Birds from Western Sahara (350 bird species)

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  African Blue Tit

  Cyanistes teneriffae

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  African Crake

  Crex egregia

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  African Desert Warbler

  Sylvia deserti

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  African Houbara

  Chlamydotis undulata

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  Allen’s Gallinule

  Porphyrio alleni

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  Aquatic Warbler

  Acrocephalus paludicola

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  Arabian Bustard

  Ardeotis arabs

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  Arctic Jaeger

  Stercorarius parasiticus

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  Arctic Tern

  Sterna paradisaea

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  Atlantic Puffin

  Fratercula arctica

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  Audouin’s Gull

  Ichthyaetus audouinii

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  Audubon’s Shearwater

  Puffinus lherminieri

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  Baillon’s Crake

  Zapornia pusilla

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  Balearic Shearwater

  Puffinus mauretanicus

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  Band-rumped Storm-petrel

  Hydrobates castro

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  Bar-tailed Godwit

  Limosa lapponica

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  Bar-tailed Lark

  Ammomanes cinctura

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  Barbary Partridge

  Alectoris barbara

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  Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica

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  Bearded Vulture

  Gypaetus barbatus

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  Black Kite

  Milvus migrans

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  Black Redstart

  Phoenicurus ochruros

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  Black Stork

  Ciconia nigra

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  Black Tern

  Chlidonias niger

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  Black Wheatear

  Oenanthe leucura

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  Black-bellied Sandgrouse

  Pterocles orientalis

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  Black-crowned Night-heron

  Nycticorax nycticorax

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  Black-crowned Sparrow-lark

  Eremopterix nigriceps

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  Black-crowned Tchagra

  Tchagra senegalus

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  Black-eared Wheatear

  Oenanthe hispanica

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  Black-headed Gull

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus

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  Black-legged Kittiwake

  Rissa tridactyla

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  Black-necked Grebe

  Podiceps nigricollis

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  Black-tailed Godwit

  Limosa limosa

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  Black-throated Wheatear

  Oenanthe seebohmi

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  Black-winged Kite

  Elanus caeruleus

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  Black-winged Stilt

  Himantopus himantopus

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  Blue Rock-thrush

  Monticola solitarius

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  Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

  Merops persicus

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  Bluethroat

  Luscinia svecica

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  Bonaparte’s Gull

  Chroicocephalus philadelphia

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  Bonelli’s Eagle

  Aquila fasciata

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  Booted Eagle

  Hieraaetus pennatus

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  Brent Goose

  Branta bernicla

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  Bridled Tern

  Onychoprion anaethetus

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  Broad-billed Sandpiper

  Limicola falcinellus

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  Brown-necked Raven

  Corvus ruficollis

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  Buff-rumped Wheatear

  Oenanthe moesta

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  Bulwer’s Petrel

  Bulweria bulwerii

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  Calandra Lark

  Melanocorypha calandra

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  Cape Verde Shearwater

  Calonectris edwardsii

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  Caspian Tern

  Hydroprogne caspia

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  Cattle Egret

  Bubulcus ibis

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  Cetti’s Warbler

  Cettia cetti

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  Cirl Bunting

  Emberiza cirlus

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  Citrine Wagtail

  Motacilla citreola

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  Collared Flycatcher

  Ficedula albicollis

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  Collared Pratincole

  Glareola pratincola

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  Collared Sand Martin

  Riparia riparia

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  Common Barn-owl

  Tyto alba

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  Common Bulbul

  Pycnonotus barbatus

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  Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs

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  Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita

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  Common Coot

  Fulica atra

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  Common Crane

  Grus grus

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  Common Cuckoo

  Cuculus canorus

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  Common Firecrest

  Regulus ignicapilla

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  Common Grasshopper-warbler

  Locustella naevia

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  Common Greenshank

  Tringa nebularia

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  Common Gull-billed Tern

  Gelochelidon nilotica

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  Common Hoopoe

  Upupa epops

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  Common Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus

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  Common Kingfisher

  Alcedo atthis

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  Common Linnet

  Linaria cannabina

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  Common Little Bittern

  Ixobrychus minutus

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  Common Loon

  Gavia immer

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  Common Moorhen

  Gallinula chloropus

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  Common Murre

  Uria aalge

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  Common Nightingale

  Luscinia megarhynchos

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  Common Ostrich

  Struthio camelus

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  Common Pochard

  Aythya ferina

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  Common Quail

  Coturnix coturnix

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  Common Raven

  Corvus corax

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  Common Redshank

  Tringa totanus

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  Common Redstart

  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

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  Common Reed-warbler

  Acrocephalus scirpaceus

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  Common Ringed Plover

  Charadrius hiaticula

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  Common Sandpiper

  Actitis hypoleucos

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  Common Scoter

  Melanitta nigra

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  Common Shelduck

  Tadorna tadorna

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  Common Snipe

  Gallinago gallinago

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  Common Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris

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  Common Stonechat

  Saxicola torquatus

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  Common Swift

  Apus apus

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  Common Teal

  Anas crecca

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  Common Tern

  Sterna hirundo

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  Common Whitethroat

  Sylvia communis

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  Common Woodpigeon

  Columba palumbus

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  Corn Bunting

  Emberiza calandra

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  Corncrake

  Crex crex

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  Cory’s Shearwater

  Calonectris borealis

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  Cream-coloured Courser

  Cursorius cursor

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  Crested Lark

  Galerida cristata

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  Cricket Warbler

  Spiloptila clamans

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  Crowned Sandgrouse

  Pterocles coronatus

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  Curlew Sandpiper

  Calidris ferruginea

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  Dark Chanting-goshawk

  Melierax metabates

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  Dartford Warbler

  Sylvia undata

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  Desert Lark

  Ammomanes deserti

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  Desert Sparrow

  Passer simplex

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  Desert Wheatear

  Oenanthe deserti

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  Desertas Petrel

  Pterodroma deserta

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  Dunlin

  Calidris alpina

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  Dunn’s Lark

  Eremalauda dunni

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  Egyptian Nightjar

  Caprimulgus aegyptius

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  Egyptian Vulture

  Neophron percnopterus

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  Eleonora’s Falcon

  Falco eleonorae

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  Eurasian Bittern

  Botaurus stellaris

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  Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula

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  Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla

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  Eurasian Buzzard

  Buteo buteo

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  Eurasian Collared-dove

  Streptopelia decaocto

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  Eurasian Crag Martin

  Ptyonoprogne rupestris

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  Eurasian Curlew

  Numenius arquata

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  Eurasian Golden Oriole

  Oriolus oriolus

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  Eurasian Golden Plover

  Pluvialis apricaria

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  Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica

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  Eurasian Oystercatcher

  Haematopus ostralegus

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  Eurasian Scops-owl

  Otus scops

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  Eurasian Siskin

  Spinus spinus

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  Eurasian Skylark

  Alauda arvensis

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  Eurasian Sparrowhawk

  Accipiter nisus

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  Eurasian Spoonbill

  Platalea leucorodia

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  Eurasian Thick-knee

  Burhinus oedicnemus

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  Eurasian Wigeon

  Anas penelope

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  Eurasian Wryneck

  Jynx torquilla

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  European Bee-eater

  Merops apiaster

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  European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis

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  European Greenfinch

  Chloris chloris

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  European Herring Gull

  Larus argentatus

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  European Honey-buzzard

  Pernis apivorus

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  European Nightjar

  Caprimulgus europaeus

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  European Pied Flycatcher

  Ficedula hypoleuca

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  European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula

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  European Roller

  Coracias garrulus

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  European Serin

  Serinus serinus

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  European Shag

  Phalacrocorax aristotelis

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  European Storm-petrel

  Hydrobates pelagicus

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  European Turtle-dove

  Streptopelia turtur

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  Ferruginous Duck

  Aythya nyroca

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  Fieldfare

  Turdus pilaris

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  Franklin’s Gull

  Leucophaeus pipixcan

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  Fulvous Babbler

  Turdoides fulva

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  Gadwall

  Anas strepera

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  Garden Warbler

  Sylvia borin

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  Garganey

  Anas querquedula

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  Glossy Ibis

  Plegadis falcinellus

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  Golden Eagle

  Aquila chrysaetos

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  Golden Nightjar

  Caprimulgus eximius

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  Great Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax carbo

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  Great Crested Grebe

  Podiceps cristatus

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  Great Grey Shrike

  Lanius excubitor

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  Great Reed-warbler

  Acrocephalus arundinaceus

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  Great Shearwater

  Puffinus gravis

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  Great Skua

  Stercorarius skua

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  Great Spotted Cuckoo

  Clamator glandarius

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  Great Tit

  Parus major

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  Great White Egret

  Ardea alba

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  Great White Pelican

  Pelecanus onocrotalus

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  Greater Flamingo

  Phoenicopterus roseus

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  Greater Hoopoe-lark

  Alaemon alaudipes

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  Greater Scaup

  Aythya marila

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  Greater Short-toed Lark

  Calandrella brachydactyla

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  Greater White-fronted Goose

  Anser albifrons

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  Green Sandpiper

  Tringa ochropus

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  Grey Heron

  Ardea cinerea

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  Grey Plover

  Pluvialis squatarola

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  Grey Wagtail

  Motacilla cinerea

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  Grey-headed Gull

  Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

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  Greylag Goose

  Anser anser

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  Griffon Vulture

  Gyps fulvus

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  Hen Harrier

  Circus cyaneus

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  House Bunting

  Emberiza sahari

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  House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus

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  Iberian Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus ibericus

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  Icterine Warbler

  Hippolais icterina

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  Isabelline Warbler

  Iduna opaca

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  Isabelline Wheatear

  Oenanthe isabellina

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  Jack Snipe

  Lymnocryptes minimus

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  Kelp Gull

  Larus dominicanus

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  Kentish Plover

  Charadrius alexandrinus

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  Lanner Falcon

  Falco biarmicus

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  Lappet-faced Vulture

  Torgos tracheliotos

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  Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis

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  Laughing Gull

  Leucophaeus atricilla

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  Leach’s Storm-petrel

  Hydrobates leucorhous

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  Lesser Black-backed Gull

  Larus fuscus

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  Lesser Crested Tern

  Thalasseus bengalensis

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  Lesser Flamingo

  Phoeniconaias minor

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  Lesser Kestrel

  Falco naumanni

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  Lesser Scaup

  Aythya affinis

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  Lesser Short-toed Lark

  Alaudala rufescens

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  Lesser Whitethroat

  Sylvia curruca

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  Little Crake

  Porzana parva

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  Little Egret

  Egretta garzetta

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  Little Grebe

  Tachybaptus ruficollis

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  Little Gull

  Hydrocoloeus minutus

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  Little Owl

  Athene noctua

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  Little Ringed Plover

  Charadrius dubius

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  Little Stint

  Calidris minuta

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  Little Swift

  Apus affinis

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  Little Tern

  Sternula albifrons

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  Long-billed Dowitcher

  Limnodromus scolopaceus

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  Long-legged Buzzard

  Buteo rufinus

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  Long-tailed Cormorant

  Microcarbo africanus

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  Long-tailed Jaeger

  Stercorarius longicaudus

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  Maghreb Magpie

  Pica mauritanica

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  Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos

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  Manx Shearwater

  Puffinus puffinus

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  Marbled Teal

  Marmaronetta angustirostris

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  Marsh Sandpiper

  Tringa stagnatilis

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  Masked Booby

  Sula dactylatra

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  Meadow Pipit

  Anthus pratensis

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  Mediterranean Gull

  Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

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  Melodious Warbler

  Hippolais polyglotta

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  Mew Gull

  Larus canus

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  Montagu’s Harrier

  Circus pygargus

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  Mourning Wheatear

  Oenanthe lugens

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  Moussier’s Redstart

  Phoenicurus moussieri

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  Moustached Warbler

  Acrocephalus melanopogon

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  Namaqua Dove

  Oena capensis

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  Northern Bald Ibis

  Geronticus eremita

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  Northern Gannet

  Morus bassanus

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  Northern House Martin

  Delichon urbicum

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  Northern Lapwing

  Vanellus vanellus

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  Northern Long-eared Owl

  Asio otus

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  Northern Pintail

  Anas acuta

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  Northern Shoveler

  Anas clypeata

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  Northern Wheatear

  Oenanthe oenanthe

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  Olivaceous Warbler

  Iduna pallida

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  Olive-backed Pipit

  Anthus hodgsoni

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  Ortolan Bunting

  Emberiza hortulana

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  Osprey

  Pandion haliaetus

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  Pale Rock Martin

  Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

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  Pallas’s Gull

  Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

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  Pallid Harrier

  Circus macrourus

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  Pallid Swift

  Apus pallidus

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  Peregrine Falcon

  Falco peregrinus

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  Pharaoh Eagle-owl

  Bubo ascalaphus

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  Pied Avocet

  Recurvirostra avosetta

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  Pied Crow

  Corvus albus

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  Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

  Pterocles alchata

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  Plain Swift

  Apus unicolor

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  Pomarine Jaeger

  Stercorarius pomarinus

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  Purple Heron

  Ardea purpurea

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  Razorbill

  Alca torda

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  Red Kite

  Milvus milvus

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  Red Knot

  Calidris canutus

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  Red Phalarope

  Phalaropus fulicarius

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  Red-billed Tropicbird

  Phaethon aethereus

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  Red-breasted Flycatcher

  Ficedula parva

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  Red-crested Pochard

  Netta rufina

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  Red-footed Falcon

  Falco vespertinus

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  Red-knobbed Coot

  Fulica cristata

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  Red-necked Nightjar

  Caprimulgus ruficollis

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  Red-necked Phalarope

  Phalaropus lobatus

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  Red-rumped Swallow

  Cecropis daurica

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  Red-throated Pipit

  Anthus cervinus

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  Redwing

  Turdus iliacus

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  Richard’s Pipit

  Anthus richardi

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  Ring Ouzel

  Turdus torquatus

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  Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis

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  Ring-necked Duck

  Aythya collaris

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  Rock Bunting

  Emberiza cia

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  Rock Dove

  Columba livia

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  Rock Pipit

  Anthus petrosus

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  Roseate Tern

  Sterna dougallii

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  Royal Tern

  Thalasseus maximus

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  Ruddy Duck

  Oxyura jamaicensis

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  Ruddy Shelduck

  Tadorna ferruginea

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  Ruddy Turnstone

  Arenaria interpres

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  Ruff

  Calidris pugnax

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  Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

  Monticola saxatilis

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  Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin

  Cercotrichas galactotes

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  Rüppell’s Vulture

  Gyps rueppelli

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  Sabine’s Gull

  Xema sabini

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  Saker Falcon

  Falco cherrug

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  Sanderling

  Calidris alba

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  Sandwich Tern

  Thalasseus sandvicensis

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  Sardinian Warbler

  Sylvia melanocephala

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  Savi’s Warbler

  Locustella luscinioides

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  Scopoli’s Shearwater

  Calonectris diomedea

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  Sedge Warbler

  Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

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  Short-eared Owl

  Asio flammeus

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  Short-toed Snake-eagle

  Circaetus gallicus

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  Slender-billed Curlew

  Numenius tenuirostris

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  Slender-billed Gull

  Chroicocephalus genei

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  Song Thrush

  Turdus philomelos

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  Sooty Shearwater

  Ardenna grisea

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  Sooty Tern

  Onychoprion fuscatus

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  Spanish Imperial Eagle

  Aquila adalberti

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  Spanish Sparrow

  Passer hispaniolensis

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  Spectacled Warbler

  Sylvia conspicillata

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  Spotted Crake

  Porzana porzana

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  Spotted Flycatcher

  Muscicapa striata

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  Spotted Redshank

  Tringa erythropus

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  Spotted Sandgrouse

  Pterocles senegallus

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  Spotted Sandpiper

  Actitis macularius

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  Squacco Heron

  Ardeola ralloides

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  Streaked Scrub-warbler

  Scotocerca inquieta

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  Subalpine Warbler

  Sylvia cantillans

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  Sudan Golden Sparrow

  Passer luteus

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  Tawny Eagle

  Aquila rapax

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  Tawny Pipit

  Anthus campestris

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  Temminck’s Lark

  Eremophila bilopha

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  Temminck’s Stint

  Calidris temminckii

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  Thekla’s Lark

  Galerida theklae

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  Thick-billed Lark

  Ramphocoris clotbey

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  Tree Pipit

  Anthus trivialis

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  Tristram’s Warbler

  Sylvia deserticola

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  Trumpeter Finch

  Bucanetes githagineus

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  Tufted Duck

  Aythya fuligula

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  Upland Sandpiper

  Bartramia longicauda

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  Water Pipit

  Anthus spinoletta

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  Western Bonelli’s Warbler

  Phylloscopus bonelli

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  Western Marsh-harrier

  Circus aeruginosus

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  Western Orphean Warbler

  Sylvia hortensis

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  Western Reef-egret

  Egretta gularis

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  Western Water Rail

  Rallus aquaticus

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  Western Yellow Wagtail

  Motacilla flava

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  Whimbrel

  Numenius phaeopus

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  Whinchat

  Saxicola rubetra

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  Whiskered Tern

  Chlidonias hybrida

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  White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia

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  White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba

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  White-crowned Wheatear

  Oenanthe leucopyga

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  White-faced Storm-petrel

  Pelagodroma marina

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  White-throated Bee-eater

  Merops albicollis

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  White-winged Tern

  Chlidonias leucopterus

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  Willow Warbler

  Phylloscopus trochilus

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  Wilson’s Phalarope

  Steganopus tricolor

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  Wilson’s Storm-petrel

  Oceanites oceanicus

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  Wood Sandpiper

  Tringa glareola

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  Wood Warbler

  Phylloscopus sibilatrix

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  Woodchat Shrike

  Lanius senator

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  Yellow-billed Stork

  Mycteria ibis

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  Yellow-browed Warbler

  Phylloscopus inornatus

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  Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis

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  Zino’s Petrel

  Pterodroma madeira

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  Zitting Cisticola

  Cisticola juncidis