1.2. Table 1 forms an integral part of this Annex. Any reference to this Action Plan includes a reference to Table 1.
2. Species Conservation
2.1. Legal measures
2.1.1. Parties with populations listed in column A of Table 1 shall provide protection to those populations listed in accordance with Article III, paragraph 2. a), of this Agreement. Such Parties shall in particular and subject to paragraph 2.1.3. below:
a) prohibit the taking of birds and eggs of those populations occurring in their territory;
b) prohibit deliberate disturbance in so far as such disturbance would be significant for the conservation of the population concerned; and
c) prohibit the possession or utilization of, and trade in, birds or eggs of those populations which have been taken in contravention of the prohibitions laid down pursuant to subparagraph a) above, as well as the possession or utilization of, and trade in, any readily recognizable parts or derivatives of such birds and their eggs.
By way of exception for those populations listed in Categories 2 and 3 in Column A only and which are marked by an asterisk, hunting may continue on a sustainable use basis where hunting of such populations is a long-established cultural practice. This sustainable use shall be conducted within the framework of special provisions of a species action plan at the appropriate international level.
2.1.2. Parties with populations listed in Table 1 shall regulate the taking of birds and eggs of all populations listed in column B of Table 1. The object of such legal measures shall be to maintain or contribute to the restoration of those populations to a favourable conservation status and to ensure, on the basis of the best available knowledge of population dynamics, that any taking or other use is sustainable. Such legal measures, subject to paragraph 2.1.3. below, shall in particular:
a) prohibit the taking of birds belonging to the populations concerned during their various stages of reproduction and rearing and during their return to their breeding grounds if the taking has an unfavourable impact on the conservation status of the population concerned;
b) regulate the modes of taking;
c) establish limits on taking, where appropriate, and provide adequate controls to ensure that these limits are observed; and
d) prohibit the possession or utilization of, and trade in, birds and eggs of the populations which have been taken in contravention of any prohibition laid down pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, as well as the possession or utilization of, and trade in, any parts of such birds and their eggs.
2.1.3. Parties may grant exemptions to the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 2.1.1. and 2.1.2., irrespective of the provisions of Article III, paragraph 5, of the Convention, where there is no other satisfactory solution, for the following purposes:
a) to prevent serious damage to crops, water and fisheries;
b) in the interests of air safety or other overriding public interests;
c) for the purpose of research and education, of re-establishment and for the breeding necessary for these purposes;
d) to permit under strictly supervised conditions, on a selective basis and to a limited extent, the taking and keeping or other judicious use of certain birds in small numbers; and
e) for the purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the populations concerned.
Such exemptions shall be precise as to content and limited in space and time and shall not operate to the detriment of the populations listed in Table 1. Parties shall as soon as possible inform the Agreement secretariat of any exemptions granted pursuant to this provision.
2.2. Single Species Action Plans
2.2.1. Parties shall cooperate with a view to developing and implementing international single species action plans for populations listed in Category 1 of Column A of Table 1 as a priority and for those populations listed with an asterisk in Column A of Table 1. The Agreement secretariat shall coordinate the development, harmonization and implementation of such plans.
2.2.2. Parties shall prepare and implement national single species action plans for the populations listed in Column A of Table 1 with a view to improving their overall conservation status. This action plan shall include special provisions for those populations marked with an asterisk. When appropriate, the problem of accidental killing of birds by hunters as a result of incorrect identification of the species should be considered.
2.3. Emergency Measures
Parties shall, in close cooperation with each other whenever possible and relevant, develop and implement emergency measures for populations listed in Table 1, when exceptionally unfavourable or endangering conditions occur anywhere in the Agreement Area.
2.4. Re-establishments
Parties shall exercise the greatest care when re-establishing populations listed in Table 1 into parts of their traditional range where they no longer exist. They shall endeavour to develop and follow a detailed re-establishment plan based on appropriate scientific studies. Re-establishment plans should constitute an integral part of national and, where appropriate, international single species action plans. A re-establishment plan should include assessment of the impact on the environment and shall be made widely available. Parties shall inform the Agreement secretariat, in advance, of all re-establishment programme for populations listed in Table 1.
2.5. Introductions
2.5.1. Parties shall, if they consider it necessary, prohibit the introduction of non-native species of animals and plants which may be detrimental to the populations listed in Table 1.
2.5.2. Parties shall, if they consider it necessary, require the taking of appropriate precautions to avoid the accidental escape of captive birds belonging to non-native species.
2.5.3. Parties shall take measures to the extent feasible and appropriate, including taking, to ensure that when non-native species or hybrids thereof have already been introduced into their territory, those species or their hybrids do not pose a potential hazard to the populations listed in Table 1.
3. Habitat Conservation
3.1. Habitat Inventories
3.1.1 Parties, in liaison where appropriate with competent international organizations, shall undertake and publish national inventories of the habitats within their territory which are important to the populations listed in Table 1.
3.1.2. Parties shall endeavour, as a matter of priority, to identify all sites of international or national importance for populations listed in Table 1.
3.2. Conservation of Areas
3.2.1. Parties shall endeavour to continue establishing protected areas to conserve habitats important for the populations listed in Table 1, and to develop and implement management plans for these areas.
3.2.2. Parties shall endeavour to give special protection to those wetlands which meet internationally accepted criteria of international importance.
3.2.3. Parties shall endeavour to make wise and sustainable use of all of the wetlands in their territory. In particular they shall endeavour to avoid degradation and loss of habitats that support populations listed in Table 1 through the introduction of appropriate regulations or standards and control measures. In particular, they shall endeavour to:
a) ensure, where practicable, that adequate statutory controls are in place, relating to the use of agricultural chemicals, pest control procedures and the disposal of waste water, which are in accordance with international norms, for the purpose of minimizing their adverse impacts on the populations listed in Table 1; and
b) prepare and distribute information materials, in the appropriate languages, describing such regulations, standards and control measures in force and their benefits to people and wildlife.
3.2.4. Parties shall endeavour to develop strategies, according to an ecosystem approach, for the conservation of the habitats of all populations listed in Table 1, including the habitats of those populations that are dispersed.
3.3. Rehabilitation and Restoration
Parties shall endeavour to rehabilitate or restore, where feasible and appropriate, areas which were previously important for the populations listed in Table 1.
4. Management of Human Activities
4.1. Hunting
4.1.1. Parties shall cooperate to ensure that their hunting legislation implements the principle of sustainable use as envisaged in this Action Plan, taking into account the full geographical range of the waterbird populations concerned and their life history characteristics.
4.1.2. The Agreement secretariat shall be kept informed by the Parties of their legislation relating to the hunting of populations listed in Table 1.
4.1.3. Parties shall cooperate with a view to developing a reliable and harmonized system for the collection of harvest data in order to assess the annual harvest of populations listed in Table 1. They shall provide the Agreement secretariat with estimates of the total annual take for each population, when available.
4.1.4. Parties shall endeavour to phase out the use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands by the year 2000.
4.1.5. Parties shall develop and implement measures to reduce, and as far as possible eliminate, the use of poisoned baits.
4.1.6. Parties shall develop and implement measures to reduce, and as far as possible eliminate, illegal taking.
4.1.7. Where appropriate, Parties shall encourage hunters, at local, national and international levels, to form clubs or organizations to coordinate their activities and to help ensure sustainability.
4.1.8. Parties shall, where appropriate, promote the requirement of a proficiency test for hunters, including among other things, bird identification.
4.2. Eco-tourism
4.2.1. Parties shall encourage, where appropriate but not in the case of core zones of protected areas, the elaboration of cooperative programmes between all concerned to develop sensitive and appropriate eco-tourism at wetlands holding concentrations of populations listed in Table 1.
4.2.2. Parties, in cooperation with competent international organisations, shall endeavour to evaluate the costs, benefits and other consequences that can result from eco-tourism at selected wetlands with concentrations of populations listed in Table 1. They shall communicate the results of any such evaluations to the Agreement secretariat.
4.3. Other Human Activities
4.3.1. Parties shall assess the impact of proposed projects which are likely to lead to conflicts between populations listed in Table 1 that are in the areas referred to in paragraph 3.2. and human interests, and shall make the results of the assessment publicly available.
4.3.2. Parties shall endeavour to gather information on the damage, in particular to crops and to fisheries, caused by populations listed in Table 1, and report the results to the Agreement secretariat.
4.3.3. Parties shall cooperate with a view to identifying appropriate techniques to minimize damage, or to mitigate the effects of damage, in particular to crops and to fisheries, caused by populations listed in Table 1, drawing on the experience gained elsewhere in the world.
4.3.4. Parties shall cooperate with a view to developing single species action plans for populations which cause significant damage, in particular to crops and to fisheries. The Agreement secretariat shall coordinate the development and harmonization of such plans.
4.3.5. Parties shall, as far as possible, promote high environmental standards in the planning and construction of structures to minimize their impact on populations listed in Table 1. They should consider steps to minimize the impact of structures already in existence where it becomes evident that they constitute a negative impact for the populations concerned.
4.3.6. In cases where human disturbance threatens the conservation status of waterbird populations listed in Table 1, Parties should endeavour to take measures to limit the level of threat. Special attention should be given to problem of human disturbance at breeding colonies of colonially-nesting waterbirds, especially when thee are situated in the areas which are popular for outdoor recreation. Appropriate measures might include, inter alia, the establishment of disturbance-free zones in protected areas where public access is not permitted.
5. Research and Monitoring
5.1. Parties shall endeavour to carry out survey work in poorly known areas, which may hold important concentrations of the populations listed in Table 1. The results of such surveys shall be disseminated widely.
5.2. Parties shall endeavour to monitor the populations listed in Table 1. The results of such monitoring shall be published or sent to appropriate international organizations, to enable reviews of population status and trends.
5.3. Parties shall cooperate to improve the measurement of bird population trends as a criterion for describing the status of such populations.
5.4. Parties shall cooperate with a view to determining the migration routes of all populations listed in Table 1, using available knowledge of breeding and non-breeding season distributions and census results, and by participating in coordinated ringing programmes.
5.5. Parties shall endeavour to initiate and support joint research projects into the ecology and population dynamics of populations listed in Table 1 and their habitats, in order to determine their specific requirements as well as the techniques which are the most appropriate for their conservation and management.
5.6. Parties shall endeavour to undertake studies on the effects of wetland loss and degradation and disturbance on the carrying capacity of wetlands used by the populations listed in Table 1 and on the migration patterns of such populations.
5.7. Parties shall endeavour to undertake studies on the impact of hunting and trade on the populations listed in Table 1 and on the importance of these forms of utilization to the local and national economy.
5.8. Parties shall endeavour to cooperate with relevant international organisations and to support research and monitoring projects.
6. Education and Information
6.1. Parties shall, where necessary, arrange for training programmes to ensure that personnel responsible for the implementation of this Action Plan have an adequate knowledge to implement it effectively.
6.2. Parties shall cooperate with each other and the Agreement secretariat with a view to developing training programmes and exchanging resource materials.
6.3. Parties shall endeavour to develop programmes, information materials and mechanisms to improve the level of awareness of the general public with regard to the objectives, provisions and contents of this Action Plan. In this regard, particular attention shall be given to those people living in and around important wetlands, to users of these wetlands (hunters, fishermen, tourists, etc.) and to local authorities and other decision makers.
6.4. Parties shall endeavour to undertake specific public awareness campaigns for the conservation of the populations listed in Table 1.
7. Implementation
7.1. When implementing this Action Plan, Parties shall, when appropriate, give priority to those populations listed in Column A of Table 1.
7.2. Where, in the case of populations listed in Table 1, more than one population of the same species occurs on the territory of a Party, that Party shall apply conservation measures appropriate to the population or populations that have the poorest conservation status.
7.3. The Agreement secretariat, in coordination with the Technical Committee and with the assistance of experts from Range States, shall coordinate the development of conservation guidelines in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 4, of this Agreement to assist the Parties in the implementation of this Action Plan. The Agreement secretariat shall ensure, where possible, coherence with guidelines approved under other international instruments. These conservation guidelines shall aim at introducing the principle of sustainable use. They shall cover, inter alia:
a) single species action plans;
b) emergency measures;
c) preparation of site inventories and habitat management methods;
d) hunting practices;
e) trade in waterbirds;
f) tourism;
g) reducing crop damage; and
h) a waterbird monitoring protocol.
7.4. The Agreement secretariat, in coordination with the Technical Committee and the Parties, shall prepare a series of international reviews necessary for the implementation of this Action Plan, including:
a) reports on the status and trends of populations;
b) gaps in information from surveys;
c) the networks of sites used by each population, including reviews of the protection status of each site as well as of the management measures taken in each case;
d) pertinent hunting and trade legislation in each country relating to the species listed in Annex 2 to this Agreement;
e) the stage of preparation and implementation of single species action plans;
f) re-establishment projects; and
g) the status of introduced non-native waterbird species and hybrids thereof.
7.5. The Agreement secretariat shall endeavour to ensure that the reviews mentioned in paragraph 7.4. are updated at intervals of not more than three years.
7.6. The Technical Committee shall assess the guidelines and reviews prepared under paragraphs 7.3. and 7.4., and shall formulate draft recommendations and resolutions relating to their development, content and implementation for consideration at sessions of the Meeting of the Parties.
7.7. The Agreement secretariat shall regularly undertake a review of potential mechanisms for providing additional resources (funds and technical assistance) for the implementation of this Action Plan, and shall make a report to each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties.
Table 1 *
KEY TO CLASSIFICATION
The following key to Table 1 is a basis for implementation of the Action Plan:
| Column A | ||
| Category 1: | a) Species which are included in Appendix I to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory species of Wild Animals; | |
| b) Species which are listed as threatened in Threatened Birds of the World (BirdLife International 2000); or | ||
| c) Populations which number less than around 10,000 individuals. | ||
| Category 2: | Populations numbering between around 10,000 and around 25,000 individuals. | |
| Category 3: | Populations numbering between around 25,000 and around 100,000 individuals and considered to be at risk as a result of: | |
| a) Concentration onto a small number of sites at any stage of their annual cycle; | ||
| b) Dependence on a habitat type which is under severe threat; | ||
| c) Showing significant long-term decline; or | ||
| d) Showing extreme fluctuations in population size or trend. |
For species listed in categories 2 and 3 above, see paragraph 2.1.1. of the Action Plan contained in Annex 3 to the Agreement.
| Column B | ||
| Category 1: | Populations numbering between around 25,000 and around 100,000 individuals and which do not fulfil the conditions in respect of column A, as described above. | |
| Category 2: | Populations numbering more than around 100,000 individuals and considered to be in need of special attention as a result of: | |
| a) Concentration onto a small number of sites at any stage of their annual cycle; | ||
| b) Dependence on a habitat type which is under severe threat; | ||
| c) Showing significant long-term decline; or | ||
| d) Showing extreme fluctuations in population size or trend. | ||
| Column C | ||
| Category 1: | Populations numbering more than around 100,000 individuals which could significantly benefit from international cooperation and which do not fulfil the conditions in respect of either column A or column B, above. |
REVIEW OF TABLE 1
The Table shall be:
a) Reviewed regularly by the Technical Committee in accordance with Article VII, paragraph 3. b), of the Agreement; and
b) Amended as necessary by the Meeting of the Parties, in accordance with Article VI, paragraph 9. d) of the Agreement, in light of the conclusions of such reviews.
DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS USED IN RANGE DESCRIPTIONS
| North Africa | Algeria, Egypt, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia. | |
| West Africa | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cőte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. | |
| Eastern Africa | Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania. | |
| North-east Africa | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. | |
| Southern Africa | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe. | |
| Central Africa | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe. | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | All African states south of the Sahara. | |
| Tropical Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. | |
| Western Palearctic | As defined in Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (Cramp & Simmons 1977). | |
| North-west Europe | Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | |
| Western Europe | North-west Europe with Portugal and Spain. | |
| North-east Europe | The northern part of the Russian Federation west of the Urals. | |
| Eastern Europe | Belarus, the Russian Federation west of the Urals, Ukraine. | |
| Central Europe | Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland, the Russian Federation around the Gulf of Finland and Kaliningrad, Slovakia, Switzerland. | |
| North Atlantic | Faroes, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, the north-west coast of the Russian Federation, Svalbard, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | |
| East Atlantic | Atlantic seaboard of Europe and North Africa from northern Norway to Morocco. | |
| Western Siberia | The Russian Federation east of the Urals to the Yenisey River and south to the Kazakhstan border. | |
| Central Siberia | The Russian Federation from the Yenisey River to the eastern boundary of the Taimyr Peninsula and south to the Altai Mountains. | |
| West Mediterranean | Algeria, France, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Tunisia. | |
| East Mediterranean | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Slovenia, the Syrian Arab Republic, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Yugoslavia. | |
| Black Sea | Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Romania, the Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine. | |
| Caspian | Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. | |
| South-west Asia | Bahrain, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic, eastern Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen. | |
| Western Asia | Western parts of the Russian Federation east of the Urals and the Caspian countries. | |
| Central Asia | Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. | |
| Southern Asia | Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. |
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
| bre: | breeding | win: | wintering | |
| N: | Northern | E: | Eastern | |
| S: | Southern | W: | Western | |
| NE: | North-eastern | NW: | North-western | |
| SE: | South-eastern | SW: | South-western | |
| () | Population status unknown. Conservation status estimated. | |||
| * | By way of exception for those populations marked by an asterisk, hunting may continue on a sustainable use basis where hunting of such populations is a long-established cultural practice (see paragraph 2.1.1. of Annex 3 to the Agreement). | |||
NOTES
1. The population data used to compile Table 1 as far as possible correspond to the number of individuals in the potential breeding stock in the Agreement area. The status is based on the best available published population estimates.
2. Suffixes (bre) or (win) in population listings are solely aids to population identification. They do not indicate seasonal restrictions to actions in respect of these populations under the Agreement and Action Plan.
3. The brief descriptions used to identify the populations are based on the descriptions used in the third edition of Waterbird Population Estimates.
4. Slash signs (/) are used to separate breeding areas from wintering areas.
5. Where a species’ population is listed in Table 1 with multiple categorisation, the obligations of the Action Plan relate to the strictest category listed.
| A | B | C | ||
| SPHENISCIDAE | ||||
| Spheniscus demersus | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1b | 2a 2c | ||
| GAVIIDAE | ||||
| Gavia stellata | ||||
| - North-west Europe (win) | 2c | |||
| - Caspian, Black Sea & East Mediterranean (win) | (1) | |||
| Gavia arctica arctica | ||||
| - Northern Europe & Western Siberia/Europe | 2c | |||
| Gavia arctica suschkini | ||||
| - Central Siberia/Caspian | (1) | |||
| Gavia immer | ||||
| - Europe (win) | 1c | |||
| Gavia adamsii | ||||
| - Northern Europe (win) | 1c | |||
| PODICIPEDIDAE | ||||
| Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis | ||||
| - Europe & North-west Africa | 1 | |||
| Podiceps cristatus cristatus | ||||
| - North-west & Western Europe | 1 | |||
| - Black Sea & Mediterranean (win) | 1 | |||
| - Caspian & South-west Asia (win) | 2 | |||
| Podiceps grisegena grisegena | ||||
| - North-west Europe (win) | 1 | |||
| - Black Sea & Mediterranean (win) | (1) | |||
| - Caspian (win) | 2 | |||
| Podiceps cristatus infuscatus | ||||
| - Eastern Africa (Ethiopia to N Zambia) | 1c | |||
| - Southern Africa | 1c | |||
| Podiceps auritus auritus | ||||
| - North-west Europe (large-billed) | 1c | |||
| - North-east Europe (small-billed) | 1 | |||
| - Caspian & South Asia (win) | 2 | |||
| Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis | ||||
| - Europe/South & West Europe & North Africa | 1 | |||
| - Western Asia/South-west & South Asia | 1 | |||
| Podiceps nigricollis gurneyi | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 2 | |||
| PELECANIDAE | ||||
| Pelecanus onocrotalus | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 2 | |||
| - West Africa | 1 | |||
| - Eastern Africa | 1 | |||
| - Europe & Western Asia (bre) | 1a 3c | |||
| Pelecanus rufescens | ||||
| - Tropical Africa & SW Arabia | 1 | |||
| Pelecanus crispus | ||||
| - Black Sea & Mediterranean (win) | 1a 1c | |||
| - South-west Asia & South Asia (win) | 1a 2 | |||
| SULIDAE | ||||
| Sula (Morus) capensis | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1b | 2a 2c | ||
| PHALACROCORACIDAE | ||||
| Phalacrocorax coronatus | ||||
| - Coastal South-west Africa | 1c | |||
| Phalacrocorax pygmeus | ||||
| - Black Sea & Mediterranean | 1 | |||
| - South-west Asia | 1 | |||
| Phalacrocorax neglectus | ||||
| - Coastal South-west Africa | 1b 1c | |||
| Phalacrocorax carbo carbo | ||||
| - North-west Europe | 1 | |||
| Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis | ||||
| - Northern & Central Europe | 1 | |||
| - Black Sea & Mediterranean | 1 | |||
| - West & South-west Asia | (1) | |||
| Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus | ||||
| - Coastal West Africa | 1 | |||
| - Central & Eastern Africa | 1 | |||
| - Coastal Southern Africa | 2 | |||
| Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | ||||
| - Gulf & Arabian Sea | 1b | 2a 2c | ||
| Phalacrocorax capensis | ||||
| - Coastal Southern Africa | 2a 2c | |||
| ARDEIDAE | ||||
| Egretta ardesiaca | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | 3c | |||
| Egretta vinaceigula | ||||
| - South-central Africa | 1b 1c | |||
| Egretta garzetta garzetta | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | (1) | |||
| - Europe, Black Sea & Mediterranean/W & C Africa | 1 | |||
| - Western Asia/SW Asia, NE & Eastern Africa | (1) | |||
| Egretta gularis gularis | ||||
| - West Africa | (1) | |||
| Egretta gularis schistacea | ||||
| - North-east Africa & Red Sea | (1) | |||
| - South-west Asia & South Asia | 2 | |||
| Egretta dimorpha | ||||
| - Coastal Eastern Africa | 2 | |||
| Ardea cinerea cinerea | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 | |||
| - Europe & North Africa (bre) | 1 | |||
| - West & South-west Asia (bre) | (1) | |||
| Ardea melanocephala | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | (1) | |||
| Ardea purpurea purpurea | ||||
| - Tropical Africa | 1 | |||
| - West Europe & West Mediterranean/West Africa | 2 | |||
| - East Europe & South-west Asia/Sub-Saharan Africa | (2c) | |||
| Casmerodius albus albus | ||||
| - W, C & SE Europe/Black Sea & Mediterranean | 2 | |||
| - Western Asia/South-west Asia | (1) | |||
| Casmerodius albus melanorhynchos | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa & Madagascar | (1) | |||
