1077:Gulls, terns, and skimmers
45:, the largest of which is
2885:
1805:Black-crowned night-heron
1443:Matsudaira's storm-petrel
702:Numenius madagascariensis
386:White-throated needletail
2606:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
2457:Lists of birds by region
2134:Crows, jays, and magpies
1891:Hawks, eagles, and kites
1625:The sulids comprise the
1392:White-faced storm-petrel
1115:Lesser black-backed gull
1071:Stercorarius parasiticus
1052:Stercorarius maccormicki
976:Pratincoles and coursers
588:Charadrius leschenaultii
122:Nettapus coromandelianus
2867:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2364:Foudia madagascariensis
1951:White-bellied sea-eagle
1529:Wedge-tailed shearwater
1520:Flesh-footed shearwater
1515:Pseudobulweria rostrata
1453:Shearwaters and petrels
1321:White-tailed tropicbird
597:Charadrius alexandrinus
472:White-breasted waterhen
2926:Lists of birds of Asia
2436:Western yellow wagtail
2143:
2020:Blue-cheeked bee-eater
1955:Haliaeetus leucogaster
1933:European honey-buzzard
1727:Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
1622:
1447:Hydrobates matsudairae
1434:Swinhoe's storm-petrel
1411:Northern storm-petrels
1349:Southern storm-petrels
1281:Thalasseus bengalensis
1217:Chlidonias leucopterus
1174:Onychoprion anaethetus
1062:Stercorarius pomarinus
752:Sharp-tailed sandpiper
476:Amaurornis phoenicurus
92:Anatidae includes the
20:. The avifauna of the
2141:
2074:Falcons and caracaras
1815:Ibises and spoonbills
1809:Nycticorax nycticorax
1620:
1487:Macronectes giganteus
1483:Southern giant-petrel
1383:Wilson's storm-petrel
1339:Red-tailed tropicbird
1330:Red-billed tropicbird
1199:Gelochelidon nilotica
630:Sandpipers and allies
566:Pacific golden-plover
516:Himantopus himantopus
390:Hirundapus caudacutus
292:Phoenicopterus roseus
2781:United Arab Emirates
2327:Acridotheres tristis
2284:Hypsipetes olivaceus
1849:Plegadis falcinellus
1165:Onychoprion fuscatus
860:Red-necked phalarope
611:Little ringed plover
606:Charadrius hiaticula
602:Common ringed plover
561:Pluvialis squatarola
557:Black-bellied plover
523:Plovers and lapwings
340:Malagasy turtle-dove
2808:limited recognition
2405:Wagtails and pipits
2247:Common house-martin
1946:Circus melanoleucos
1718:Ixobrychus sinensis
1600:Boobies and gannets
1538:Tropical shearwater
1438:Hydrobates monorhis
1387:Oceanites oceanicus
1343:Phaethon rubricauda
1286:Lesser crested tern
1019:Glareola maldivarum
1015:Oriental pratincole
1010:Glareola pratincola
1006:Collared pratincole
887:Gray-tailed tattler
837:Gallinago gallinago
792:Calidris ruficollis
774:Calidris temminckii
765:Calidris ferruginea
725:Black-tailed godwit
584:Greater sand-plover
579:Charadrius mongolus
457:Gallinula chloropus
344:Nesoenas picturatus
268:Phoenicopteriformes
178:Helmeted guineafowl
132:Spatula querquedula
113:Tadorna tadornoides
109:Australian shelduck
2414:
2375:
2343:
2334:Weavers and allies
2300:
2266:
2215:
2151:
2144:
2083:
2039:
2002:
1970:
1926:Old World vultures
1900:
1864:
1824:
1800:Butorides striatus
1759:Intermediate egret
1689:
1623:
1609:
1581:Lesser frigatebird
1567:
1547:Persian shearwater
1462:
1420:
1396:Pelagodroma marina
1358:
1334:Phaethon aethereus
1305:
1277:Great crested tern
1268:White-cheeked tern
1226:Chlidonias hybrida
1191:Sternula saundersi
1183:Sternula albifrons
1147:Anous tenuirostris
1086:
1034:
985:
952:
918:Tringa stagnatilis
873:Actitis hypoleucos
864:Phalaropus lobatus
828:Calidris melanotos
824:Pectoral sandpiper
783:Calidris subminuta
756:Calidris acuminata
738:Arenaria interpres
698:Far Eastern curlew
639:
624:Charadrius veredus
575:Lesser sand-plover
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512:Black-winged stilt
491:
482:Stilts and avocets
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369:
307:
271:
198:
165:
141:Anas platyrhynchos
118:Cotton pygmy-goose
84:
43:Chagos Archipelago
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2850:other territories
2431:Motacilla cinerea
