Birdlife in the Canary Islands

**List Of Lanzarote's Bird Population**

NOTES
1.- There are many gaps (*) in this table. Some of the information provided may also need amendment. If any birdwatcher can help to fill these gaps, or help in any other way, that help will be very much appreciated.
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Species	Status	Occurrence	Habitat	Location
Grebes
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	*	*	*	Laguna de Janubio
Petrels and Shearwaters
Cory's Shearwater*** Calonectris diomedea	Common	Summer	Offshore	View from headlands
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	*	*	*	*
Mediterranean Shearwater Puffinus puffinus mauratenicus	Common	Summer	Offshore	View from headlands
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis	Local	Summer	Offshore	View from headlands
Bulwer's Petrel*** Bulweria bulwerii	*	Summer	Offshore	View from headlands
Storm Petrels
Storm Petrel*** Hydrobates pelagicus	*	Summer	Offshore	View from headlands
White-faced storm petrel*** (also known as the frigate petrel) Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca	*	Summer	Offshore	View from headlands
Herons and Egrets
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	Common	Winter	Coast	Widespread
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	*	Migrant	*	*
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Common	Winter	Coast	Widespread
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Common	Winter	Coast	Widespread
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	*	Migrant	*	*
Spoonbills
Spoonbill Platelea leucorodia	Uncommon	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	*
Flamingos
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	*	*	*	*
Geese and Ducks
Teal Anas crecca crecca	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Pintail Anas acuta	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Shoveler Anus clypeata	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Osprey
Osprey*** Pandion haliaetus	*	Resident	Sea Cliffs	Famara
Hawks, Eagles and Vultures
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	*	*	*	*
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	Uncommon	Resident	Barren Uplands	Timanfaya
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus	*	*	*	*
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	*	*	*	*
Falcons
Peregrine Falcon*** Falco peregrinus	*	*	*	*
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides	Uncommon	Resident	*	Famara
Eleanora's Falcon*** Falco eleonorae	Rare	Summer	Offshore Islands	Mirador del Río
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Abundant	Resident	*	Widespread
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	*	Resident	*	*
Gamebirds
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	Local	Resident	*	Tahiche Golf Course
Bustards
Houbara Bustard*** Chlamydotis undulata	Local	Resident	Southwest of Island	See 'correspondence' section
Oystercatchers
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	*	Winter	*	*
Plovers
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	*	Winter	Coastal	*
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	*	Migrant	Coastal	*
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	Common	Resident	Coastal	Widespread
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	*	Migrant	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	*
Avocets and Stilts
Avocet Himantopus himantopus	Common	Resident	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Black-winged Stilt Recurvirostra avosetta	*	*	*	*
Typical Waders
Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Common	Winter	Rocky Shore	Widespread
Dunlin Calidris alpina	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	*	Migrant	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Little Stint Calidris minuta	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Sanderling Calidris alba	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Redshank Tringa totanus	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Greenshank Tringa nebularia	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia	*	*	*	*
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Ruff Philomachus pugnax	*	Winter	Coastal Lagoons	Salinas de Janubio
Curlew Numenius arquata	*	Winter	Coastal	Widespread
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	*	Winter	Coastal	Widespread
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	*	Winter	Coastal	Salinas de Janubio
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	*	Winter	Coastal	Salinas de Janubio
Stone Curlews
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus	Local	Resident	Plains	*
Coursers
Cream-coloured Courser*** Cursorius cursor	Uncommon	Resident	Stony Plains	El Rubicon/El Jable
Gulls and Terns
Black Headed Gull Larus ridibundus	*	Winter	*	*
Herring Gull Larus argentatus	*	Winter	Coastal	Widespread
Yellow-legged Gull*** Larus atlantis	*	Winter	Coastal	Widespread
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Common	Resident	Coastal	Widespread
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	*	Winter	Coastal	Jan.2000 / Arrecife
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis	Common	Winter	Coastal	*
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	*	Migrant	Coastal	*
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	*	Winter	Coastal	*
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	*	*	*	*
Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	*	Resident	Plains	*
Pigeons
Rock Dove Columba livia	Local	Resident	Sea Cliffs	*
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto	*	Migrant	*	Playa Blanca
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur	*	*	*	*
Typical Owls
Barn Owl*** Tyto alba gracilirostris	Rare	Resident	*	*
Swifts
Swift Apus apus	*	Migrant	*	*
Plain Swift Apus unicolor	*	Resident	*	*
Alpine Swift Apus melba	*	Migrant	*	*
Bee-eaters
Bee-eater Merops apiaster	*	Migrant	*	Punta de Pechiguera
Hoopoes
Hoopoe Upupa epops	*	Resident	*	*
Larks
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens	Common	Resident	Stony Plains	*
Bar-tailed Desert Lark Ammomanes cincturus	*	Resident	*	*
Swallows and Martins
Swallow Hirundo rustica	*	Migrant	*	*
House Martin Delichon urbica	*	Migrant	*	*
Pipits and Wagtails
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	*	*	*	*
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	*	*	*	*
Berthelots Pipit Anthus berthelotii	Abundant	Resident	Stony Areas	Widespread
White Wagtail*** Motacilla alba	*	Winter	*	Populated Areas
Yellow Wagtail*** Motacilla flava	*	Winter	*	*
Shrikes
Southern Grey Shrike***	Common	Resident	*	*
Warblers
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia	*	Migrant	*	*
Melodius Warbler Hippolais polyglotta	*	*	*	*
Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida	*	*	*	*
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin	*	*	*	*
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Common	Resident	*	*
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephalia	*	Resident	*	*
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans	*	*	*	*
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata	Uncommon	Resident	Plains	El Jable
Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonnelli	*	*	*	*
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	*	*	*	*
Flycatchers
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	*	Migrant	*	*
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	*	Migrant	*	*
Thrushes, Chats, Wheatears and Robins
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	*	*	*	*
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	*	*	*	*
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	*	*	*	*
Song Thrush Turdus philomelus	*	*	*	*
Tits
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus teneriffae	*	Resident	*	Gardens
Finches
Linnet Acanthis cannabina	*	Resident	*	*
Canary Serinis canaria	*	Resident	*	Haria
Trumpeter Finch Rhodopechys githaginea	Common	Resident	*	Widespread
Sparrows
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Common	Resident	*	Populated Areas
Orioles
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus	*	*	*	*
Starlings
Starling Sternus vulgaris	*	*	*	*
Jays, Magpies and Crows
Raven Corvus corax	*	Resident	*	Volcanic Areas

Our thanks are due to Sjaak Schilperoort, Voorschoten, The Netherlands, who has kindly permitted us to use information from his web site, which can be found at ... http://www.x24all.nl/~sjaak/Lanzarote_dec 98/ .

Introductory Comments
An article reproduced from the Lancelot Magazine
Notes about Lanzarote birds
Bird Reports By June and Barry Dee, Chris Johnson, Chris Stamp, Dave Adamson and H�kan Billing
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