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. 2023 Apr 6;13(4):407–418. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i4.2

Table 2. Waterbirds and non-waterbirds were recorded in Jan. 2022 in Libya.

Family No. Common name Binomial name Count
Anatidae 1 Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) 176
2 Common pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) 5
3 Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca (Güldenstadt, 1770) 60
4 Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator (Linnaeus, 1758) 3
5 Gadwall Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758) 3
6 Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) 231
7 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (Linnaeus, 1758) 2
8 Northern pintail Anas acuta (Linnaeus, 1758) 5
9 Garganey Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758) 1
10 Eurasian teal Anas crecca (Linnaeus, 1758) 95
11 Marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris (Ménétrés, 1832) 8
Procellariidae 12 Yelkouan shearwater Puffinus yelkouan (Acerbi, 1827) 3
Podicipedidae 13 Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) 148
14 Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) 103
15 Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis (Brehm, 1831) 98
Phoenicopteridae 16 Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus (Pallas, 1811) 352
Ciconiidae 17 White stork Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) 35
Threskiornithidae 18 Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) 75
19 Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (Linnaeus, 1758) 30
Ardeidae 20 Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) 1
21 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) 3,705
22 Little egret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) 137
23 Great white egret Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) 27
24 Grey heron Ardea cinerea (Linnaeus, 1758) 118
Sulidae 25 Northern gannet Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) 41
Phalacrocoracidae 26 Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) 1,139
27 European shag Gulosus aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) 8
Rallidae 28 Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) 46
29 Common coot Fulica atra (Linnaeus, 1758) 151
Gruidae 30 Common crane Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) 2
Haematopodidae 31 Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus (Linnaeus, 1758) 34
Recurvirostridae 32 Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) 91
Charadriidae 33 Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius (Scopoli, 1786) 6
34 Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula (Linnaeus, 1758) 52
35 Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) 592
36 Eurasian golden plover Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758) 52
37 Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) 49
Scolopacidae 38 Sanderling Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) 20
39 Little stint Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812) 224
40 Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812) 3
41 Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) 7
42 Dunlin Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758) 1,618
43 Ruff Calidris pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758) 34
44 Common snipe Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758) 16
45 Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) 1
46 Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) 16
47 Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) 23
48 Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus (Linnaeus, 1758) 16
49 Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764) 4
50 Common greenshank Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767) 6
51 Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803) 6
52 Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola (Linnaeus, 1758) 6
53 Common redshank Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) 148
54 Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) 15
Laridae 55 Slender-billed gull Chroicocephalus genei (Breme, 1839) 2,169
56 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) 24,194
57 Little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus (Pallas, 1776) 46
58 Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820) 5,026
59 Audouin's gull Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826) 21
60 Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) 9,059
61 Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis (Naumann, 1840) 10,897
62 Great black-backed gull Larus marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) 3
63 Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) 66
64 Black tern Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus, 1758) 5
65 Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787) 502
66 Lesser crested tern Thalasseus bengalensis (Lesson, 1831) 7
Stercorariidae 67 Parasitic jaeger (Arctic Skua) Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758) 2
Alcedinidae 68 Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) 6
Phasianidae 69 Barbary partridge Alectoris Barbara (Bonnaterre, 1791) 2
Accipitridae 70 Black kite Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) 1
71 Western marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) 26
72 Hen harrier Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) 1
73 Pallid harrier Circus macrourus (Gmelin, 1770) 1
74 Long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1829) 3
Burhinidae 75 Eurasian stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus (Linnaeus, 1758) 5
Columbidae 76 European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) 2
77 Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 50
Tytonidae 78 Barn owl Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) 1
Strigidae 79 Little owl Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) 11
80 Pharaoh eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus (Savigny, 1809) 1
Apodidae 81 Common swift Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) 188
Upupidae 82 Common hoopoe Upupa epops (Linnaeus, 1758) 22
Falconidae 83 Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) 6
Malaconotidae 84 Black-crowned tchagra Tchagra senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) 1
Laniidae 85 Southern grey shrike Lanius meridionalis (Temminck, 1820) 51
Corvidae 86 Common raven Corvus corax (Linnaeus, 1758) 7
Alaudidae 87 Greater hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789) 5
88 Crested lark Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) 104
89 Thekla's lark Galerida theklae (Brehm, 1857) 1
90 Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 18
Hirundinidae 91 Barn swallow Hirundo rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) 3
92 Northern house martin Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) 10
Phylloscopidae 93 Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) 389
Acrocephalidae 94 Great reed-warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) 1
Leiothrichidae 95 Fulvous babbler Turdoides fulva (Desfontaines, 1789) 16
Sylviidae 96 Spectacled warbler Curruca conspicillata (Temminck, 1820) 2
97 Sardinian warbler Curruca melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) 15
98 Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) 1
Sturnidae 99 Common starling Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) 12,740
Turdidae 100 Common blackbird Turdus merula (Linnaeus, 1758) 5
101 Song thrush Turdus philomelos (Brehm, 1831) 1
Muscicapidae 102 Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata (Pallas, 1764) 1
103 European robin Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) 20
104 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica (Linnaeus, 1758) 2
105 Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin, 1774) 15
106 Moussier's redstart Phoenicurus moussieri (Olphe-Galliard, 1852) 1
107 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra (Linnaeus, 1758) 1
108 Common stonechat Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) 115
109 Desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti (Temminck, 1829) 8
110 Mourning wheatear Oenanthe lugens (Lichtenstein, 1823) 5
Muscicapidae 111 White-crowned wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga (Brehm, 1855) 5
112 Black wheatear Oenanthe leucura (Gmelin, 1789) 22
113 Blue rock thrush Monticola solitaries (Linnaeus, 1758) 1
Passeridae 114 House sparrow Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) 53
115 Spanish sparrow Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) 438
Motacillidae 116 White wagtail Motacilla alba (Linnaeus, 1758) 225
117 Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 66
118 Red-throated pipit Anthus cervinus (Pallas, 1811) 2
Fringillidae 119 European serin Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) 121
Emberizidae 120 Corn bunting Emberiza calandra (Linnaeus, 1758) 45