2395:Passer domesticus
2068:Coracias garrulus
2047:Rollers resemble
1885:Pandion haliaetus
1828:Threskiornithidae
1787:Indian pond-heron
1590:Great frigatebird
1551:Puffinus persicus
1542:Puffinus bailloni
1533:Ardenna pacificus
1524:Ardenna carneipes
1497:Bulweria bulwerii
1459:Procellariiformes
1417:Procellariiformes
1355:Procellariiformes
1325:Phaethon lepturus
1290:Thalasseus bergii
1263:Sterna paradisaea
1213:White-winged tern
1129:Larus dominicanus
1025:Skuas and jaegers
905:Common greenshank
900:Tringa erythropus
846:Gallinago stenura
716:Bar-tailed godwit
693:Numenius phaeopus
615:Charadrius dubius
467:Gallicrex cinerea
298:Pigeons and doves
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2862:Christmas Island
2548:Sovereign states
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2519:
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2505:
2486:
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2280:Mauritius bulbul
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2251:Delichon urbicum
2216:
2200:Corvus splendens
2152:
2128:Falco peregrinus
2124:Peregrine falcon
2084:
2040:
2003:
1971:
1901:
1865:
1825:
1772:Egretta garzetta
1763:Ardea intermedia
1723:Cinnamon bittern
1690:
1673:Papasula abbotti
1660:Red-footed booby
1655:Sula leucogaster
1610:
1568:
1502:Jouanin's petrel
1478:flight feather.
1463:
1421:
1405:Fregetta tropica
1359:
1306:
1302:Phaethontiformes
1245:Sterna sumatrana
1241:Black-naped tern
1236:Sterna dougallii
1208:Chlidonias niger
1196:Gull-billed tern
1087:
1067:Parasitic jaeger
1048:South Polar skua
1035:
986:
953:
909:Tringa nebularia
896:Spotted redshank
869:Common sandpiper
842:Pin-tailed snipe
788:Red-necked stint
770:Temminck's stint
761:Curlew sandpiper
720:Limosa lapponica
711:Numenius arquata
640:
533:
495:Recurvirostridae
492:
453:Eurasian moorhen
425:
370:
366:Caprimulgiformes
353:Geopelia striata
308:
288:Greater flamingo
275:Phoenicopteridae
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199:
182:Numida meleagris
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146:Northern pintail
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2469:Lepage, Denis.
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2440:Motacilla flava
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2242:Hirundo rustica
2233:Riparia riparia
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2150:
2136:
2118:Falco biarmicus
2109:Falco amurensis
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2076:
2064:European roller
2038:
2032:
2024:Merops persicus
2001:
1995:
1983:Eurasian hoopoe
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1937:Pernis apivorus
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1897:Accipitriformes
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1861:Accipitriformes
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1823:
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1646:Sula dactylatra
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1506:Bulweria fallax
1493:Bulwer's petrel
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1304:
1298:
1272:Sterna repressa
1188:Saunders's tern
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1083:Charadriiformes
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1058:Pomarine jaeger
1033:
1031:Charadriiformes
1027:
984:
982:Charadriiformes
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951:
949:Charadriiformes
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932:Common redshank
927:Tringa glareola
914:Marsh sandpiper
891:Tringa brevipes
882:Tringa ochropus
878:Green sandpiper
851:Terek sandpiper
819:Calidris minuta
810:Calidris alpina
779:Long-toed stint
747:Calidris pugnax
734:Ruddy turnstone
707:Eurasian curlew
638:
636:Charadriiformes
632:
620:Oriental plover
570:Pluvialis fulva
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529:Charadriiformes
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488:Charadriiformes
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2688:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2623:
2618:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2552:
2550:
2544:
2543:
2538:
2536:
2535:
2528:
2521:
2513:
2507:
2506:
2500:
2487:
2464:
2461:
2460:
2459:
2454:
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2444:
2443:
2442:
2433:
2406:
2403:
2399:
2398:
2368:
2367:
2335:
2332:
2331:
2330:
2320:
2292:
2289:
2288:
2287:
2258:
2255:
2254:
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2235:
2207:
2204:
2203:
2202:
2135:
2132:
2131:
2130:
2121:
2111:
2102:
2100:Falco naumanni
2096:Lesser kestrel
2075:
2072:
2071:
2070:
2031:
2028:
2027:
2026:
2012:near passerine
1994:
1991:
1990:
1989:
1967:Bucerotiformes
1962:
1959:
1958:
1957:
1948:
1939:
1892:
1889:
1888:
1887:
1856:
1853:
1852:
1851:
1821:Pelecaniformes
1816:
1813:
1812:
1811:
1802:
1796:Striated heron
1793:
1791:Ardeola grayii
1784:
1774:
1765:
1756:
1747:
1745:Ardea purpurea
1738:
1729:
1720:
1714:Yellow bittern
1686:Pelecaniformes
1681:
1678:
1677:
1676:
1669:Abbott's booby
1666:
1657:
1648:
1601:
1598:
1597:
1596:
1587:
1559:
1556:
1555:
1554:
1544:
1535:
1526:
1517:
1508:
1499:
1490:
1466:Procellariidae
1454:
1451:
1450:
1449:
1440:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1407:
1398:
1389:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1345:
1336:
1327:
1297:
1294:
1293:
1292:
1283:
1274:
1265:
1256:
1254:Sterna hirundo
1247:
1238:
1229:
1222:Whiskered tern
1219:
1210:
1201:
1193:
1185:
1176:
1167:
1158:
1149:
1140:
1138:Anous stolidus
1131:
1122:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1073:
1064:
1055:
1038:Stercorariidae
1026:
1023:
1022:
1021:
1012:
977:
974:
973:
972:
970:Dromas ardeola
944:
941:
939:
938:
936:Tringa totanus
929:
923:Wood sandpiper
920:
911:
902:
893:
884:
875:
866:
857:
855:Xenus cinereus
848:
839:
830:
821:
812:
803:
794:
785:
776:
767:
758:
749:
740:
731:
722:
713:
704:
695:
685:
631:
628:
627:
626:
617:
608:
599:
593:Kentish plover
590:
581:
572:
563:
524:
521:
520:
519:
483:
480:
479:
478:
469:
460:
416:
413:
412:
411:
408:Apus pacificus
401:
392:
361:
358:
357:
356:
346:
337:
299:
296:
295:
294:
263:
260:
259:
258:
251:Red junglefowl
190:
187:
186:
185:
157:
154:
153:
152:
143:
134:
125:
115:
76:
73:
69:
68:
61:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2943:
2932:
2929:
2927:
2924:
2923:
2921:
2906:
2902:
2898:
2896:
2888:
2887:
2884:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2863:
2860:
2858:
2855:
2854:
2852:
2847:
2843:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2831:South Ossetia
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2813:
2811:
2809:
2803:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2789:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2764:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2737:
2734:
2732:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2557:
2554:
2553:
2551:
2549:
2545:
2541:
2540:Birds of Asia
2534:
2529:
2527:
2522:
2520:
2515:
2514:
2511:
2503:
2501:0-934797-16-1
2497:
2493:
2488:
2476:
2472:
2467:
2466:
2462:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2452:List of birds
2450:
2449:
2445:
2441:
2437:
2434:
2432:
2428:
2425:
2424:
2423:
2420:
2419:
2412:
2411:Passeriformes
2404:
2402:
2396:
2392:
2391:House sparrow
2389:
2388:
2387:
2385:
2381:
2380:
2373:
2372:Passeriformes
2365:
2361:
2358:
2357:
2356:
2354:
2349:
2348:
2341:
2340:Passeriformes
2333:
2328:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2318:Pastor roseus
2315:
2314:Rosy starling
2312:
2311:
2310:
2306:
2305:
2298:
2297:Passeriformes
2290:
2285:
2281:
2278:
2277:
2276:
2272:
2271:
2264:
2263:Passeriformes
2256:
2252:
2248:
2245:
2243:
2239:
2236:
2234:
2230:
2227:
2226:
2225:
2221:
2220:
2213:
2212:Passeriformes
2205:
2201:
2197:
2194:
2193:
2192:
2190:
2186:
2182:
2178:
2174:
2170:
2166:
2162:
2157:
2156:
2149:
2148:Passeriformes
2140:
2133:
2129:
2125:
2122:
2119:
2115:
2114:Lanner falcon
2112:
2110:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2097:
2094:
2093:
2092:
2089:
2088:
2081:
2080:Falconiformes
2073:
2069:
2065:
2062:
2061:
2060:
2058:
2054:
2050:
2045:
2044:
2037:
2036:Coraciiformes
2029:
2025:
2021:
2018:
2017:
2016:
2013:
2008:
2007:
2000:
1999:Coraciiformes
1992:
1988:
1984:
1981:
1980:
1979:
1976:
1975:
1968:
1960:
1956:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1934:
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1930:
1929:
1927:
1923:
1919:
1915:
1911:
1906:
1905:
1898:
1890:
1886:
1882:
1879:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1870:
1869:
1862:
1854:
1850:
1846:
1843:
1842:
1841:
1839:
1835:
1830:
1829:
1822:
1814:
1810:
1806:
1803:
1801:
1797:
1794:
1792:
1788:
1785:
1782:
1781:Bubulcus ibis
1778:
1775:
1773:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1736:Ardea cinerea
1733:
1730:
1728:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1715:
1712:
1711:
1710:
1708:
1704:
1700:
1695:
1694:
1687:
1679:
1674:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1640:
1639:
1638:
1636:
1632:
1628:
1619:
1615:
1614:
1607:
1599:
1595:
1594:Fregata minor
1591:
1588:
1586:
1585:Fregata ariel
1582:
1579:
1578:
1577:
1573:
1572:
1565:
1557:
1552:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1512:
1511:Tahiti petrel
1509:
1507:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1494:
1491:
1488:
1484:
1481:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1473:
1468:
1467:
1460:
1452:
1448:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1430:
1426:
1425:
1418:
1410:
1406:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1384:
1381:
1380:
1379:
1377:
1373:
1370:, feeding on
1369:
1364:
1363:
1356:
1348:
1344:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1309:Phaethontidae
1303:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1242:
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1237:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1184:
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1177:
1175:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1153:
1150:
1148:
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1132:
1130:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1111:
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1101:
1097:
1092:
1091:
1084:
1076:
1072:
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1059:
1056:
1053:
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1046:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1032:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1003:
1002:
1000:
996:
991:
990:
983:
975:
971:
967:
964:
963:
962:
958:
957:
950:
942:
937:
933:
930:
928:
924:
921:
919:
915:
912:
910:
906:
903:
901:
897:
894:
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865:
861:
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856:
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849:
847:
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840:
838:
834:
831:
829:
825:
822:
820:
816:
813:
811:
807:
804:
802:
801:Calidris alba
798:
795:
793:
789:
786:
784:
780:
777:
775:
771:
768:
766:
762:
759:
757:
753:
750:
748:
744:
741:
739:
735:
732:
730:
729:Limosa limosa
726:
723:
721:
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714:
712:
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705:
703:
699:
696:
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690:
687:
686:
684:
682:
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629:
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612:
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551:
547:
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464:
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458:
454:
451:
450:
449:
447:
443:
439:
435:
430:
429:
422:
414:
409:
405:
404:Pacific swift
402:
400:
396:
393:
391:
387:
384:
383:
382:
379:
375:
374:
367:
359:
354:
350:
347:
345:
341:
338:
336:
335:Columba livia
332:
329:
328:
327:
325:
321:
317:
313:
312:
305:
304:Columbiformes
297:
293:
289:
286:
285:
284:
283:upside-down.
