Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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