AEWA covers 255 species of birds ecologically dependent on wetlands for at least part of their annual cycle, including many species of divers, grebes, pelicans, cormorants, herons, storks, rails, ibises, spoonbills, flamingos, ducks, swans, geese, cranes, waders, gulls, terns, tropic birds, auks, frigate birds and even the south African penguin.
All AEWA species cross international boundaries during their migrations and require good quality habitat for breeding as well as a network of suitable sites to support their annual journeys. International cooperation across their entire migratory range, as provided by AEWA, is therefore essential for the conservation and management of migratory waterbird populations and the habitats on which they depend.
Common name (En) | Common name (Fr) | Scientific name | Family | CMS Instruments |
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White-Backed Duck | Dendrocygne à dos blanc | Thalassornis leuconotus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Shelduck | Tadorne de Belon | Tadorna tadorna | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorne casarca | Tadorna ferruginea | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
South African Shelduck | Tadorne à tête grise | Tadorna cana | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Garganey | Sarcelle d'été | Spatula querquedula | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Hottentot Teal | Sarcelle hottentote | Spatula hottentota | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Northern Shoveler | Canard souchet | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
King Eider | Eider à tête grise | Somateria spectabilis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Eider | Eider à duvet | Somateria mollissima | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
African Comb Duck | Canard à bosse | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Steller's Eider | Eider de Steller | Polysticta stelleri | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Spur-winged Goose | Oie-armée de Gambie | Plectropterus gambensis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Maccoa Duck | Érismature maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
White-Headed Duck | Érismature à tête blanche | Oxyura leucocephala | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
African Pygmy-goose | Anserelle naine | Nettapus auritus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-crested Pochard | Nette rousse | Netta rufina | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Southern Pochard | Nette brune | Netta erythrophthalma | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-breasted Merganser | Harle huppé | Mergus serrator | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Goosander | Grand Harle | Mergus merganser | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Smew | Harle piette | Mergellus albellus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Scoter | Macreuse noire | Melanitta nigra | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Velvet Scoter | Macreuse brune | Melanitta fusca | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Marbled Teal | Marmaronette marbrée | Marmaronetta angustirostris | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Gadwall | Canard chipeau | Mareca strepera | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Eurasian Wigeon | Canard siffleur | Mareca penelope | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
White-Faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygne veuf | Dendrocygna viduata | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygne fauve | Dendrocygna bicolor | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Mute Swan | Cygne tuberculé | Cygnus olor | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Whooper Swan | Cygne chanteur | Cygnus cygnus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Tundra Swan | Cygne siffleur | Cygnus columbianus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Long-tailed Duck | Harelde kakawi | Clangula hyemalis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Goldeneye | Garrot à oeil d'or | Bucephala clangula | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-Breasted Goose | Bernache à cou roux | Branta ruficollis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Barnacle Goose | Bernache nonnette | Branta leucopsis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Brent Goose | Bernache cravant | Branta bernicla | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Ferruginous Duck | Fuligule nyroca | Aythya nyroca | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Greater Scaup | Fuligule milouinan | Aythya marila | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Tufted Duck | Fuligule morillon | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Pochard | Fuligule milouin | Aythya ferina | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Bean Goose | Oie des moissons | Anser fabalis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Lesser White-fronted Goose | Oie naine | Anser erythropus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Pink-footed Goose | Oie à bec court | Anser brachyrhynchus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Greylag Goose | Oie cendrée | Anser anser | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Greater White-fronted Goose | Oie rieuse | Anser albifrons | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Yellow-billed Duck | Canar à bec jaune | Anas undulata | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Mallard | Canard colvert | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-billed Teal | Canard à bec rouge | Anas erythrorhyncha | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Teal | Sarcelle d'hiver | Anas crecca | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Cape Teal | Canard du Cap | Anas capensis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Northern Pintail | Canard Pilet | Anas acuta | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Egyptian Goose | Ouette d'Égypte | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |