Table E.1.
List of target wild bird species published in December 2017 as part of the EFSA‐ECDC‐EURL scientific report (species not sampled in 2020 are highlighted in grey)
| Family | Subfamily, tribe or genus | Species |
|---|---|---|
| Coots, crakes and rails (Rallidae) | Western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) | |
| Cormorants and shags (Phalacrocoracidae) | Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) | |
| Corvids (Corvidae) | Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) | |
| Ducks, geese and swans (Anatidae) | Dabbling ducks (Anatinae) | Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) |
| Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) | ||
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | ||
| Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | ||
| Diving ducks (Aythyini) | Common pochard (Aythya ferina) | |
| Greater scaup (Aythya marila) | ||
| Red‐crested pochard (Netta rufina) | ||
| Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) | ||
| Sea ducks (Mergini) | Common eider (Somateria mollissima) | |
| Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | ||
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) | ||
| Smew (Mergus albellus) | ||
| Shelducks and sheldgeese (Tadorninae) | Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | |
| Shelducks and sheldgeese (Tadorninae) | Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) | |
| Swans (Cygnus) | Black swan (Cygnus atratus) | |
| Mute swan (Cygnus olor) | ||
| Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) | ||
| True geese (Anser, Branta, Chen) | Brant goose (Branta bernicla) | |
| Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | ||
| Greater white‐fronted goose (Anser albifrons) | ||
| Greylag goose (Anser anser) | ||
| Lesser white‐fronted goose (Anser erythropus) | ||
| Pink‐footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | ||
| Taiga bean Goose (Anser fabalis) | ||
| Grebes (Podicipedidae) | Black‐necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) | |
| Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) | ||
| Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) | ||
| Gulls, terns and allies (Laridae) | Black‐headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | |
| European herring gull (Larus argentatus) | ||
| Great black‐backed gull (Larus marinus) | ||
| Mew gull (Larus canus) | ||
| Herons (Ardeidae) | Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) | |
| Great white egret (Egretta alba) | ||
| Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) | ||
| Little egret (Egretta garzetta) | ||
| Pelicans (Pelecanidae) | Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) | |
| Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) | ||
| Raptors (Accipitridae, Falconidae, Strigidae) | Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) | |
| Eurasian eagle‐owl (Bubo bubo) | ||
| Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | ||
| Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) | ||
| Rough‐legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus) | ||
| White‐tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) | ||
| Sandpipers (Scolopacidae) | Green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) | |
| Storks (Ciconiidae) | White stork (Ciconia ciconia) | |
| Thrushes (Turdidae) | Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |