The British List
The official list of bird species recorded in Great Britain
Category A, B, C species
Total no. of species on British List (cats A, B, C) 578
The list below includes both the vernacular name used by British birders (see here) and the now agreed international English name where these are different to the English vernacular name.
British (English) |
Gill & Wright (2006) / IOC |
Scientific name |
Category |
vernacular name |
international English name |
|
|
Mute Swan |
|
Cygnus olor |
AC2 |
Bewick’s Swan |
Tundra Swan |
Cygnus columbianus |
A |
Whooper Swan |
|
Cygnus cygnus |
A |
Bean Goose |
|
Anser fabalis |
A |
Pink-footed Goose |
|
Anser brachyrhynchus |
A |
White-fronted Goose |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
A |
Lesser White-fronted Goose |
|
Anser erythropus |
A |
Greylag Goose |
|
Anser anser |
AC2C4E* |
Snow Goose |
|
Anser caerulescens |
A |
Canada Goose |
|
Branta canadensis |
C2E* |
Barnacle Goose |
|
Branta leucopsis |
AC2E* |
Brent Goose |
Brant Goose |
Branta bernicla |
A |
Red-breasted Goose |
|
Branta ruficollis |
A |
Egyptian Goose |
|
Alopochen aegyptiaca |
C1E* |
Ruddy Shelduck |
|
Tadorna ferruginea |
BDE* |
Shelduck |
Common Shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
A |
Mandarin Duck |
|
Aix galericulata |
C1E* |
Wigeon |
Eurasian Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
A |
American Wigeon |
|
Anas americana |
A |
Gadwall |
|
Anas strepera |
A |
Teal |
Eurasian Teal |
Anas crecca |
AC2 |
Green-winged Teal |
|
Anas carolinensis |
A |
Mallard |
|
Anas platyrhynchos |
AC2C4E* |
Black Duck |
American Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
A |
Pintail |
Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
A |
Garganey |
|
Anas querquedula |
A |
Blue-winged Teal |
|
Anas discors |
A |
Shoveler |
Northern Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
A |
Red-crested Pochard |
|
Netta rufina |
AC2E* |
Canvasback |
|
Aythya valisineria |
A |
Pochard |
Common Pochard |
Aythya ferina |
A |
Redhead |
|
Aythya americana |
A |
Ring-necked Duck |
|
Aythya collaris |
A |
Ferruginous Duck |
|
Aythya nyroca |
A |
Tufted Duck |
|
Aythya fuligula |
A |
Scaup |
Greater Scaup |
Aythya marila |
A |
Lesser Scaup |
|
Aythya affinis |
A |
Eider |
Common Eider |
Somateria mollissima |
A |
King Eider |
|
Somateria spectabilis |
A |
Steller’s Eider |
|
Polysticta stelleri |
A |
Harlequin Duck |
|
Histrionicus histrionicus |
A |
Long-tailed Duck |
|
Clangula hyemalis |
A |
Common Scoter |
Black Scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
A |
Black Scoter |
American Scoter |
Melanitta americana |
A |
Surf Scoter |
|
Melanitta perspicillata |
A |
Velvet Scoter |
|
Melanitta fusca |
A |
Bufflehead |
|
Bucephala albeola |
A |
Barrow’s Goldeneye |
|
Bucephala islandica |
A |
Goldeneye |
Common Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
A |
Smew |
|
Mergellus albellus |
A |
Hooded Merganser |
|
Lophodytes cucullatus |
A |
Red-breasted Merganser |
|
Mergus serrator |
A |
Goosander |
Common Merganser |
Mergus merganser |
A |
Ruddy Duck |
|
Oxyura jamaicensis |
C1E* |
Red Grouse |
Willow Ptarmigan |
Lagopus lagopus |
A |
Ptarmigan |
Rock Ptarmigan |
Lagopus muta |
A |
Black Grouse |
|
Tetrao tetrix |
A |
Capercaillie |
Western Capercaillie |
Tetrao urogallus |
BC3 |
Red-legged Partridge |
|
Alectoris rufa |
C1E* |
Grey Partridge |
|
Perdix perdix |
AC2E |
Quail |
Common Quail |
Coturnix coturnix |
A |
Pheasant |
Common Pheasant |
Phasianus colchicus |
C1E* |
Golden Pheasant |
|
Chrysolophus pictus |
C1E* |
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant |
|
Chrysolophus amherstiae |
C6E* |
Red-throated Diver |
Red-throated Loon |
Gavia stellata |
A |
Black-throated Diver |
Black-throated Loon |
Gavia arctica |
A |
Great Northern Diver |
Great Northern Loon |
Gavia immer |
A |
White-billed Diver |
Yellow-billed Loon |
Gavia adamsii |
A |
Pied-billed Grebe |
|
Podilymbus podiceps |
A |
Little Grebe |
|
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
A |
Great Crested Grebe |
|
Podiceps cristatus |
A |
Red-necked Grebe |
|
Podiceps grisegena |
A |
Slavonian Grebe |
Horned Grebe |
Podiceps auritus |
A |
Black-necked Grebe |
|
Podiceps nigricollis |
A |
Black-browed Albatross |
|
Thalassarche melanophris |
A |
Fulmar |
Northern Fulmar |
Fulmarus glacialis |
A |
Fea’s Petrel |
|
Pterodroma feae |
A |
Capped Petrel |
Black-capped Petrel |
Pterodroma hasitata |
A |
Cory’s Shearwater |
|
Calonectris diomedea |
A |
Great Shearwater |
|
Puffinus gravis |
A |
Sooty Shearwater |
|
Puffinus griseus |
A |
Manx Shearwater |
|
Puffinus puffinus |
A |
Balearic Shearwater |
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
A |
Macaronesian Shearwater |
|
Puffinus baroli |
A |
Wilson’s Petrel |
Wilson’s Storm Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
A |
White-faced Petrel |
White-faced Storm Petrel |
Pelagodroma marina |
B |
Storm Petrel |
European Storm Petrel |
Hydrobates pelagicus |
A |
Leach’s Petrel |
Leach’s Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
A |
Swinhoe’s Petrel |
Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma monorhis |
A |
Madeiran Petrel |
Band-rumped Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma castro |
B |
Red-billed Tropicbird |
|
Phaethon aethereus |
A |
Gannet |
Northern Gannet |
Morus bassanus |
A |
Cormorant |
Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
A |
Double-crested Cormorant |
|
Phalacrocorax auritus |
A |
Shag |
European Shag |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
A |
Magnificent Frigatebird |
|
Fregata magnificens |
A |
Ascension Frigatebird |
|
Fregata aquila |
A |
Bittern |
Eurasian Bittern |
Botaurus stellaris |
A |
American Bittern |
|
Botaurus lentiginosus |
A |
Little Bittern |
|
Ixobrychus minutus |
A |
Night-heron |
Black-crowned Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
A |
Green Heron |
|
Butorides virescens |
A |
Squacco Heron |
|
Ardeola ralloides |
A |
Cattle Egret |
|
Bubulcus ibis |
A |
Snowy Egret |
|
Egretta thula |
A |
Little Egret |
|
Egretta garzetta |
A |
Great White Egret |
Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
A |
Grey Heron |
|
Ardea cinerea |
A |
Great Blue Heron |
|
Ardea herodias |
A |
Purple Heron |
|
Ardea purpurea |
A |
Black Stork |
|
Ciconia nigra |
A |
White Stork |
|
Ciconia ciconia |
A |
Glossy Ibis |
|
Plegadis falcinellus |
A |
Spoonbill |
Eurasian Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
A |
Honey-buzzard |
European Honey-buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
A |
Black Kite |
|
Milvus migrans |
A |
Red Kite |
|
Milvus milvus |
AC3 |
White-tailed Eagle |
|
Haliaeetus albicilla |
AC3E |
Egyptian Vulture |
|
Neophron percnopterus |
B |
Short-toed Eagle |
Short-toed Snake Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
A |
Marsh Harrier |
Western Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
A |
Hen Harrier |
Northern Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
A |
Pallid Harrier |
|
Circus macrourus |
A |
Montagu’s Harrier |
|
Circus pygargus |
A |
Goshawk |
Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
AC3E* |
Sparrowhawk |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus |
A |
Buzzard |
Common Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
A |
Rough-legged Buzzard |
Roughleg |
Buteo lagopus |
A |
Greater Spotted Eagle |
|
Aquila clanga |
B |
Golden Eagle |
|
Aquila chrysaetos |
A |
Osprey |
|
Pandion haliaetus |
A |
Lesser Kestrel |
|
Falco naumanni |
A |
Kestrel |
Common Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
A |
American Kestrel |
|
Falco sparverius |
A |
Red-footed Falcon |
|
Falco vespertinus |
A |
Merlin |
|
Falco columbarius |
A |
Hobby |
Eurasian Hobby |
Falco subbuteo |
A |
Eleonora’s Falcon |
|
Falco eleonorae |
A |
Gyr Falcon |
Gyrfalcon |
Falco rusticolus |
A |
Peregrine |
Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
A |
Water Rail |
|
Rallus aquaticus |
A |
Spotted Crake |
|
Porzana porzana |
A |
Sora |
|
Porzana carolina |
A |
Little Crake |
|
Porzana parva |
A |
Baillon’s Crake |
|
Porzana pusilla |
A |
Corncrake |
Corn Crake |
Crex crex |
A |
Moorhen |
Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
A |
Allen’s Gallinule |
|
Porphyrio alleni |
A |
Purple Gallinule |
|
Porphyrio martinica |
A |
Coot |
Common Coot |
Fulica atra |
A |
American Coot |
|
Fulica americana |
A |
Crane |
Common Crane |
Grus grus |
A |
Sandhill Crane |
|
Grus canadensis |
A |
Little Bustard |
|
Tetrax tetrax |
A |
Macqueen’s Bustard |
|
Chlamydotis macqueenii |
A |
Great Bustard |
|
Otis tarda |
A |
Oystercatcher |
Eurasian Oystercatcher |
Haematopus ostralegus |
A |
Black-winged Stilt |
|
Himantopus himantopus |
A |
Avocet |
Pied Avocet |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
A |
Stone-curlew |
Eurasian Stone-curlew |
Burhinus oedicnemus |
A |
Cream-coloured Courser |
|
Cursorius cursor |
A |
Collared Pratincole |
|
Glareola pratincola |
A |
Oriental Pratincole |
|
Glareola maldivarum |
A |
Black-winged Pratincole |
|
Glareola nordmanni |
A |
Little Ringed Plover |
|
Charadrius dubius |
A |
Ringed Plover |
Common Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
A |
Semipalmated Plover |
|
Charadrius semipalmatus |
A |
Killdeer |
|
Charadrius vociferus |
A |
Kentish Plover |
|
Charadrius alexandrinus |
A |
Lesser Sand Plover |
|
Charadrius mongolus |
A |
Greater Sand Plover |
|
Charadrius leschenaultii |
A |
Caspian Plover |
|
Charadrius asiaticus |
A |
Dotterel |
Eurasian Dotterel |
Charadrius morinellus |
A |
American Golden Plover |
|
Pluvialis dominica |
A |
Pacific Golden Plover |
|
Pluvialis fulva |
A |
Golden Plover |
European Golden Plover |
Pluvialis apricaria |
A |
Grey Plover |
|
Pluvialis squatarola |
A |
Sociable Plover |
Sociable Lapwing |
Vanellus gregarius |
A |
White-tailed Plover |
White-tailed Lapwing |
Vanellus leucurus |
A |
Lapwing |
Northern Lapwing |
Vanellus vanellus |
A |
Great Knot |
|
Calidris tenuirostris |
A |
Knot |
Red Knot |
Calidris canutus |
A |
Sanderling |
|
Calidris alba |
A |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
|
Calidris pusilla |
A |
Western Sandpiper |
|
Calidris mauri |
A |
Red-necked Stint |
|
Calidris ruficollis |
A |
Little Stint |
|
Calidris minuta |
A |
Temminck’s Stint |
|
Calidris temminckii |
A |
Long-toed Stint |
|
Calidris subminuta |
A |
Least Sandpiper |
|
Calidris minutilla |
A |
White-rumped Sandpiper |
|
Calidris fuscicollis |
A |
Baird’s Sandpiper |
|
Calidris bairdii |
A |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
|
Calidris melanotos |
A |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
|
Calidris acuminata |
A |
Curlew Sandpiper |
|
Calidris ferruginea |
A |
Stilt Sandpiper |
|
Calidris himantopus |
A |
Purple Sandpiper |
|
Calidris maritima |
A |
Dunlin |
|
Calidris alpina |
A |
Broad-billed Sandpiper |
|
Limicola falcinellus |
A |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
A |
Ruff |
|
Philomachus pugnax |
A |
Jack Snipe |
|
Lymnocryptes minimus |
A |
Snipe |
Common Snipe |
Gallinago gallinago |
A |
Great Snipe |
|
Gallinago media |
A |
Short-billed Dowitcher |
|
Limnodromus griseus |
A |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
|
Limnodromus scolopaceus |
A |
Woodcock |
Eurasian Woodcock |
Scolopax rusticola |
A |
Black-tailed Godwit |
|
Limosa limosa |
A |
Hudsonian Godwit |
|
Limosa haemastica |
A |
Bar-tailed Godwit |
|
Limosa lapponica |
A |
Little Whimbrel |
Little Curlew |
Numenius minutus |
A |
Eskimo Curlew |
|
Numenius borealis |
B |
Whimbrel |
|
Numenius phaeopus |
A |
Slender-billed Curlew |
|
Numenius tenuirostris |
A |
Curlew |
Eurasian Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
A |
Upland Sandpiper |
|
Bartramia longicauda |
A |
Terek Sandpiper |
|
Xenus cinereus |
A |
Common Sandpiper |
|
Actitis hypoleucos |
A |
Spotted Sandpiper |
|
Actitis macularius |
A |
Green Sandpiper |
|
Tringa ochropus |
A |
Solitary Sandpiper |
|
Tringa solitaria |
A |
Grey-tailed Tattler |
|
Tringa brevipes |
A |
Spotted Redshank |
|
Tringa erythropus |
A |
Greater Yellowlegs |
|
Tringa melanoleuca |
A |
Greenshank |
Common Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
A |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
|
Tringa flavipes |
A |
Marsh Sandpiper |
|
Tringa stagnatilis |
A |
Wood Sandpiper |
|
Tringa glareola |
A |
Redshank |
Common Redshank |
Tringa totanus |
A |
Turnstone |
Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
A |
Wilson’s Phalarope |
|
Phalaropus tricolor |
A |
Red-necked Phalarope |
|
Phalaropus lobatus |
A |
Grey Phalarope |
Red Phalarope |
Phalaropus fulicarius |
A |
Pomarine Skua |
Pomarine Jaeger |
Stercorarius pomarinus |
A |
Arctic Skua |
Parasitic Jaeger |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
A |
Long-tailed Skua |
Long-tailed Jaeger |
Stercorarius longicaudus |
A |
Great Skua |
|
Stercorarius skua |
A |
Ivory Gull |
|
Pagophila eburnea |
A |
Sabine’s Gull |
|
Xema sabine |
A |
Kittiwake |
Black-legged Kittiwake |
Rissa tridactyla |
A |
Slender-billed Gull |
|
Chroicocephalus genei |
A |
Bonaparte’s Gull |
|
Chroicocephalus philadelphia |
A |
Black-headed Gull |
Common Black-headed Gull |
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
A |
Little Gull |
|
Hydrocoloeus minutus |
A |
Ross’s Gull |
|
Rhodostethia rosea |
A |
Laughing Gull |
|
Larus atricilla |
A |
Franklin’s Gull |
|
Larus pipixcan |
A |
Mediterranean Gull |
|
Larus melanocephalus |
A |
Audouin’s Gull |
|
Larus audouinii |
A |
Great Black-headed Gull |
|
Larus ichthyaetus |
B |
Common Gull |
Mew Gull |
Larus canus |
A |
Ring-billed Gull |
|
Larus delawarensis |
A |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
|
Larus fuscus |
A |
Herring Gull |
|
Larus argentatus |
A |
Yellow-legged Gull |
|
Larus michahellis |
A |
Caspian Gull |
|
Larus cachinnans |
A |
American Herring Gull |
|
Larus smithsonianus |
A |
Iceland Gull |
|
Larus glaucoides |
A |
Glaucous Gull |
|
Larus hyperboreus |
A |
Great Black-backed Gull |
|
Larus marinus |
A |
Aleutian Tern |
|
Onychoprion aleutica |
A |
Sooty Tern |
|
Onychoprion fuscata |
A |
Bridled Tern |
|
Onychoprion anaethetus |
A |
Little Tern |
|
Sternula albifrons |
A |
Gull-billed Tern |
|
Gelochelidon nilotica |
A |
Caspian Tern |
|
Hydroprogne caspia |
A |
Whiskered Tern |
|
Chlidonias hybrida |
A |
Black Tern |
|
Chlidonias niger |
A |
White-winged Black Tern |
White-winged Tern |
Chlidonias leucopterus |
A |
Sandwich Tern |
|
Sterna sandvicensis |
A |
Royal Tern |
|
Sterna maxima |
A |
Lesser Crested Tern |
|
Sterna bengalensis |
A |
Forster’s Tern |
|
Sterna forsteri |
A |
Common Tern |
|
Sterna hirundo |
A |
Roseate Tern |
|
Sterna dougallii |
A |
Arctic Tern |
|
Sterna paradisaea |
A |
Guillemot |
Common Murre |
Uria aalge |
A |
Brünnich’s Guillemot |
Thick-billed Murre |
Uria lomvia |
A |
Razorbill |
|
Alca torda |
A |
Great Auk 1 |
|
Pinguinus impennis |
B |
Black Guillemot |
|
Cepphus grylle |
A |
Long-billed Murrelet |
|
Brachyramphus perdix |
A |
Ancient Murrelet |
|
Synthliboramphus antiquus |
A |
Little Auk |
|
Alle alle |
A |
Puffin |
Atlantic Puffin |
Fratercula arctica |
A |
Pallas’s Sandgrouse |
|
Syrrhaptes paradoxus |
A |
Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon |
Common Pigeon |
Columba livia |
AC4E* |
Stock Dove |
|
Columba oenas |
A |
Woodpigeon |
Common Wood Pigeon |
Columba palumbus |
A |
Collared Dove |
Eurasian Collared Dove |
Streptopelia decaocto |
A |
Turtle Dove |
European Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia turtur |
A |
Rufous Turtle Dove |
Oriental Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia orientalis |
A |
Mourning Dove |
|
Zenaida macroura |
A |
Ring-necked Parakeet |
Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula krameri |
C1E* |
Great Spotted Cuckoo |
|
Clamator glandarius |
A |
Cuckoo |
Common Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
A |
Black-billed Cuckoo |
|
Coccyzus erythrophthalmus |
A |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
|
Coccyzus americanus |
A |
Barn Owl |
|
Tyto alba |
A |
Scops Owl |
Eurasian Scops Owl |
Otus scops |
A |
Snowy Owl |
|
Bubo scandiacus |
A |
Hawk Owl |
Northern Hawk-owl |
Surnia ulula |
A |
Little Owl |
|
Athene noctua |
C1 |
Tawny Owl |
|
Strix aluco |
A |
Long-eared Owl |
|
Asio otus |
A |
Short-eared Owl |
|
Asio flammeus |
A |
Tengmalm’s Owl |
Boreal Owl |
Aegolius funereus |
A |
Nightjar |
European Nightjar |
Caprimulgus europaeus |
A |
Red-necked Nightjar |
|
Caprimulgus ruficollis |
B |
Egyptian Nightjar |
|
Caprimulgus aegyptius |
A |
Common Nighthawk |
|
Chordeiles minor |
A |
Chimney Swift |
|
Chaetura pelagica |
A |
Needle-tailed Swift |
White-throated Needletail |
Hirundapus caudacutus |
A |
Swift |
Common Swift |
Apus apus |
A |
Pallid Swift |
|
Apus pallidus |
A |
Pacific Swift |
Fork-tailed Swift |
Apus pacificus |
A |
Alpine Swift |
|
Apus melba |
A |
Little Swift |
|
Apus affinis |
A |
Kingfisher |
Common Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
A |
Belted Kingfisher |
|
Megaceryle alcyon |
A |
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater |
|
Merops persicus |
A |
Bee-eater |
European Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
A |
Roller |
European Roller |
Coracias garrulus |
A |
Hoopoe |
Eurasian Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
A |
Wryneck |
Eurasian Wryneck |
Jynx torquilla |
A |
Green Woodpecker |
European Green Woodpecker |
Picus viridis |
A |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
|
Sphyrapicus varius |
A |
Great Spotted Woodpecker |
|
Dendrocopos major |
A |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
|
Dendrocopos minor |
A |
Eastern Phoebe |
|
Sayornis phoebe |
A |
Calandra Lark |
|
Melanocorypha calandra |
A |
Bimaculated Lark |
|
Melanocorypha bimaculata |
A |
White-winged Lark |
|
Melanocorypha leucoptera |
A |
Black Lark |
|
Melanocorypha yeltoniensis |
A |
Short-toed Lark |
Greater Short-toed Lark |
Calandrella brachydactyla |
A |
Lesser Short-toed Lark |
|
Calandrella rufescens |
A |
Crested Lark |
|
Galerida cristata |
A |
Woodlark |
Wood Lark |
Lullula arborea |
A |
Skylark |
Sky Lark |
Alauda arvensis |
A |
Shore Lark |
Horned Lark |
Eremophila alpestris |
A |
Sand Martin |
|
Riparia riparia |
A |
Tree Swallow |
|
Tachycineta bicolor |
A |
Purple Martin |
|
Progne subis |
A |
Crag Martin |
Eurasian Crag Martin |
Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
A |
Swallow |
Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
A |
House Martin |
Common House Martin |
Delichon urbicum |
A |
Red-rumped Swallow |
|
Cecropis daurica |
A |
Cliff Swallow |
American Cliff Swallow |
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
A |
Richard’s Pipit |
|
Anthus richardi |
A |
Blyth’s Pipit |
|
Anthus godlewskii |
A |
Tawny Pipit |
|
Anthus campestris |
A |
Olive-backed Pipit |
|
Anthus hodgsoni |
A |
Tree Pipit |
|
Anthus trivialis |
A |
Pechora Pipit |
|
Anthus gustavi |
A |
Meadow Pipit |
|
Anthus pratensis |
A |
Red-throated Pipit |
|
Anthus cervinus |
A |
Rock Pipit |
Eurasian Rock Pipit |
Anthus petrosus |
A |
Water Pipit |
|
Anthus spinoletta |
A |
Buff-bellied Pipit |
|
Anthus rubescens |
A |
Yellow Wagtail |
|
Motacilla flava |
A |
Citrine Wagtail |
|
Motacilla citreola |
A |
Grey Wagtail |
|
Motacilla cinerea |
A |
Pied Wagtail |
White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba |
A |
Cedar Waxwing |
|
Bombycilla cedrorum |
A |
Waxwing |
Bohemian Waxwing |
Bombycilla garrulus |
A |
Dipper |
White-throated Dipper |
Cinclus cinclus |
A |
Wren |
Winter Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes |
A |
Northern Mockingbird |
|
Mimus polyglottos |
A |
Brown Thrasher |
|
Toxostoma rufum |
A |
Grey Catbird |
|
Dumetella carolinensis |
A |
Dunnock |
|
Prunella modularis |
A |
Alpine Accentor |
|
Prunella collaris |
A |
Rufous Bush Chat |
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin |
Cercotrichas galactotes |
A |
Robin |
European Robin |
Erithacus rubecula |
A |
Rufous-tailed Robin |
|
Luscinia sibilans |
A |
Thrush Nightingale |
|
Luscinia luscinia |
A |
Nightingale |
Common Nightingale |
Luscinia megarhynchos |
A |
Siberian Rubythroat |
|
Luscinia calliope |
A |
Bluethroat |
|
Luscinia svecica |
A |
Siberian Blue Robin |
|
Luscinia cyane |
A |
Red-flanked Bluetail |
|
Tarsiger cyanurus |
A |
White-throated Robin |
|
Irania gutturalis |
A |
Black Redstart |
|
Phoenicurus ochruros |
A |
Redstart |
Common Redstart |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
A |
Moussier’s Redstart |
|
Phoenicurus moussieri |
A |
Whinchat |
|
Saxicola rubetra |
A |
Stonechat |
Eurasian Stonechat |
Saxicola torquatus |
A |
Isabelline Wheatear |
|
Oenanthe isabellina |
A |
Wheatear |
Northern Wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
A |
Pied Wheatear |
|
Oenanthe pleschanka |
A |
Black-eared Wheatear |
|
Oenanthe hispanica |
A |
Desert Wheatear |
|
Oenanthe deserti |
A |
White-crowned Black Wheatear |
White-crowned Wheatear |
Oenanthe leucopyga |
A |
Rock Thrush |
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush |
Monticola saxatilis |
A |
Blue Rock Thrush |
|
Monticola solitarius |
A |
White’s Thrush |
Scaly Thrush |
Zoothera dauma |
A |
Siberian Thrush |
|
Zoothera sibirica |
A |
Varied Thrush |
|
Ixoreus naevius |
A |
Wood Thrush |
|
Hylocichla mustelina |
A |
Hermit Thrush |
|
Catharus guttatus |
A |
Swainson’s Thrush |
|
Catharus ustulatus |
A |
Grey-cheeked Thrush |
|
Catharus minimus |
A |
Veery |
|
Catharus fuscescens |
A |
Ring Ouzel |
|
Turdus torquatus |
A |
Blackbird |
Common Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
A |
Eyebrowed Thrush |
|
Turdus obscurus |
A |
Dusky Thrush |
Naumann’s Thrush |
Turdus naumanni |
A |
Dark-throated Thrush |
|
Turdus ruficollis |
A |
Fieldfare |
|
Turdus pilaris |
A |
Song Thrush |
|
Turdus philomelos |
A |
Redwing |
|
Turdus iliacus |
A |
Mistle Thrush |
|
Turdus viscivorus |
A |
American Robin |
|
Turdus migratorius |
A |
Cetti’s Warbler |
|
Cettia cetti |
A |
Fan-tailed Warbler |
Zitting Cisticola |
Cisticola juncidis |
A |
Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler |
|
Locustella certhiola |
A |
Lanceolated Warbler |
|
Locustella lanceolata |
A |
Grasshopper Warbler |
Common Grasshopper Warbler |
Locustella naevia |
A |
River Warbler |
|
Locustella fluviatilis |
A |
Savi’s Warbler |
|
Locustella luscinioides |
A |
Aquatic Warbler |
|
Acrocephalus paludicola |
A |
Sedge Warbler |
|
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
A |
Paddyfield Warbler |
|
Acrocephalus agricola |
A |
Blyth’s Reed Warbler |
|
Acrocephalus dumetorum |
A |
Marsh Warbler |
|
Acrocephalus palustris |
A |
Reed Warbler |
Eurasian Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
A |
Great Reed Warbler |
|
Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
A |
Thick-billed Warbler |
|
Acrocephalus aedon |
A |
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler |
|
Hippolais pallida |
A |
Booted Warbler |
|
Hippolais caligata |
A |
Sykes’s Warbler |
|
Hippolais rama |
A |
Olive-tree Warbler |
|
Hippolais olivetorum |
A |
Icterine Warbler |
|
Hippolais icterina |
A |
Melodious Warbler |
|
Hippolais polyglotta |
A |
Blackcap |
Eurasian Blackcap |
Sylvia atricapilla |
A |
Garden Warbler |
|
Sylvia borin |
A |
Barred Warbler |
|
Sylvia nisoria |
A |
Lesser Whitethroat |
|
Sylvia curruca |
A |
Orphean Warbler |
|
Sylvia hortensis |
A |
Asian Desert Warbler |
Desert Warbler |
Sylvia nana |
A |
Whitethroat |
Common Whitethroat |
Sylvia communis |
A |
Spectacled Warbler |
|
Sylvia conspicillata |
A |
Dartford Warbler |
|
Sylvia undata |
A |
Marmora’s Warbler |
|
Sylvia sarda |
A |
Rüppell’s Warbler |
|
Sylvia rueppelli |
A |
Subalpine Warbler |
|
Sylvia cantillans |
A |
Sardinian Warbler |
|
Sylvia melanocephala |
A |
Greenish Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus trochiloides |
A |
Arctic Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus borealis |
A |
Pallas’s Warbler |
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus proregulus |
A |
Yellow-browed Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus inornatus |
A |
Hume’s Warbler |
Hume’s Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus humei |
A |
Radde’s Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus schwarzi |
A |
Dusky Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus fuscatus |
A |
Western Bonelli’s Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus bonelli |
A |
Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus orientalis |
A |
Wood Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
A |
Chiffchaff |
|
Phylloscopus collybita |
A |
Iberian Chiffchaff |
|
Phylloscopus ibericus |
A |
Willow Warbler |
|
Phylloscopus trochilus |
A |
Goldcrest |
|
Regulus regulus |
A |
Firecrest |
|
Regulus ignicapilla |
A |
Spotted Flycatcher |
|
Muscicapa striata |
A |
Red-breasted Flycatcher |
|
Ficedula parva |
A |
Taiga Flycatcher |
|
Ficedula albicilla |
A |
Collared Flycatcher |
|
Ficedula albicollis |
A |
Pied Flycatcher |
Eurasian Pied Flycatcher |
Ficedula hypoleuca |
A |
Bearded Tit |
Bearded Reedling |
Panurus biarmicus |
A |
Long-tailed Tit |
Long-tailed Bushtit |
Aegithalos caudatus |
A |
Blue Tit |
|
Cyanistes caeruleus |
A |
Great Tit |
|
Parus major |
A |
Crested Tit |
European Crested Tit |
Lophophanes cristatus |
A |
Coal Tit |
|
Periparus ater |
A |
Willow Tit |
|
Poecile montana |
A |
Marsh Tit |
|
Poecile palustris |
A |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
|
Sitta canadensis |
A |
Nuthatch |
Eurasian Nuthatch |
Sitta europaea |
A |
Wallcreeper |
|
Tichodroma muraria |
A |
Treecreeper |
Eurasian Treecreeper |
Certhia familiaris |
A |
Short-toed Treecreeper |
|
Certhia brachydactyla |
A |
Penduline Tit |
Eurasian Penduline Tit |
Remiz pendulinus |
A |
Golden Oriole |
Eurasian Golden Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
A |
Brown Shrike |
|
Lanius cristatus |
A |
Isabelline Shrike |
|
Lanius isabellinus |
A |
Red-backed Shrike |
|
Lanius collurio |
A |
Long-tailed Shrike |
|
Lanius schach |
A |
Lesser Grey Shrike |
|
Lanius minor |
A |
Great Grey Shrike |
|
Lanius excubitor |
A |
Southern Grey Shrike |
|
Lanius meridionalis |
A |
Woodchat Shrike |
|
Lanius senator |
A |
Masked Shrike |
|
Lanius nubicus |
A |
Jay |
Eurasian Jay |
Garrulus glandarius |
A |
Magpie |
Eurasian Magpie |
Pica pica |
A |
Nutcracker |
Spotted Nutcracker |
Nucifraga caryocatactes |
A |
Chough |
Red-billed Chough |
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
A |
Jackdaw |
Western Jackdaw |
Corvus monedula |
A |
Rook |
|
Corvus frugilegus |
A |
Carrion Crow |
|
Corvus corone |
A |
Hooded Crow |
|
Corvus cornix |
A |
Raven |
Northern Raven |
Corvus corax |
A |
Starling |
Common Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
A |
Rose-coloured Starling |
Rosy Starling |
Sturnus roseus |
A |
House Sparrow |
|
Passer domesticus |
A |
Spanish Sparrow |
|
Passer hispaniolensis |
A |
Tree Sparrow |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow |
Passer montanus |
A |
Rock Sparrow |
|
Petronia petronia |
A |
Yellow-throated Vireo |
|
Vireo flavifrons |
A |
Philadelphia Vireo |
|
Vireo philadelphicus |
A |
Red-eyed Vireo |
|
Vireo olivaceus |
A |
Chaffinch |
|
Fringilla coelebs |
A |
Brambling |
|
Fringilla montifringilla |
A |
Serin |
European Serin |
Serinus serinus |
A |
Greenfinch |
European Greenfinch |
Carduelis chloris |
A |
Goldfinch |
European Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
A |
Siskin |
Eurasian Siskin |
Carduelis spinus |
A |
Linnet |
Common Linnet |
Carduelis cannabina |
A |
Twite |
|
Carduelis flavirostris |
A |
Lesser Redpoll |
|
Carduelis cabaret |
A |
Mealy Redpoll |
Common Redpoll |
Carduelis flammea |
A |
Arctic Redpoll |
|
Carduelis hornemanni |
A |
Two-barred Crossbill |
|
Loxia leucoptera |
A |
Common Crossbill |
Red Crossbill |
Loxia curvirostra |
A |
Scottish Crossbill |
|
Loxia scotica |
A |
Parrot Crossbill |
|
Loxia pytyopsittacus |
A |
Trumpeter Finch |
|
Bucanetes githagineus |
A |
Common Rosefinch |
|
Carpodacus erythrinus |
A |
Pine Grosbeak |
|
Pinicola enucleator |
A |
Bullfinch |
Eurasian Bullfinch |
Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
A |
Hawfinch |
|
Coccothraustes coccothraustes |
A |
Evening Grosbeak |
|
Hesperiphona vespertina |
A |
Black-and-white Warbler |
|
Mniotilta varia |
A |
Golden-winged Warbler |
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
A |
Tennessee Warbler |
|
Vermivora peregrina |
A |
Northern Parula |
|
Parula americana |
A |
Yellow Warbler |
American Yellow Warbler |
Dendroica petechia |
A |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
|
Dendroica pensylvanica |
A |
Blackburnian Warbler |
|
Dendroica fusca |
A |
Cape May Warbler |
|
Dendroica tigrina |
A |
Magnolia Warbler |
|
Dendroica magnolia |
A |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
|
Dendroica coronata |
A |
Blackpoll Warbler |
|
Dendroica striata |
A |
Bay-breasted Warbler |
|
Dendroica castanea |
A |
American Redstart |
|
Setophaga ruticilla |
A |
Ovenbird |
|
Seiurus aurocapilla |
A |
Northern Waterthrush |
|
Seiurus noveboracensis |
A |
Common Yellowthroat |
|
Geothlypis trichas |
A |
Hooded Warbler |
|
Wilsonia citrina |
A |
Wilson’s Warbler |
|
Wilsonia pusilla |
A |
Summer Tanager |
|
Piranga rubra |
A |
Scarlet Tanager |
|
Piranga olivacea |
A |
Eastern Towhee |
|
Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
A |
Lark Sparrow |
|
Chondestes grammacus |
A |
Savannah Sparrow |
|
Passerculus sandwichensis |
A |
Song Sparrow |
|
Melospiza melodia |
A |
White-crowned Sparrow |
|
Zonotrichia leucophrys |
A |
White-throated Sparrow |
|
Zonotrichia albicollis |
A |
Dark-eyed Junco |
|
Junco hyemalis |
A |
Lapland Bunting |
Lapland Longspur |
Calcarius lapponicus |
A |
Snow Bunting |
|
Plectrophenax nivalis |
A |
Black-faced Bunting |
|
Emberiza spodocephala |
A |
Pine Bunting |
|
Emberiza leucocephalos |
A |
Yellowhammer |
|
Emberiza citrinella |
A |
Cirl Bunting |
|
Emberiza cirlus |
A |
Rock Bunting |
|
Emberiza cia |
A |
Ortolan Bunting |
|
Emberiza hortulana |
A |
Cretzschmar’s Bunting |
|
Emberiza caesia |
A |
Yellow-browed Bunting |
|
Emberiza chrysophrys |
A |
Rustic Bunting |
|
Emberiza rustica |
A |
Chestnut-eared Bunting |
|
Emberiza fucata |
A |
Little Bunting |
|
Emberiza pusilla |
A |
Yellow-breasted Bunting |
|
Emberiza aureola |
A |
Reed Bunting |
Common Reed Bunting |
Emberiza schoeniclus |
A |
Pallas’s Reed Bunting |
|
Emberiza pallasi |
A |
Black-headed Bunting |
|
Emberiza melanocephala |
A |
Corn Bunting |
|
Emeriza calandra |
A |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
|
Pheucticus ludovicianus |
A |
Indigo Bunting |
|
Passerina cyanea |
A |
Bobolink |
|
Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
A |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
|
Molothrus ater |
A |
Baltimore Oriole |
|
Icterus galbula |
A |
For subspecies recorded in Britain click here.
Total no. of species on British List (cats A, B, C) 579
Category A 559 • Category B 10 • Category C 10
For species for which descriptions are required by the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC) see www.bbrc.org.uk .
1 Extinct
Nomenclature follows - Knox, A.G., Collinson, M., Helbig, A.J., Parkin, D.P. and Sangster, G. 2002. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds. Ibis 144 : 707-710. View press release.
Updated 13/06/08
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