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BIRDS OF JORDAN, CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF JORDAN, ITS COMPLETE BIRDLIST
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Birds of Jordan coded for abundance, breeding, migration, wintering, endemic, rare,
etc.; 2000 pages on birds, nature, birdwatching, where to go birding, birds and nature pictures, nature conservation, equipment, bird feeding, etc. Welcome to the bird
list of
Jordan.
Jordan is home to an
impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay
all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season
in Jordan to raise their young, migrants who pass through Jordan with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good
part of the winter in Jordan to escape colder conditions up north.
While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the
ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird
or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Jordan ecosystems.
Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or
it got displaced by bad weather.
Among the species of the checklist of
the birds of Jordan you can find waterfowl and wading birds,
a large suite of song birds, raptors, game birds, swifts and
nighthawks, etc., many of which occupy several ecosystems simultaneously, as
they fly to and from forests, meadows, shorelines of waters, cities and and
urban green spaces. At Birdlist, we have developed a coding system that can help
you predict when you may expect a certain species, with a code for seasonality,
such as resident, nesting, wintering, etc. A code for abundance will give you a
clue on the likelihood that you may actually see a certain species of bird.
As we progressed with the coding, we realized that there should be a
differentiation in the coding for "common", such as less common,
common and very common birds. However, this would require reliable
quantative data, which for most states, are not revealed by the commission of bird
records. We hope to provide those in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the
current checklist of the birds of Jordan.
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Abundance Codes |
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D |
Distribution range deducted from map, not actual
record. |
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P |
Present, abundance not determined. |
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C |
Within its range, varying from common to occasional
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O |
Rare, wandered outside of its normal range but
still may be expected from time to time. Normally between 10 - 100
records. |
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V |
Vagrant, accidental, species far out of its normal
distribution range. >10 observations. |
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I |
Introduced species. |
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Q |
Not verified. |
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X |
Extinct. |
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XL |
Extinct
in country |
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Status
of Permanence Codes |
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R |
Resident, present year around. |
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N |
Nests in the area but absent during
part of the year. |
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M |
Migrant, non-breeding. May spend a short period or the
entire winter. |
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W |
Wintering; stays in the area, while its primary
nesting range is elsewhere. |
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E |
National endemic. |
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* |
National
bird. |
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| species |
english |
| Alectoris chukar |
Chukar |
| Anas strepera |
Gadwall |
| Anas penelope |
Eurasian Wigeon |
| Anas platyrhynchos |
Mallard or common Mallard |
| Anas clypeata |
Northern Shoveler |
| Anas querquedula |
Garganey |
| Anas crecca |
Common Teal Green-winged Teal |
| Aythya ferina |
Common Pochard |
| Aythya fuligula |
Tufted Duck |
| Aythya affinis |
Lesser Scaup |
| Columba livia |
Rock Pigeon or Feral Pigeon |
| Streptopelia senegalensis |
Laughing Dove |
| Streptopelia decaocto |
Eurasian Collared-Dove |
| Chlamydotis undulata |
Houbara Bustard |
| Gallinula chloropus |
Common Moorhen or Moorhen |
| Fulica atra |
Common Coot or Eurasian Coot or Coot |
| Pterocles alchata |
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse |
| Pterocles orientalis |
Black-bellied Sandgrouse |
| Scolopax rusticola |
Eurasian Woodcock |
| Gallinago gallinago |
Common Snipe |
| Lymnocryptes minimus |
Jack Snipe |
| Limosa limosa |
Black-tailed Godwit |
| Tringa erythropus |
Spotted Redshank |
| Tringa totanus |
Common Redshank |
| Tringa nebularia |
Common Greenshank |
| Tringa ochropus |
Green Sandpiper |
| Tringa hypoleucos |
Common Sandpiper |
| Calidris minuta |
Little Stint |
| Philomachus pugnax |
Ruff |
| Charadrius hiaticula |
Common Ringed Plover |
| Charadrius dubius |
Little Ringed Plover |
| Charadrius alexandrinus |
Kentish Plover or Snowy Plover |
| Charadrius leschenaultii |
Greater Sand Plover |
| Vanellus vanellus |
Northern Lapwing |
| Vanellus spinosus |
Spur-winged Lapwing |
| Cursorius cursor |
Cream-colored Courser |
| Larus cachinnans |
Yellow-legged Gull |
| Larus ridibundus |
Common Black-headed Gull |
| Circus aeruginosus |
Western or Eurasian Marsh-Harrier |
| Circus cyaneus |
Northern or Hen Harrier |
| Buteo rufinus |
Long-legged Buzzard |
| Aquila nipalensis |
Steppe Eagle |
| Hieraaetus fasciatus |
Bonelli's Eagle |
| Falco tinnunculus |
Common or Eurasian Kestrel |
| Falco columbarius |
Merlin |
| Falco biarmicus |
Lanner Falcon |
| Falco cherrug |
Saker Falcon |
| Falco pelegrinoides |
Barbary Falcon |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Little Grebe |
| Egretta garzetta |
Little Egret |
| Ardea purpurea |
Purple Heron |
| Ardeola ralloides |
Squacco Heron |
| Nycticorax nycticorax |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Serinus pusillus |
Fire-fronted Serin |
| Rhynchostruthus socotranus |
Golden-winged Grosbeak |
| Carduelis monguilloti |
Vietnam Greenfinch or Vietnamese Greenfinch |
| Carduelis dominicensis |
Antillean Siskin |
| Carduelis flavirostris |
Twite |
| Rhodopechys sanguinea |
Crimson-winged Finch |
| Rhodopechys mongolica |
Mongolian Finch |
| Emberiza caesia |
Cretzschmar's Bunting |
| Emberiza yessoensis |
Ochre-rumped Bunting or Japanese Reed Bunting |
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Thank
you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Jordan. In this linked net of
country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks.
Birds of Jordan provides a checklist of the birds of Jordan.
It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of
Jordan in ornithological taxonomic order. In Nature of Jordan
you can find nature related websites, like on birding, birdwatching,
general ornithology, nature, nature conservation, national
parks, protected areas, nature reserves, etc. In Mammals
of Jordan you can find the list of the mammals of Jordan in
taxonomic order. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of
Jordan provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected
areas of Jordan. Click
on the following links for our web pages on Jordan.
http://www.birdlist.org/jordan.htm
http://www.nature-worldwide.info/jordan.htm
http://www.mammals-worldwide.info/jordan.htm
http://www.nationalparks-worldwide.info/jordan.htm
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