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Categories

All species that can be reported via Swiss Bird Alert are grouped into the following four categories. Each category has its own sound that is played when a push notification arrives on your smartphone.

Not Recorded

Sound: Siberian Rubythroat
Siberian Rubythroat
Species: All species that have not yet been recorded in Switzerland.
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Very Rare

Sound: Terek Sandpiper
Terek Sandpiper
Species: All species that usually do not occur annually in Switzerland, have not yet been recorded often or are very difficult to see due to their behaviour (e.g. migrating birds of prey).
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Rare

Sound: Richard's Pipit
Richard's Pipit
Species: Species that usually occur annually. Rarities, already seen by many observers in Switzerland.
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Scarce

Sound: European Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
Species: Species that are usually not subject to submission to the rarities commitee, which occur regularily in small numbers, locally and only in a short period of the year. Often only of regional interest, but a good indicator for the current state of the migration.
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Species List

scarce
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African Sacred Ibis African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Bar-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-winged Stilt Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Bohemian Waxwing Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Caspian Tern Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Cetti's Warbler Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Collared Flycatcher Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Please do not report breeding birds.
Common Crane Common Crane Grus grus
Common Loon Common Loon Gavia immer
Common Rosefinch Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Common Scoter Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Eurasian Dotterel Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Please do not report breeding birds.
Eurasian Oystercatcher Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian Spoonbill Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
European Bee-eater European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Please do not report breeding birds.
European Golden Plover European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
European Nightjar European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Please do not report breeding birds.
Glossy Ibis Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Great Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Greater Short-toed Lark Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Griffon Vulture Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Horned Grebe Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Icterine Warbler Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Jack Snipe Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Kentish Plover Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Little Crake Little Crake Porzana parva
Little Tern Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Long-tailed Duck Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Ortolan Bunting Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Pallid Swift Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Parasitic Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Pied Avocet Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Red-footed Falcon Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Red Knot Red Knot Calidris canutus
Red-throated Pipit Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Ruddy Duck Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy Turnstone Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sandwich Tern Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Short-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Skua unidentified Skua unidentified Stercorarius sp.
Squacco Heron Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Subalpine Warbler Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
Tundra Bean Goose Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Tundra Swan Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbiana
Western Cattle Egret Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Western Yellow Wagtail feldegg Western Yellow Wagtail feldegg Motacilla flava feldegg
Western Yellow Wagtail flavissima Western Yellow Wagtail flavissima Motacilla flava flavissima
Whiskered Tern Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Woodchat Shrike Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Please do not report breeding birds.
Yellow-browed Warbler Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

rare
Aquatic Warbler Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
Arctic Tern Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Baillon's Crake Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Barnacle Goose Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Barred Warbler Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria Please do not report breeding birds.
Black-legged Kittiwake Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Brant Goose Brant Goose Branta bernicla
Broad-billed Sandpiper Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
Calandra Lark Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
Canada Goose Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Cinereous Vulture Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Citrine Wagtail Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Common Chiffchaff tristsis/abietinus Common Chiffchaff tristsis/abietinus Phylloscopus collybita tristis/abietinus
Eurasian Stone-curlew Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
European Roller European Roller Coracias garrulus
Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Great Skua Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Great Snipe Great Snipe Gallinago media
Gull-billed Tern Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Horned Lark Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Lapland Longspur Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Lesser Grey Shrike Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Little Bunting Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Long-tailed Jaeger Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Moustached Warbler Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Pallid Harrier Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Pectoral Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Pomarine Jaeger Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Red-necked Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-rumped Swallow Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Red-spotted Bluethroat Red-spotted Bluethroat Luscinia svecica svecica Please do not report breeding birds.
Richard's Pipit Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Ring-necked Duck Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Rosy Starling Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Rough-legged Buzzard Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Sardinian Warbler Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
Slender-billed Gull Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Snow Bunting Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
White-tailed Eagle White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Zitting Cisticola Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

very rare
Audouin's Gull Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
Band-rumped Storm Petrel Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Bimaculated Lark Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
Black-eared Wheatear Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Black-headed Bunting Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Black-winged Kite Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black-winged Pratincole Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Blyth's Reed Warbler Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Booted Eagle Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Booted Warbler Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
Collared Pratincole Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Common Murre Common Murre Uria aalge
Common Redpoll Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Cory's Shearwater Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
Cream-colored Courser Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
Crested Lark Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Dalmatian Pelican Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
Dartford Warbler Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata
Desert Wheatear Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Dusky Warbler Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Egyptian Vulture Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Eleonora's Falcon Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
European Shag European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
European Storm Petrel European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Franklin's Gull Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Glaucous Gull Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Great Bustard Great Bustard Otis tarda
Greater Spotted Eagle Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
Great Spotted Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Great White Pelican Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Greenish Warbler Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Green-winged Teal Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis
Gyrfalcon Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Houbara Bustard Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata
Hume's Leaf Warbler Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Iberian Chiffchaff Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
Iceland Gull Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Isabelline Shrike Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Isabelline Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Ivory Gull Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
Killdeer Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Laughing Gull Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Leach's Storm Petrel Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Lesser Crested Tern Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Lesser Scaup Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
Lesser Short-toed Lark Lesser Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
Lesser Spotted Eagle Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Lesser White-fronted Goose Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Lesser Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Little Bustard Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Long-billed Murrelet Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
Long-legged Buzzard Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Long-tailed Shrike Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Macqueen's Bustard Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii
Manx Shearwater Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Marbled Duck Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
Northern Gannet Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Northern Hawk-Owl Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
Olive-backed Pipit Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Pacific Golden Plover Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Loon Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Paddyfield Warbler Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Pallas's Sandgrouse Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Pine Bunting Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
Pine Grosbeak Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Pink-backed Pelican Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Pink-footed Goose Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Purple Gallinule Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Purple Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Pygmy Cormorant Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus
Radde's Warbler Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
Red-breasted Flycatcher Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Red-breasted Goose Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
River Warbler River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Rock Sparrow Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
Roseate Tern Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Rustic Bunting Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
Sabine's Gull Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Saker Falcon Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
Scopoli's Shearwater Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Semicollared Flycatcher Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
Siberian Thrush Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
Slender-billed Curlew Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris
Snow Goose Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Sociable Lapwing Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
Song Sparrow Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Sooty Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Spanish Sparrow Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Spectacled Warbler Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata
Spotless Starling Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
Spotted Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Taiga Bean Goose Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Terek Sandpiper Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Thrush Nightingale Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Trumpeter Finch Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
Twite Twite Linaria flavirostris
Western Orphean Warbler Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis
Western Swamphen Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
White-headed Duck White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
White-rumped Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
White-throated Robin White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
White-winged Lark White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera
Yelkouan Shearwater Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
Yellow-billed Loon Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii

not recorded
Allen's Gallinule Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
American Bittern American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
American Black Duck American Black Duck Anas rubripes
American Coot American Coot Fulica americana
American Golden Plover American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
American Herring Gull American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
American Kestrel American Kestrel Falco sparverius
American Wigeon American Wigeon Mareca americana
Amur Falcon Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Arctic Redpoll Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
Arctic Warbler Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Armenian Gull Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
Asian Desert Warbler Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana
Atlantic Puffin Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Azure Tit Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
Baikal Teal Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
Baird's Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Balearic Shearwater Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Barolo Shearwater Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli
Barrow's Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Black-faced Bunting Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
Black Guillemot Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Black Lark Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
Black-throated Accentor Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
Black-throated Thrush Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
Blyth's Pipit Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Bonaparte's Gull Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Bonelli's Eagle Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Bridled Tern Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Brown Shrike Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Buff-bellied Pipit Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
Cackling Goose Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Canvasback Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Caspian Plover Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
Chestnut Bunting Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
Cinereous Bunting Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
Common Myna Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Crested Honey Buzzard Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Cretzschmar's Bunting Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia
Daurian Jackdaw Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
Demoiselle Crane Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
Dusky Thrush Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
Eastern Crowned Warbler Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
Eastern Imperial Eagle Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Eastern Orphean Warbler Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
Elegant Tern Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
Eurasian Rock Pipit Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Eyebrowed Thrush Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
Falcated Duck Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
Forster's Tern Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Greater Sand Plover Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Greater Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Great Knot Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Great Shearwater Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
Green Heron Green Heron Butorides virescens
Green Warbler Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
Grey-necked Bunting Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
House Crow House Crow Corvus splendens
Iberian Grey Shrike Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
King Eider King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Lanceolated Warbler Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Least Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
Lesser Sand Plover Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Levant Sparrowhawk Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes
Little Auk Little Auk Alle alle
Little Curlew Little Curlew Numenius minutus
Little Swift Little Swift Apus affinis
Long-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-tailed Rosefinch Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpdacus sibiricus
Long-toed Stint Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
Marmora's Warbler Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda
Masked Shrike Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
Mediterranean Flycatcher Mediterranean Flycatcher Muscicapa tyrrhenica
Moltoni's Warbler Moltoni's Warbler Sylvia subalpina
Moussier's Redstart Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
Naumann's Thrush Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
Northern Fulmar Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Oriental Pratincole Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Oriental Turtle Dove Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Pacific Swift Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
Pallas's Gull Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Pallas's Reed Bunting Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
Parrot Crossbill Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
Petchora Pipit Petchora Pipit Anthus gustavi
Pied-billed Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Pied Wheatear Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Pin-tailed Snipe Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
Razorbill Razorbill Alca torda
Red-eyed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Red-flanked Bluetail Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Redhead Redhead Aythya americana
Red-headed Bunting Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
Red-necked Nightjar Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
Red-necked Stint Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Red-tailed Shrike Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
Red-throated Thrush Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
Ring-billed Gull Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Rose-ringed Parakeet Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Ross's Goose Ross's Goose Anser rossii
Ross's Gull Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
Royal Tern Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
Rüppell's Vulture Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii
Rüppell's Warbler Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia ruppeli
Sandhill Crane Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Semipalmated Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Short-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Siberian Accentor Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
Siberian Blue Robin Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
Siberian Rubythroat Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
Siberian Stonechat Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
Snowy Owl Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Solitary Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Sooty Tern Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Sora Sora Porzana carolina
Spur-winged Lapwing Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Steppe Eagle Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Stilt Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Surf Scoter Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Sykes's Warbler Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
Syrian Woodpecker Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
Taiga Flycatcher Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Thick-billed Warbler Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
Two-barred Crossbill Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Two-barred Warbler Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Upland Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Western Olivaceous Warbler Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
Western Reef Egret Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis
Western Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
White's Thrush White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
White-crowned Wheatear White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
White-rumped Swift White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
White-tailed Plover White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus
White-throated Needletail White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Wilson's Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Yellow-breasted Bunting Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
Yellow-browed Bunting Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys