Species

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) © Sergey Dereliev, www.dereliev-photography.com

 

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.

Family: Anatidae
Common name (En) Common name (Fr) Scientific name Family CMS Instruments
White-Faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygne veuf Dendrocygna viduata Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygne fauve Dendrocygna bicolor Anatidae AEWA , CMS
White-Backed Duck Dendrocygne à dos blanc Thalassornis leuconotus Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Maccoa Duck Érismature maccoa Oxyura maccoa Anatidae AEWA , CMS
White-Headed Duck Érismature à tête blanche Oxyura leucocephala 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
Brent Goose Bernache cravant Branta bernicla Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Barnacle Goose Bernache nonnette Branta leucopsis Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Red-Breasted Goose Bernache à cou roux Branta ruficollis Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Greylag Goose Oie cendrée Anser anser Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Bean Goose Oie des moissons Anser fabalis Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Pink-footed Goose Oie à bec court Anser brachyrhynchus Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Greater White-fronted Goose Oie rieuse Anser albifrons Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Lesser White-fronted Goose Oie naine Anser erythropus Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Long-tailed Duck Harelde kakawi Clangula hyemalis Anatidae AEWA , CMS
King Eider Eider à tête grise Somateria spectabilis Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Common Eider Eider à duvet Somateria mollissima Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Steller's Eider Eider de Steller Polysticta stelleri Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Velvet Scoter Macreuse brune Melanitta fusca Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Common Scoter Macreuse noire Melanitta nigra Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Common Goldeneye Garrot à oeil d'or Bucephala clangula Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Smew Harle piette Mergellus albellus Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Goosander Grand Harle Mergus merganser Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Red-breasted Merganser Harle huppé Mergus serrator Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Egyptian Goose Ouette d'Égypte Alopochen aegyptiaca 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
Spur-winged Goose Oie-armée de Gambie Plectropterus gambensis Anatidae AEWA , CMS
African Comb Duck Canard à bosse Sarkidiornis melanotos Anatidae AEWA , CMS
African Pygmy-goose Anserelle naine Nettapus auritus Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Marbled Teal Marmaronette marbrée Marmaronetta angustirostris Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Red-crested Pochard Nette rousse Netta rufina Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Southern Pochard Nette brune Netta erythrophthalma Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Common Pochard Fuligule milouin Aythya ferina Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Ferruginous Duck Fuligule nyroca Aythya nyroca Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Tufted Duck Fuligule morillon Aythya fuligula Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Greater Scaup Fuligule milouinan Aythya marila 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
Gadwall Canard chipeau Mareca strepera Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Eurasian Wigeon Canard siffleur Mareca penelope Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Yellow-billed Duck Canar à bec jaune Anas undulata Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Mallard Canard colvert Anas platyrhynchos Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Cape Teal Canard du Cap Anas capensis Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Red-billed Teal Canard à bec rouge Anas erythrorhyncha Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Northern Pintail Canard Pilet Anas acuta Anatidae AEWA , CMS
Common Teal Sarcelle d'hiver Anas crecca Anatidae AEWA , CMS