281:
277:
276:
269:
261:
256:
255:Gallus gallus
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249:
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209:
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110:
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62:
59:
55:
54:
53:
50:
48:
44:
40:
39:
34:
29:
27:
23:
19:
2856:
2846:Dependencies
2776:Turkmenistan
2741:Saudi Arabia
2491:
2479:. Retrieved
2474:
2439:
2430:
2427:Grey wagtail
2421:
2418:Motacillidae
2408:
2400:
2394:
2382:
2369:
2363:
2350:
2337:
2326:
2317:
2307:
2294:
2283:
2273:
2270:Pycnonotidae
2260:
2250:
2241:
2238:Barn swallow
2232:
2229:Bank swallow
2222:
2219:Hirundinidae
2209:
2199:
2158:
2145:
2142:Eurasian jay
2127:
2117:
2108:
2099:
2090:
2077:
2067:
2046:
2033:
2023:
2009:
1996:
1986:
1977:
1964:
1954:
1945:
1942:Pied harrier
1936:
1907:
1904:Accipitridae
1894:
1884:
1871:
1858:
1848:
1831:
1818:
1808:
1799:
1790:
1780:
1777:Cattle egret
1771:
1768:Little egret
1762:
1753:
1744:
1741:Purple heron
1735:
1726:
1717:
1696:
1683:
1672:
1663:
1654:
1645:
1642:Masked booby
1624:
1603:
1593:
1584:
1574:
1561:
1558:Frigatebirds
1550:
1541:
1532:
1523:
1514:
1505:
1496:
1486:
1472:nasal septum
1469:
1456:
1446:
1437:
1427:
1424:Hydrobatidae
1414:
1404:
1395:
1386:
1365:
1352:
1342:
1333:
1324:
1312:
1299:
1289:
1280:
1271:
1262:
1253:
1244:
1235:
1232:Roseate tern
1225:
1216:
1207:
1198:
1190:
1182:
1173:
1170:Bridled tern
1164:
1155:
1146:
1143:Lesser noddy
1137:
1128:
1119:Larus fuscus
1118:
1093:
1080:
1070:
1061:
1051:
1041:
1028:
1018:
1009:
992:
979:
969:
959:
946:
935:
926:
917:
908:
899:
890:
881:
872:
863:
854:
845:
836:
833:Common snipe
827:
818:
815:Little stint
809:
800:
791:
782:
773:
764:
755:
746:
737:
728:
719:
710:
701:
692:
646:
643:Scolopacidae
633:
623:
614:
605:
596:
587:
578:
569:
560:
539:
536:Charadriidae
526:
515:
498:
485:
475:
466:
456:
431:
418:
407:
398:
395:Common swift
389:
376:
363:
352:
343:
334:
314:
301:
291:
278:
265:
254:
244:jungle fowls
205:
192:
181:
172:
159:
149:
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131:
121:
112:
91:
81:Anseriformes
78:
70:
51:
47:Diego Garcia
36:
31:This list's
30:
17:
15:
2905:Asia portal
2806:States with
2726:Philippines
2666:South Korea
2661:North Korea
2556:Afghanistan
2323:Common myna
2189:ground jays
2185:nutcrackers
2105:Amur falcon
2053:kingfishers
1987:Upupa epops
1868:Pandionidae
1845:Glossy ibis
1750:Great egret
1651:Brown booby
1621:Brown booby
1362:Oceanitidae
1314:Tropicbirds
1296:Tropicbirds
1259:Arctic tern
1250:Common tern
1179:Little tern
1134:Brown noddy
995:pratincoles
989:Glareolidae
966:Crab-plover
943:Crab plover
331:Rock pigeon
202:Phasianidae
195:Galliformes
162:Galliformes
28:by humans.
2920:Categories
2786:Uzbekistan
2761:Tajikistan
2676:Kyrgyzstan
2656:Kazakhstan
2576:Bangladesh
2566:Azerbaijan
2463:References
2379:Passeridae
2196:House crow
2087:Falconidae
2057:bee-eaters
2043:Coraciidae
1993:Bee-eaters
1838:spoonbills
1754:Ardea alba
1732:Grey heron
1606:Suliformes
1571:Fregatidae
1564:Suliformes
1372:planktonic
1204:Black tern
1161:Sooty tern
1156:Gygis alba
1152:White tern
956:Dromadidae
797:Sanderling
681:phalaropes
677:dowitchers
649:sandpipers
446:gallinules
421:Gruiformes
349:Zebra dove
311:Columbidae
220:francolins
212:partridges
156:Guineafowl
150:Anas acuta
65:Introduced
58:Accidental
26:introduced
16:This is a
2872:Hong Kong
2826:Palestine
2751:Sri Lanka
2746:Singapore
2626:Indonesia
2477:. Avibase
2347:Ploceidae
2304:Sturnidae
2291:Starlings
2006:Meropidae
1664:Sula sula
1125:Kelp gull
669:woodcocks
546:dotterels
463:Watercock
399:Apus apus
280:Flamingos
262:Flamingos
236:pheasants
228:tragopans
224:spurfowls
216:snowcocks
169:Numididae
33:taxonomic
2895:Category
2816:Abkhazia
2766:Thailand
2721:Pakistan
2701:Mongolia
2696:Maldives
2691:Malaysia
2591:Cambodia
2481:7 August
2446:See also
2416:Family:
2384:Sparrows
2377:Family:
2360:Red fody
2345:Family:
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