Wild Birds: Bird species of the European
Union
List of birds of the European Union – June 1999
List of Bird Species naturally occurring
in the wild state in the European Territory of the Member
States to which the Treaty applies.
The sequence, systematics and nomenclature
of the list follow Voous (1973, 1977) with a few modifications
introduced during a meeting of experts held in march 1988.
Some well differentiated forms, often considered a species,
are indicated here. They are mentioned (inc.) after
the species to which they are normally associated, without
taking position on their taxonomic status. To facilitate
comparison with the Sibley and Monroe list (used as a reference
in particular for CITES), synonyms are indicated and an alternative
list following the Sibley and Monroe sequence and systematics
is proposed.
For a species to be included in the list
of the European Union it must have been observed in the wild
state in at least one Member Stae and accepted by the National
Birds Committees and published in their annual reports (See
bibliography consulted). Species whose origin is considered
to be doubtful by these Committees are excluded from this
list.
Introduced species with an established breeding
population (more than 100 breeding pairs for more than ten
years) in the European Union can be found in an Annex.
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