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Bird checklist for mainland Greece; spring and summer,

[ ]  Little Grebe , Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Red-necked Grebe  , Podiceps grisegena grisegena, Local in the northeast
[ ]  Great Crested Grebe , Podiceps cristatus cristatus ,Peloponnes and northeast
[ ]  Black-necked Grebe  , Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis ,North and northeast
[ ]  Cory's Shearwater  , Calonectris diomedea diomedea  ,Coastal
[ ]  Yelkouan Shearwater  , Puffinus yelkouan ,Coastal
[ ]  Great White Pelican , Pelecanus onocrotalus, Northwest; Lake Mikri
[ ]  Dalmatian Pelican , Pelecanus crispus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Great Cormorant  , Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis  ,North, uncommon
[ ]  Mediterranean Shag  , Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii ,Northeast
[ ]  Pygmy Cormorant  , Phalacrocorax pygmaeus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Grey Heron , Ardea cinerea cinerea  ,Northeast 
[ ]  Purple Heron  , Ardea purpurea purpurea  ,Northeast
[ ]  Great Egret , Ardea alba alba,  Local northeast; Lake Mikri
[ ]  Little Egret , Egretta garzetta garzetta ,Northeast
[ ]  Squacco Heron , Ardeola ralloides  ,North
[ ]  Black-crowned Night-Heron , Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax  ,Northeast
[ ]  Little Bittern , Ixobrychus minutus minutus ,Peloponnes and northeast
[ ]  Black Stork , Ciconia nigra ,North and northeast
[ ]  White Stork , Ciconia ciconia ciconia  ,All
[ ]  Glossy Ibis  , Plegadis falcinellus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Eurasian Spoonbill , Platalea leucorodia leucorodia ,Northeast
[ ]  Greater Flamingo , Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, Regular to the northeast
[ ]  Mute Swan , Cygnus olor  ,Northeast
[ ]  Western Greylag Goose  , Anser anser anser  ,Northeast
[ ]  Ruddy Shelduck  , Tadorna ferruginea   ,Northeast
[ ]  Common Shelduck , Tadorna tadorna ,Northeast
[ ]  Mallard  , Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos ,All
[ ]  Garganey , Anas querquedula   ,Northeast
[ ]  Common Merganser  , Mergus merganser merganser,  Localised north; Lake Mikri
[ ]  Red-breasted Merganser , Mergus serrator,  Lake Mikri only
[ ]  European Honey-buzzard  , Pernis apivorus ,All
[ ]  Red Kite  , Milvus milvus milvus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Black Kite  , Milvus migrans migrans ,All
[ ]  White-tailed Eagle  , Haliaeetus albicilla  ,Northeast
[ ]  Lammergeier  , Gypaetus barbatus barbatus  ,East and northeast
[ ]  Egyptian Vulture  , Neophron percnopterus percnopterus ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Griffon  , Gyps fulvus fulvus  ,All
[ ]  Cinereous Vulture (= Black Vulture) , Aegypius monachus ,North and northeast
[ ]  Short-toed Eagle  , Circaetus gallicus  ,All except Peloponnes
[ ]  Western Marsh-Harrier  , Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Levant Sparrowhawk  , Accipiter brevipes  ,All except Peloponnes
[ ]  Eurasian Sparrowhawk , Accipiter nisus nisus  ,All
[ ]  Northern Goshawk  , Accipiter gentilis gentilis ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Buzzard  , Buteo buteo buteo  ,All
[ ]  Long-legged Buzzard , Buteo rufinus rufinus  ,All
[ ]  Lesser Spotted Eagle , Aquila pomarina pomarina  ,North and northeast
[ ]  Imperial Eagle , Aquila heliaca  ,Northeast
[ ]  Golden Eagle , Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos ,All
[ ]  Bonelli's Eagle  , Hieraaetus fasciatus fasciatus ,All
[ ]  Booted Eagle , Hieraaetus pennatus  ,All except Peloponnes
[ ]  Lesser Kestrel , Falco naumanni  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Kestrel  , Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus  ,All
[ ]  Eleonora's Falcon  , Falco eleonorae  ,Coastal
[ ]  Eurasian Hobby , Falco subbuteo subbuteo ,All
[ ]  Lanner Falcon , Falco biarmicus feldeggi  ,All
[ ]  Peregrine Falcon , Falco peregrinus brookei  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Capercaillie , Tetrao urogallus rudolfi,  North-northeast (Rhodope Mts)
( )  Eurasian Capercaillie , Tetrao urogallus major, Northeast (Halkidiki)
[ ]  Hazel Grouse  , Bonasa bonasia schiebeli  ,Northeast
[ ]  Rock Partridge , Alectoris graeca graeca ,All, except extreme northeast
[ ]  Chukar  , Alectoris chukar cypriotes  ,Northeast
[ ]  Gray Partridge , Perdix perdix perdix ,Northeast
[ ]  Common Quail  , Coturnix coturnix coturnix ,All
[ ]  Common Pheasant , Phasianus colchicus "feral"  ,Northeast
[ ]  Water Rail , Rallus aquaticus aquaticus ,All
[ ]  Little Crake  , Porzana parva,  Northeast
[ ]  Common Moorhen  , Gallinula chloropus chloropus  ,North and northeast
[ ]  Eurasian Coot  , Fulica atra atra ,Northeast
[ ]  Eurasian Oystercatcher , Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus ,Northeast
[ ]  Black-winged Stilt  , Himantopus himantopus ,Northeast
[ ]  Pied Avocet , Recurvirostra avosetta ,Northeast
[ ]  Eurasian Thick-knee  , Burhinus oedicnemus saharae ,All except Peloponnes
[ ]  Collared Pratincole , Glareola pratincola pratincola  ,Northeast
[ ]  Northern Lapwing , Vanellus vanellus ,Northeast
[ ]  Spur-winged Plover  , Vanellus spinosus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Little Ringed Plover  , Charadrius dubius curonicus ,All
[ ]  Kentish Plover , Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus ,Northeast
[ ]  Common Redshank  , Tringa totanus totanus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Audouin's Gull , Larus audouinii ,Probably not on the mainland
[ ]  Western Yellow-legged Gull  , Larus cachinnans michahellis  ,Coastal
[ ]  Slender-billed Gull  , Larus genei  ,Northeast
[ ]  Mediterranean Gull  , Larus melanocephalus ,Northeast
[ ]  Gull-billed Tern , Sterna nilotica nilotica  ,Central and northeast
[ ]  Common Tern  , Sterna hirundo hirundo ,Central and Peloponnes
[ ]  Little Tern  , Sterna albifrons albifrons ,Central and northeast
[ ]  Whiskered Tern , Chlidonias hybridus hybridus ,Northeast
[ ]  Black Tern  , Chlidonias niger niger  ,Northeast
[ ]  Rock Dove  , Columba livia livia  ,All
( )  Feral Dove , Columba livia "feral", All
[ ]  Stock Pigeon  , Columba oenas oenas ,Northeast
[ ]  Common Wood-Pigeon , Columba palumbus palumbus  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Turtle-Dove , Streptopelia turtur turtur ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Collared-Dove  , Streptopelia decaocto decaocto  ,All
[ ]  Great Spotted Cuckoo  , Clamator glandarius ,Northeast (extralimital)
[ ]  Common Cuckoo  , Cuculus canorus canorus ,All
[ ]  Dark-breasted Barn Owl  , Tyto alba guttata ,All
[ ]  European Scops-Owl , Otus scops cycladum ,Peloponnisos
( )  European Scops-Owl  , Otus scops scops,  Greece north of Peloponnisos
[ ]  Eurasian Eagle-Owl , Bubo bubo bubo  ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Tawny Owl , Strix aluco sylvatica ,All
[ ]  Little Owl  , Athene noctua indigena  ,All
[ ]  Tengmalm's Owl  , Aegolius funereus funereus  ,East and northeast
[ ]  Long-eared Owl  , Asio otus otus  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Nightjar , Caprimulgus europaeus meridionalis  ,All
[ ]  Alpine Swift , Tachymarptis melba melba  ,All
[ ]  Common Swift , Apus apus apus  ,All
[ ]  Pallid Swift  , Apus pallidus brehmorum ,All
[ ]  Common Kingfisher , Alcedo atthis atthis ,All
[ ]  European Bee-eater  , Merops apiaster  ,All
[ ]  European Roller , Coracias garrulus garrulus ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Hoopoe , Upupa epops epops  ,All
[ ]  Lesser Spotted Woodpecker , Dendrocopos minor danfordi ,Northeast
[ ]  Middle Spotted Woodpecker , Dendrocopos medius medius ,Locally everywhere
[ ]  White-backed Woodpecker  , Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi ,All except Peloponnisos (separate sp.??)
[ ]  Great Spotted Woodpecker  , Dendrocopos major candidus ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Syrian Woodpecker , Dendrocopos syriacus syriacus ,North and northeast
[ ]  Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker  , Picoides tridactylus alpinus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Black Woodpecker  , Dryocopus martius martius ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Green Woodpecker , Picus viridis karelini ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Gray-faced Woodpecker , Picus canus canus ,Northeast
[ ]  Calandra Lark  , Melanocorypha calandra calandra ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Greater Short-toed Lark , Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla ,All
[ ]  Crested Lark  , Galerida cristata meridionalis  ,All
[ ]  Wood Lark  , Lullula arborea pallida ,All
[ ]  Sky Lark , Alauda arvensis cantarella  ,Northeast
[ ]  Shore Lark  , Eremophila alpestris balcanica  ,East
[ ]  Sand Martin , Riparia riparia riparia ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Crag-Martin , Hirundo rupestris rupestris ,All
[ ]  Barn Swallow , Hirundo rustica rustica ,All
[ ]  Red-rumped Swallow  , Hirundo daurica rufula  ,All
[ ]  House Martin , Delichon urbica meridionalis  ,All
[ ]  White Wagtail , Motacilla alba alba ,All
[ ]  Black-headed Wagtail , Motacilla flava feldegg  ,All
[ ]  Grey Wagtail  , Motacilla cinerea cinerea  ,All
[ ]  Tawny Pipit , Anthus campestris campestris ,All
[ ]  Tree Pipit , Anthus trivialis trivialis ,Central
[ ]  Water Pipit  , Anthus spinoletta spinoletta  ,Central north
[ ]  Goldcrest  , Regulus regulus regulus ,Central
[ ]  Firecrest , Regulus ignicapillus ignicapillus  ,All
[ ]  Continental Dipper , Cinclus cinclus aquaticus ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Winter Wren  , Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes ,All
[ ]  Alpine Accentor  , Prunella collaris subalpina ,Central
[ ]  Hedge Accentor  , Prunella modularis meinertzhageni ,Northeast (extralimital)
[ ]  Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush  , Monticola saxatilis ,All
[ ]  Blue Rock-Thrush  , Monticola solitarius solitarius ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Blackbird , Turdus merula aterrimus ,All
[ ]  Continental Song Thrush  , Turdus philomelos philomelos  ,North
[ ]  Mistle Thrush , Turdus viscivorus viscivorus  ,All
[ ]  Zitting Cisticola  , Cisticola juncidis juncidis ,All
[ ]  Cetti's Warbler , Cettia cetti cetti ,All
[ ]  Savi's Warbler , Locustella luscinioides luscinioides ,Northeast
[ ]  Moustached Warbler , Acrocephalus melanopogon melanopogon  ,Northeast
[ ]  Sedge Warbler  , Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ,North
[ ]  Eurasian Reed-Warbler  , Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus ,All
[ ]  Marsh Warbler , Acrocephalus palustris  ,Northeast
[ ]  Great Reed-Warbler  , Acrocephalus arundinaceus arundinaceus ,All
[ ]  Olivaceous Warbler , Hippolais pallida elaeica ,All
[ ]  Olive-tree Warbler , Hippolais olivetorum ,All
[ ]  Icterine Warbler , Hippolais icterina, Northeast
[ ]  Scandinavian Chiffchaff  , Phylloscopus collybita abietinus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Eastern Bonelli's Warbler , Phylloscopus orientalis  ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Wood Warbler , Phylloscopus sibilatrix ,Northeast
[ ]  Blackcap , Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla ,North and northeast
[ ]  Common Whitethroat , Sylvia communis communis  ,All
[ ]  Lesser Whitethroat  , Sylvia curruca caucasica  ,All
[ ]  Barred Warbler  , Sylvia nisoria nisoria  ,Northeast
[ ]  Orphean Warbler , Sylvia hortensis crassirostris ,All
[ ]  Rueppell's Warbler  , Sylvia rueppelli ,Athens area and Peloponnisos
[ ]  Subalpine Warbler , Sylvia cantillans albistriata ,All
[ ]  Sardinian Warbler  , Sylvia melanocephala melanocephala ,All
[ ]  Spotted Flycatcher  , Muscicapa striata striata ,All
[ ]  Semicollared Flycatcher , Ficedula semitorquata  ,All
[ ]  Red-breasted Flycatcher , Ficedula parva parva,  Northeast (Rhodope & Nestos valleys)
[ ]  European Robin , Erithacus rubecula balcanicus ,All
[ ]  Common Nightingale  , Luscinia megarhynchos megarhynchos  ,All
[ ]  Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin , Cercotrichas galactotes syriacus ,Northeast and Peloponnisos
[ ]  Black Redstart , Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis ,All
[ ]  Common Redstart  , Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus ,Northeast
[ ]  Whinchat  , Saxicola rubetra ,North
[ ]  Common Stonechat , Saxicola rubicola rubicola  ,All
[ ]  Northern Wheatear  , Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe ,All
[ ]  Eastern Black-eared Wheatear , Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca ,All
[ ]  Isabelline Wheatear , Oenanthe isabellina ,Northeast
[ ]  Bearded Reedling  , Panurus biarmicus biarmicus  ,Northeast
[ ]  Long-tailed Tit  , Aegithalos caudatus macedonicus  ,All
[ ]  Sombre Tit  , Poecile lugubris lugubris  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Marsh Tit , Poecile palustris palustris  ,Central
[ ]  Willow Tit  , Poecile montanus montanus ,Central
[ ]  Coal Tit  , Periparus ater ater  ,All
[ ]  Northern Crested Tit  , Lophophanes cristatus cristatus ,North-central
[ ]  Great Tit  , Parus major aphrodite  ,Southern Greece
( )  Great Tit , Parus major major,  Northern Greece (Macedonia)
[ ]  Blue Tit  , Cyanistes caeruleus calamensis  ,S Greece and Peloponnisos, Cyclades
( )  Blue Tit , Cyanistes caeruleus caeruleus,  Northern Greece
[ ]  Eurasian Nuthatch , Sitta europaea caesia ,All
[ ]  Rock Nuthatch , Sitta neumayer neumayer  ,All
[ ]  Wallcreeper , Tichodroma muraria muraria  ,Central
[ ]  Eurasian Treecreeper  , Certhia familiaris familiaris ,Central
[ ]  Short-toed Treecreeper , Certhia brachydactyla brachydactyla  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Penduline-Tit  , Remiz pendulinus pendulinus ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Golden Oriole , Oriolus oriolus oriolus ,All except Pelopponos
[ ]  Red-backed Shrike  , Lanius collurio collurio ,All
[ ]  Lesser Grey Shrike , Lanius minor minor ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Masked Shrike , Lanius nubicus ,Northeast
[ ]  Woodchat Shrike , Lanius senator senator ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Jay  , Garrulus glandarius graecus  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Magpie  , Pica pica galliae ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Nutcracker  , Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes  ,North-central
[ ]  Red-billed Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax docilis ,All except Peloponnisos
[ ]  Yellow-billed Chough , Pyrrhocorax graculus graculus ,All
[ ]  Russian Jackdaw  , Corvus monedula soemmerringii  ,All
[ ]  Rook , Corvus frugilegus frugilegus ,Northeast
[ ]  Hooded Crow  , Corvus corone sharpii  ,All
[ ]  Common Raven , Corvus corax subcorax  ,Extreme northeastern Greece (Thrace)
( )  Common Raven , Corvus corax corax,  Western Greece
[ ]  Rosy Starling , Pastor roseus  ,Invasion this summer
[ ]  European Starling  , Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris ,Northeast
[ ]  House Sparrow , Passer domesticus balearoibericus ,All
[ ]  Spanish Sparrow  , Passer hispaniolensis hispaniolensis ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Tree Sparrow  , Passer montanus montanus  ,All
[ ]  Rock Petronia  , Petronia petronia petronia ,All
[ ]  White-winged Snowfinch  , Montifringilla nivalis nivalis ,Central-north Greece
[ ]  Chaffinch  , Fringilla coelebs coelebs ,All
[ ]  Red Crossbill , Loxia curvirostra ssp?  ,All
[ ]  European Greenfinch , Carduelis chloris aurantiiventris ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Siskin  , Carduelis spinus  ,Central-east
[ ]  European Goldfinch , Carduelis carduelis balcanica  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Linnet  , Carduelis cannabina cannabina ,All
[ ]  European Serin  , Serinus serinus  ,All
[ ]  Eurasian Bullfinch  , Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula ,North
[ ]  Hawfinch  , Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes ,All
[ ]  Yellowhammer  , Emberiza citrinella erythrogenys  ,Central
[ ]  Cirl Bunting , Emberiza cirlus cirlus  ,All
[ ]  Rock Bunting , Emberiza cia cia  ,All
[ ]  Ortolan Bunting  , Emberiza hortulana  ,All
[ ]  Cretzschmar's Bunting , Emberiza caesia  ,All
[ ]  Black-headed Bunting  , Emberiza melanocephala ,All
[ ]  Reed Bunting , Emberiza schoeniclus reiseri ,Northeast
[ ]  Corn Bunting  , Emberiza calandra ,All

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