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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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 |
Hottentot Teal | Sarcelle hottentote | Spatula hottentota | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Teal | Sarcelle d'hiver | Anas crecca | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Garganey | Sarcelle d'été | Spatula querquedula | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Egyptian Goose | Ouette d'Égypte | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Spur-winged Goose | Oie-armée de Gambie | Plectropterus gambensis | 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 |
Bean Goose | Oie des moissons | Anser fabalis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Greylag Goose | Oie cendrée | Anser anser | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Pink-footed Goose | Oie à bec court | Anser brachyrhynchus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-crested Pochard | Nette rousse | Netta rufina | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Southern Pochard | Nette brune | Netta erythrophthalma | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Marbled Teal | Marmaronette marbrée | Marmaronetta angustirostris | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Scoter | Macreuse noire | Melanitta nigra | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Velvet Scoter | Macreuse brune | Melanitta fusca | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Smew | Harle piette | Mergellus albellus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-breasted Merganser | Harle huppé | Mergus serrator | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Long-tailed Duck | Harelde kakawi | Clangula hyemalis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Goosander | Grand Harle | Mergus merganser | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Goldeneye | Garrot à oeil d'or | Bucephala clangula | 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 |
Common Pochard | Fuligule milouin | Aythya ferina | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Maccoa Duck | Érismature maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
White-Headed Duck | Érismature à tête blanche | Oxyura leucocephala | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Steller's Eider | Eider de Steller | Polysticta stelleri | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
King Eider | Eider à tête grise | Somateria spectabilis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Common Eider | Eider à duvet | Somateria mollissima | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
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 |
Mute Swan | Cygne tuberculé | Cygnus olor | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Tundra Swan | Cygne siffleur | Cygnus columbianus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Whooper Swan | Cygne chanteur | Cygnus cygnus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Northern Shoveler | Canard souchet | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Eurasian Wigeon | Canard siffleur | Mareca penelope | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Northern Pintail | Canard Pilet | Anas acuta | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Cape Teal | Canard du Cap | Anas capensis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Mallard | Canard colvert | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Gadwall | Canard chipeau | Mareca strepera | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
African Comb Duck | Canard à bosse | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-billed Teal | Canard à bec rouge | Anas erythrorhyncha | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Yellow-billed Duck | Canar à bec jaune | Anas undulata | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Barnacle Goose | Bernache nonnette | Branta leucopsis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Brent Goose | Bernache cravant | Branta bernicla | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
Red-Breasted Goose | Bernache à cou roux | Branta ruficollis | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |
African Pygmy-goose | Anserelle naine | Nettapus auritus | Anatidae | AEWA , CMS |