Australia (continental including Tasmania) bird checklist - Avibase

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List of bird species found in Western Sahara, but not reported from Australia (continental including Tasmania)

Sort	Common Name	Scientific Name	Western Sahara
275	Graylag Goose	Anser anser	rare/accidental
287	Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	rare/accidental
314	Brant	Branta bernicla	rare/accidental
421	Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	resident
426	Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	rare/accidental
505	Gadwall	Mareca strepera	rare/accidental
657	Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	breeder
660	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	rare/accidental
670	Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	non-breeder
673	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	rare/accidental
677	Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	rare/accidental
694	Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	rare/accidental
700	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	rare/accidental
736	Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	rare/accidental
778	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	rare/accidental
1738	Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	breeder
1755	Barbary Partridge	Alectoris barbara	resident
1885	Common Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumbus	rare/accidental
2015	European Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia turtur	breeder
2031	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	resident
2159	Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	rare/accidental
2864	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata	resident
2876	Spotted Sandgrouse	Pterocles senegallus	resident
2877	Black-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	resident
2883	Crowned Sandgrouse	Pterocles coronatus	resident
2913	Arabian Bustard	Ardeotis arabs	rare/accidental
2923	African Houbara	Chlamydotis undulata	resident
3203	Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	non-breeder
3442	Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	non-breeder
3628	Red-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis	non-breeder
3639	Eurasian Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	non-breeder
3651	Egyptian Nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius	rare/accidental
3661	Golden Nightjar	Caprimulgus eximius	rare/accidental
4094	Common Swift	Apus apus	non-breeder
4098	Plain Swift	Apus unicolor	rare/accidental
4102	Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	breeder
4136	Little Swift	Apus affinis	resident
5308	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	non-breeder
5325	African Crake	Crecopsis egregia	rare/accidental
5456	Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	non-breeder
5494	Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata	rare/accidental
5514	Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	rare/accidental
5588	Little Crake	Zapornia parva	non-breeder
5718	Common Crane	Grus grus	rare/accidental
5751	Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	present
5763	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	present
5777	Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	non-breeder
5786	Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	present
5812	European Golden-Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	non-breeder
5826	Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus	rare/accidental
5856	Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	non-breeder
6025	Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	rare/accidental
6063	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	non-breeder
6099	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	non-breeder
6126	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	rare/accidental
6330	Cream-colored Courser	Cursorius cursor	present
6366	Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	non-breeder
6379	Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	rare/accidental
6412	Razorbill	Alca torda	rare/accidental
6424	Common Murre	Uria aalge	rare/accidental
6447	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	non-breeder
6449	Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	non-breeder
6461	Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei	breeder
6462	Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	rare/accidental
6480	Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	rare/accidental
6498	Pallas's Gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	rare/accidental
6500	Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii	non-breeder
6501	Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	non-breeder
6521	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	rare/accidental
6545	European Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	rare/accidental
6552	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	resident
6562	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	rare/accidental
6775	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	non-breeder
6788	West African Crested Tern	Thalasseus albididorsalis	non-breeder
6811	Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	present
6815	Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	rare/accidental
6876	Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	non-breeder
6933	Common Loon	Gavia immer	rare/accidental
7046	European Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	non-breeder
7118	Zino's Petrel	Pterodroma madeira	rare/accidental
7120	Desertas Petrel	Pterodroma deserta	rare/accidental
7201	Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	present
7203	Cape Verde Shearwater	Calonectris edwardsii	rare/accidental
7224	Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	non-breeder
7244	Barolo Shearwater	Puffinus baroli	rare/accidental
7257	Persian Shearwater	Puffinus persicus	present
7283	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	non-breeder
7291	White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	non-breeder
7308	Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis	present
7333	Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	non-breeder
7381	Reed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus	rare/accidental
7418	European Shag	Gulosus aristotelis	breeder
7506	Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	non-breeder
7524	Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	non-breeder
7556	Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	rare/accidental
7582	Little Bittern	Botaurus minutus	non-breeder
7655	Western Reef-Heron	Egretta gularis	rare/accidental
7714	Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	non-breeder
7724	Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	present
7800	Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	rare/accidental
7846	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	resident
7859	Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	present
7862	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	non-breeder
7905	European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	non-breeder
7931	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	rare/accidental
7935	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	rare/accidental
7943	Rüppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli	rare/accidental
7947	Eurasian Griffon	Gyps fulvus	non-breeder
7993	Short-toed Snake-Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	breeder
8047	Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	non-breeder
8049	Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	rare/accidental
8053	Spanish Eagle	Aquila adalberti	rare/accidental
8054	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	resident
8064	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	resident
8072	Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata	resident
8103	Dark Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax metabates	rare/accidental
8245	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	non-breeder
8306	Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	non-breeder
8323	Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	non-breeder
8326	Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	rare/accidental
8329	Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	non-breeder
8342	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	non-breeder
8543	Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	non-breeder
8556	Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	resident
8612	Western Barn Owl	Tyto alba	present
8747	Eurasian Scops-Owl	Otus scops	present
8941	Pharaoh Eagle-Owl	Bubo ascalaphus	resident
9107	Little Owl	Athene noctua	resident
9253	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	rare/accidental
9276	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	non-breeder
9802	White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis	rare/accidental
9820	Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	rare/accidental
9829	European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	non-breeder
9912	Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	non-breeder
10328	European Roller	Coracias garrulus	non-breeder
11003	Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	non-breeder
11992	Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	non-breeder
11993	Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	present
12057	Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	rare/accidental
12060	Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae	non-breeder
12101	Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	resident
12108	Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	rare/accidental
19629	Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	present
20071	Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus	resident
21112	Great Gray Shrike	Lanius excubitor	resident
21161	Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	breeder
21463	Maghreb Magpie	Pica mauritanica	resident
21467	Eurasian Magpie	Pica pica	resident
21616	Pied Crow	Corvus albus	rare/accidental
21617	Brown-necked Raven	Corvus ruficollis	resident
21624	Common Raven	Corvus corax	resident
22124	African Blue Tit	Cyanistes teneriffae	resident
22175	Great Tit	Parus major	breeder
22337	Greater Hoopoe-Lark	Alaemon alaudipes	resident
22374	Thick-billed Lark	Ramphocoris clotbey	resident
22375	Bar-tailed Lark	Ammomanes cinctura	resident
22382	Desert Lark	Ammomanes deserti	resident
22414	Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	resident
22653	Thekla's Lark	Galerida theklae	resident
22666	Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	resident
22759	Temminck's Lark	Eremophila bilopha	resident
22767	Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	breeder
22796	Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	non-breeder
22806	Dunn's Lark	Eremalauda dunni	resident
22820	Mediterranean Short-toed Lark	Alaudala rufescens	non-breeder
23048	Cricket Longtail	Spiloptila clamans	resident
23634	Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida	present
23639	Western Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna opaca	breeder
23650	Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	non-breeder
23651	Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	rare/accidental
23654	Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	non-breeder
23657	Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	rare/accidental
23661	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	non-breeder
23676	Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	present
23708	Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	non-breeder
23801	Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	non-breeder
23807	Common Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	non-breeder
24051	Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	non-breeder
24142	Eurasian Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	non-breeder
24143	Pale Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	resident
24214	Western House-Martin	Delichon urbicum	present
24230	European Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis rufula	present
24720	Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus	resident
24792	Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	non-breeder
24793	Western Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli	non-breeder
24853	Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	non-breeder
24864	Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	non-breeder
25065	Scrub Warbler	Scotocerca inquieta	resident
25107	Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	resident
25267	Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	non-breeder
25273	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	non-breeder
25305	Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca	rare/accidental
25331	Western Orphean Warbler	Curruca hortensis	present
25339	African Desert Warbler	Curruca deserti	present
25341	Tristram's Warbler	Curruca deserticola	non-breeder
25351	Sardinian Warbler	Curruca melanocephala	resident
25357	Moltoni's Warbler	Curruca subalpina	non-breeder
25358	Western Subalpine Warbler	Curruca iberiae	non-breeder
25359	Eastern Subalpine Warbler	Curruca cantillans	present
25364	Greater Whitethroat	Curruca communis	non-breeder
25369	Spectacled Warbler	Curruca conspicillata	resident
25373	Dartford Warbler	Curruca undata	rare/accidental
26640	Fulvous Chatterer	Argya fulva	resident
26875	Common Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	rare/accidental
28497	Redwing	Turdus iliacus	non-breeder
28593	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	rare/accidental
28598	Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	rare/accidental
28818	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	non-breeder
28964	Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	breeder
29253	European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	non-breeder
29393	Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	breeder
29403	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	non-breeder
29555	Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	rare/accidental
29558	European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	present
29563	Atlas Flycatcher	Ficedula speculigera	rare/accidental
29565	Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis	rare/accidental
29608	Moussier's Redstart	Phoenicurus moussieri	resident
29609	Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	non-breeder
29617	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	non-breeder
29651	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	Monticola saxatilis	non-breeder
29666	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	non-breeder
29673	European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	resident
29783	Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	present
29788	Atlas Wheatear	Oenanthe seebohmi	non-breeder
29799	Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	resident
29803	Western Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	present
29820	Red-rumped Wheatear	Oenanthe moesta	resident
29854	Black Wheatear	Oenanthe leucura	resident
29858	White-crowned Wheatear	Oenanthe leucopyga	resident
29872	Mourning Wheatear	Oenanthe lugens	breeder
31552	Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	resident
31599	Desert Sparrow	Passer simplex	resident
31616	Sudan Golden Sparrow	Passer luteus	rare/accidental
31682	Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	present
31752	Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	rare/accidental
31813	Blyth's Pipit	Anthus godlewskii	rare/accidental
31815	Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	non-breeder
31853	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	non-breeder
31857	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	non-breeder
31861	Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	rare/accidental
31871	Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	rare/accidental
31876	Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	rare/accidental
32266	Trumpeter Finch	Bucanetes githagineus	resident
32472	Eurasian Linnet	Linaria cannabina	non-breeder
32572	European Serin	Serinus serinus	breeder
32594	Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus	non-breeder
32702	Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	resident
32711	Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	rare/accidental
32731	Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	breeder
32749	Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	non-breeder
32788	House Bunting	Emberiza sahari	resident

Number of species: 251