Wednesday, June 21, 2017

List of Scientific names of Birds

Here is an informative list of scientific names of different birds found in the world.

Common name Scientific name
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Robin Erithacus rubecula
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Swift  Apus apus
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Common gull  Larus canus
Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Crane Grus grus
Buzzard Buteo buteo
Raven Corvus corax
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
House sparrow Passer domesticus
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Goosander Mergus merganser
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
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
Coot Fulica atra
Great bustard Otis tarda
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Knot Calidris canutus
Spotted crake Porzana porzana
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Corncrake Crex crex
Baillon’s crakePorzana pusilla
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Temminck’s stintCalidris temminckii
Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima
Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
Water rail Rallus aquaticus
Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
American kestrel Falco sparverius
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis


 Red-throated diver   Gavia stellata
 Black-throated diver  Gavia arctica
 Great northern diver  Gavia immer
 Little grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis
 Great-crested grebe  Podiceps cristatus
 Red-necked grebe  Podiceps grisegena
 Slavonian grebe  Podiceps auritus
 Black-necked grebe  Podiceps nigricollis
 Fulmar  Fulmarus glacialis
 Manx shearwater  Puffinus puffinus
 Storm petrel  Hydrobates pelagicus
 Leach’s petrel  Oceanodroma leucorhoa
 Common diving-petrel  Pelecanoides urinatrix
 Dalmatian pelican  Pelecanus crispus
 Gannet  Morus bassanus
 Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo
 Shag  Phalacrocorax aristotelis
 Little bittern  Ixobrychus minutus
 Bittern  Botaurus stellaris
 Grey heron  Ardea cinerea
 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
 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
 Tufted duck  Aythya fuligula
 Pochard  Aythya ferina
 Long-tailed duck  Clangula hyemalis
 Greater scaup  Aythya marila
 Eider  Somateria mollissima
 Velvet scoter  Melanitta fusca
 Common scoter  Melanitta nigra
 Red-breasted merganser  Mergus serrator
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