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Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

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Anatidae Ducks, Geese <strong>and</strong> Swans (Continued)<br />

Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca<br />

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula<br />

Greater Scaup Aythya marila<br />

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula<br />

Smew Mergellus albellus<br />

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator<br />

Common Merganser Mergus merganser<br />

White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN II<br />

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Unconfirmed. Rasmussen <strong>and</strong> Anderton<br />

(2005) cite only undocumented sight reports<br />

from <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />

Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU Unconfirmed. Cited by IUCN Red List.<br />

Baikal Teal Anas formosa VU II Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase<br />

Greater Scaup Aythya marila Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase<br />

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase<br />

Podicipedidae Grebes<br />

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis<br />

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus<br />

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus<br />

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis<br />

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena<br />

Phoenicopteridae Flamingoes<br />

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus II<br />

Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor II Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase <strong>and</strong> Habibi.<br />

Rasmussen <strong>and</strong> Anderton (2005) suggest<br />

identification may be confounded with<br />

Greater Flamingo.<br />

Ciconiidae Storks<br />

Black Stork Ciconia nigra II<br />

White Stork Ciconia ciconia<br />

Threskiornithidae Ibises <strong>and</strong> Spoonbills<br />

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus<br />

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia II<br />

Ardeidae Herons <strong>and</strong> Bitterns<br />

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea<br />

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea<br />

Great Egret Ardea alba<br />

Little Egret Egretta garzetta<br />

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax<br />

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus<br />

An Output <strong>of</strong> the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment

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