STOP PRESS: Latest changes having read some more reports - added Slavonian Grebe and Pied Kingfisher seen by the UN winter wetland counters in 2006
I have put in bold the species I have seen in Libya. 30 or so species I have seen elsewhere in the world. These are not marked.
I aim to add occurrence details (based on research, personal communications and own observations) as and when I get time.
I am aware that the Libyan EGA is preparing an official list and would hope the two look similar.
LIBYAN BIRDS
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Pintail Anas acuta
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Garganey Anas querquedula
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Smew Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides
Corn Crake Crex crex
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Little Crake Porzana parva
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Common Crane Grus grus
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
Spur winged lapwing Plover Pluvialis spinosus
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris ?
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
Mew Gull Larus canus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
Rock Pigeon Columba livia feral (introduced)
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Barn Owl Tyto alba
European Scops-Owl Otus scops
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Alpine Swift Apus melba
Little Swift Apus affinis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
Desert Grey Shrike Lanius elegans
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excalibur
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Pied Crow Corvus albus
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Common Raven Corvus corax
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Thekla Lark Galerida theklae
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum
African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Common Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Streaked Scrub-Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
African Desert Warbler Sylvia deserti
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata
Tristram's Warbler Sylvia deserticola
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata
Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda
Rueppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Maghreb Wheatear Oenanthe halophilia
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Fulvous Babbler Turdoides fulva
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla cirteola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar’s Bunting Emberiza caesia
House Bunting Emberiza striolata
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina
European Serin Serinus serinus
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex
Rock Petronia Petronia petronia
