Page 460 - Complete Birds of Britain and Europe (DK - RSPB)

VAGRANTS
Common Name Scientific Name Family/Scientific Name Description
Birds of Prey continued
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Hawks/Accipitridae Big brown eagle, rare in North
Africa
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Hawks/Accipitridae Large black eagle, rare in North
Africa
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Falcons/Falconidae Red-footed falcon from Asia
Barbary Falcon Falco (peregrinus) Falcons/Falconidae Peregrine-like falcon, in Middle
pelegrinoides East and North Africa
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Falcons/Falconidae Large grey falcon from Middle
East
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Falcons/Falconidae Tiny falcon from North America

Gamebirds
Caucasian Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi Grouse/Tetraonidae Sleek black grouse, in Middle
East
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius Gamebirds/Phasianidae Large mountain grouse, in
Middle East
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus Gamebirds/Phasianidae Large mountain grouse, in
Middle East
Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus Gamebirds/Phasianidae Brown gamebird, in North Africa

Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Gamebirds/Phasianidae Blackish gamebird, rare in
Middle East
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Guineafowl/Numididae Dark, white-spotted gamebird,
in North Africa
Cranes
Hooded Crane Grus monacha Cranes/Gruidae Dark-headed crane from Asia
Siberian White Crane Grus leucogeranus Cranes/Gruidae Large crane from Asia

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Cranes/Gruidae Grey crane from North
America
Rails, Crakes, and Coots
Striped Crake Porzana marginalis Rails,Crakes, and Coots/ Small pale crake, rare in North
Rallidae Africa
Sora Porzana carolina Rails,Crakes, and Coots/ Dark crake from North America
Rallidae
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrula alleni Rails,Crakes, and Coots/ Moorhen-like bird from Africa
Rallidae
American Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica Rails,Crakes, and Coots/ Moorhen-like bird from North
Rallidae America
American Coot Fulica americana Rails,Crakes, and Coots/ Coot from North America
Rallidae
Bustards
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs Bustards/Otididae Very large, pale bustard, in
Middle East

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