Threatened bird species in Azerbaijan

Archived source: 2019-09-16. Historical contact details, statistics and events may be outdated.

RARE AND THREATENED NON-WATERBIRDS FROM RED DATA BOOKS OF WORLD AND AZERBAIJAN

	English name	Latin Name	Red Book of Azerbaijan	World Red Book
1.	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	+
2.	Red kite	Milvus milvus		+
3.	White-tailed (sea) eagle	Haliaetus albicilla	+	+
4.	Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	+
5.	Shikra	Accipiter badius	+
6.	Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis	+
7.	Spotted eagle	Aquila clanga		+
8.	Eastern imperial eagle	Aquila heliaca	+	+
9.	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	+
10.	Bearded vulture (lammergeier )	Gypaetus barbatus	+
11.	Black vulture	Aegypius monachus		+
12.	Short-toed eagle	Circaetus gallicus	+
13.	Pallid harrier	Circus macrourus		+
14.	Saker	Falco cherrug	+
15.	Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	+
16.	Red-footed falcon	Falco vespertinus		+
17.	Lesser kestrel	Falco naumanni		+
18.	Great Bustard	Otis tarda	+	+
19.	Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	+	+
20.	Houbara Bustard	Chlamydotis undulata	+	+
21.	Caucasian black Grouse	Tetrao mlokosiewiczi	+	+
22.	Caspian snowcock	Tetraogallus caspicus	+
23.	Caucasian snowcock	Tetraogallus caucasicus	+
24.	Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus	+
25.	Talysh Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus talischensis	+
26.	Black bellied sand-grouse	Pterocles orientalis	+
27.	European Roller	Coracias qarrulus		+
28.	White-throated Robin	Irania gutturalis	+
29.	Caspian Tit	Parus hyrcanus
30.	Trumpeter Finch	Bucanetes githagineus	+
31.	Semi-collared flycatcher	Muscicapa semitorquata		+
	Total :		22	14

* - species included in both Red Data Books

WATERBIRDS OF AZERBAIJAN WITH PROTECTION STATUS

Type			Red Book
	English name	Latin name	Azerbaijan	World
1	Dalmatian Pelican*	Pelecanus crispus	+	+
2	White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	+
3	Pygmy Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pygmaeus		+
4	Spoonbill	Platalea leucordia	+
5	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	+
6	Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	+
7	Red-breasted Goose*	Branta ruficollis	+	+
8	Lesser White-fronted	Anser erythropus		+
9	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	+
10	(Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus	+
11	Marbled Teal*	Marmaronetta angustirostris	+	+
12	Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca		+
13	White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala		+
14	Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca		+
15	Siberian White Crane	Grus leocogeranus		+
16	Corn Crake	Crex crex		+
17	Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio porphyrio	+
18	Sociable Lapwing*	Chettusia gregaria	+	+
19	White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellochettusia leucura	+
20	Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris		+
21	Great Snipe	Gallinago media		+
22	Black-winged Pratincole*	Glareola nordmanni	+	+
23	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa		+
24	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata		+
Total			13	16

* - species included in both Red Data Books