Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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Laridae Gulls, Terns <strong>and</strong> Skimmers (Continued)<br />
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia<br />
Common Tern Sterna hirundo<br />
Little Tern Sterna albifrons<br />
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus<br />
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Unconfirmed. Split from L. argentatus.<br />
Cited as L. argentatus by Habibi. Records/<br />
specimens were misidentified <strong>and</strong>are<br />
probably L. heuglini [barabensis] (Rasmussen<br />
<strong>and</strong> Anderton 2005)<br />
Mew Gull Larus canus Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase. No<br />
specimens, but sight reports from<br />
<strong>Afghanistan</strong> (Rasmussen <strong>and</strong> Anderton<br />
2005)<br />
River Tern Sterna aurantia Unconfirmed. Cited by Habibi. Sight reports<br />
<strong>of</strong> immatures (Rasmussen <strong>and</strong> Anderton,<br />
2005)<br />
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase.<br />
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Cited by Avibase. Sight record for Kabul<br />
(Rasmusssen <strong>and</strong> Anderton, 2005)<br />
Black Tern Chlidonias niger Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase. Perhaps a<br />
very rare passage migrant, Rasmussen <strong>and</strong><br />
Anderton (2005)<br />
Pteroclidae S<strong>and</strong>grouse<br />
Pin-tailed S<strong>and</strong>grouse Pterocles alchata<br />
Spotted S<strong>and</strong>grouse Pterocles senegallus<br />
Black-bellied S<strong>and</strong>grouse Pterocles orientalis<br />
Crowned S<strong>and</strong>grouse Pterocles coronatus<br />
Pallas’s S<strong>and</strong>grouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus Unconfirmed. Cited by Habibi.<br />
Tibetan S<strong>and</strong>grouse Syrrhaptes tibetanus Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase.<br />
Lichtenstein’s S<strong>and</strong>grouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Unconfirmed. Rasmussen <strong>and</strong> Anderton<br />
(2005) say there is no evidence from<br />
Afghansitan, but the species might occur<br />
Columbidae Doves <strong>and</strong> Pigeons<br />
Rock Pigeon Columba livia<br />
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota<br />
Stock Pigeon Columba oenas<br />
Pale-backed Pigeon Columba eversmanni VU Near endemic (Evans 1994)<br />
Blue Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris<br />
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus<br />
Eurasian Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur<br />
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis<br />
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto<br />
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis One record from Jalalabad (Rasmussen <strong>and</strong><br />
Anderton, 2005)<br />
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis<br />
Red-collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Cited by Habibi. One sight report from<br />
Jalalabad is questionable. Rasmussen <strong>and</strong><br />
Anderton (2005)<br />
for Global Environment Management (NCSA) for <strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />
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