| Mesophoyx intermedia brachyrhyncha | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 | |||
| Bubulcus ibis ibis | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1 | |||
| - Tropical Africa | 1 | |||
| - South-west Europe & North-west Africa | 1 | |||
| - East Mediterranean & South-west Asia | 2 | |||
| Ardeola ralloides ralloides | ||||
| - Medit., Black Sea & N Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa | 3c | |||
| - West & South-west Asia/Sub-Saharan Africa | (1) | |||
| Ardeola ralloides paludivaga | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa & Madagascar | (1) | |||
| Ardeola idae | ||||
| - Madagascar & Aldabra/Central & Eastern Africa | 1b 1c | |||
| Ardeola rufiventris | ||||
| - Tropical Eastern & Southern Africa | (1) | |||
| Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa & Madagascar | (1) | |||
| - Europe & NW Africa/Mediterranean & Africa | 2c | |||
| - Western Asia/SW Asia & NE Africa | (1) | |||
| Ixobrychus minutus minutus | ||||
| - Europe & North Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa | 2c | |||
| - West & South-west Asia/Sub-Saharan Africa | (1) | |||
| Ixobrychus minutus payesii | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | (1) | |||
| Ixobrychus sturmii | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | (1) | |||
| Botaurus stellaris stellaris | ||||
| - Europe (bre) | 3c | |||
| - South-west Asia (win) | 2 | |||
| Botaurus stellaris capensis | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1c | |||
| CICONIIDAE | ||||
| Mycteria ibis | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Madagascar) | 1 | |||
| Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 | |||
| Ciconia nigra | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1c | |||
| - South-west Europe/West Africa | 1c | |||
| - Central & Eastern Europe/Sub-Saharan Africa | 2 | |||
| Ciconia abdimii | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa & SW Arabia | (2c) | |||
| Ciconia episcopus microscelis | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | (1) | |||
| Ciconia ciconia ciconia | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1c | |||
| - Iberia & North-west Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa | 3b | |||
| - Central & Eastern Europe/Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 | |||
| - Western Asia/South-west Asia | 2 | |||
| Leptoptilos crumeniferus | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 | |||
| BALAENICIPITIDAE | ||||
| Balaeniceps rex | ||||
| - Central Tropical Africa | 1c | |||
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | ||||
| Plegadis falcinellus falcinellus | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa (bre) | 1 | |||
| - Black Sea & Mediterranean/West Africa | 3c | |||
| - South-west Asia/Eastern Africa | (1) | |||
| Geronticus eremita | ||||
| - Morocco | 1a 1b 1c | |||
| - South-west Asia | 1a 1b 1c | |||
| Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 | |||
| - Iraq & Iran | 1c | |||
| Platalea leucorodia leucorodia | ||||
| - West Europe/West Mediterranean & West Africa | 1c | |||
| - Cent. & SE Europe/Mediterranean & Tropical Africa | 2 | |||
| Platalea leucorodia archeri | ||||
| - Red Sea & Somalia | 1c | |||
| Platalea leucorodia balsaci | ||||
| - Coastal West Africa (Mauritania) | 1c | |||
| Platalea leucorodia major | ||||
| - Western Asia/South-west & South Asia | 2 | |||
| Platalea alba | ||||
| - Sub-Saharan Africa | 2* | |||
| PHOENICOPTERIDAE | ||||
| Phoenicopterus ruber roseus | ||||
| - West Africa | 3a | |||
| - Eastern Africa | 3a | |||
| - Southern Africa (to Madagascar) | 3a | |||
| - West Mediterranean | 2a | |||
| - East Mediterranean, South-west & South Asia | 2a | |||
| Phoenicopterus minor | ||||
| - West Africa | 2 | |||
| - Eastern Africa | 2a 2c | |||
| - Southern Africa (to Madagascar) | 3a | |||
| ANATIDAE | ||||
| Dendrocygna bicolor | ||||
| - West Africa (Senegal to Chad) | (1) | |||
| - Eastern & Southern Africa | (1) | |||
| Dendrocygna viduata | ||||
| - West Africa (Senegal to Chad) | 1 | |||
| - Eastern & Southern Africa | 1 | |||
| Thalassornis leuconotus leuconotus | ||||
| - West Africa | 1c | |||
| - Eastern & Southern Africa | 2* | |||
| Oxyura leucocephala | ||||
| - West Mediterranean (Spain & Morocco) | 1a 1b 1c | |||
| - Algeria & Tunisia | 1a 1b 1c | |||
| - East Mediterranean, Turkey & South-west Asia | 1a 1b 1c | |||
| Oxyura maccoa | ||||
| - Eastern Africa | 1c | |||
| - Southern Africa | 1c | |||
| Cygnus olor | ||||
| - North-west Mainland & Central Europe | 1 | |||
| - Black Sea | 1 | |||
| - West & Central Asia/Caspian | 2a 2d | |||
| Cygnus Cygnus | ||||
| - Iceland/UK & Ireland | 2 | |||
| - North-west Mainland Europe | 1 | |||
| - N Europe & W Siberia/Black Sea & E Mediterranean | 2 | |||
| - West & Central Siberia/Caspian | 2 | |||
| Cygnus columbianus bewickii | ||||
| - Western Siberia & NE Europe/North-west Europe | 3c | |||
| - Northern Siberia/Caspian | 1c | |||
| Anser brachyrhynchus | ||||
| - East Greenland & Iceland/UK | 2a | |||
| - Svalbard/North-west Europe | 1 | |||
| Anser fabalis fabalis | ||||
| - North-east Europe/North-west Europe | 1 | |||
| Anser fabalis rossicus | ||||
| - West & Central Siberia/NE & SW Europe | (1) | |||
| Anser fabalis johanseni | ||||
| - West & Central Siberia/Turkmenistan to W China | (1) | |||
| Anser albifrons albifrons | ||||
| - NW Siberia & NE Europe/North-west Europe | 1 | |||
| - Western Siberia/Central Europe | 3c* | |||
| - Western Siberia/Black Sea & Turkey | 1 | |||
| - Northern Siberia/Caspian & Iraq | 2 | |||
| Anser albifrons flavirostris | ||||
| - Greenland/Ireland & UK | 3a* | |||
| Anser erythropus | ||||
| - N Europe & W Siberia/Black Sea & Caspian | 1a 1b 2 | |||
| Anser anser anser | ||||
| - Iceland/UK & Ireland | 1 | |||
| - NW Europe/South-west Europe | 1 | |||
| - Central Europe/North Africa | 1 | |||
| Anser anser rubrirostris | ||||
| - Black Sea & Turkey | 1 | |||
| - Western Siberia/Caspian & Iraq | 1 | |||
| Branta leucopsis | ||||
| - East Greenland/Scotland & Ireland | 1 | |||
| - Svalbard/South-west Scotland | 2 | |||
| - Russia/Germany & Netherlands | 1 | |||
| Branta bernicla bernicla | ||||
| - Western Siberia/Western Europe | 2b 2c | |||
| Branta bernicla hrota | ||||
| - Svalbard/Denmark & UK | 1c | |||
| - Canada & Greenland/Ireland | 2 | |||
| Branta ruficollis | ||||
| - Northern Siberia/Black Sea & Caspian | 1a 1b 3a | |||
| Alopochen aegyptiacus | ||||
| - West Africa | 2 | |||
| - Eastern & Southern Africa | 1 | |||
| Tadorna ferruginea | ||||
| - North-west Africa | 1c | |||
| - East Mediterranean & Black Sea/North-east Africa | 2 | |||
| - Western Asia & Caspian/Iran & Iraq | 1 | |||
| Tadorna cana | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1 | |||
| Tadorna tadorna | ||||
| - North-west Europe | 2a | |||
| - Black Sea & Mediterranean | 3c | |||
| - Western Asia/Caspian & Middle East | 1 | |||
| Plectropterus gambensis gambensis | ||||
| - West Africa | 1 | |||
| - Eastern Africa (Sudan to Zambia) | 1 | |||
| Plectropterus gambensis niger | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1 | |||
| Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos | ||||
| - West Africa | 1 | |||
| - Southern & Eastern Africa | 1 | |||
| Nettapus auritus | ||||
| - West Africa | 1c | |||
| - Southern & Eastern Africa | (1) | |||
| Anas capensis | ||||
| - Eastern Africa (Rift Valley) | 1c | |||
| - Lake Chad basin | 1c | |||
| - Southern Africa (N to Angola & Zambia) | 1 | |||
| Anas strepera strepera | ||||
| - North-west Europe | 1 | |||
| - North-east Europe/Black Sea & Mediterranean | 2c | |||
| - Western Siberia/SW Asia & NE Africa | (1) | |||
| Anas penelope | ||||
| - Western Siberia & NE Europe/NW Europe | 1 | |||
| - W Siberia & NE Europe/Black Sea & Mediterranean | 2c | |||
| - Western Siberia/SW Asia & NE Africa | 2c | |||
| Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos | ||||
| - North-west Europe | 1 | |||
| - Northern Europe/West Mediterranean | 1 | |||
| - Eastern Europe/Black Sea & East Mediterranean | 2c | |||
| - Western Siberia/South-west Asia | (1) | |||
| Anas undulata undulata | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1 | |||
| Anas clypeata | ||||
| - North-west & Central Europe (win) | 1 | |||
| - W Siberia, NE & E Europe/S Europe & West Africa | 2c | |||
| - W Siberia/SW Asia, NE & Eastern Africa | 2c | |||
| Anas erythrorhyncha | ||||
| - Southern Africa | 1 |
