Ladoga
Baltic Fund for Nature

Table A-3.12. Species composition and status of birds in aquatic (I), shore (II) and continental (III) communities in the Lake Ladoga region

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Species

Occurrence

Status

I

II

III

Arctic loon - Gavia arctica

P++N+

P++N+

P++N+

RF-2, B-1, L-1, FS-3

Red-throated diver - G. stellata

P++N+

P+N+

-

B-0, L-2, FS-?

Little grebe - Podiceps ruficollis

-

P+

-

B-1

Eared grebe - P. nigricollis

-

P+

-

 

Horned grebe - P. auritus

-

P+N+

P+N?

L-2, FS-4

Red-necked grebe - P. griseigena

P+N+

P++N++

P+N?

B-2, L-2, FS-4

Great crested grebe - P. cristatus

P++N+

P+++N++

PN++

 

Great cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo

P+

P+

-

B-2

Bittern - Botaurus stellaris

-

PN++

PN+

B-3, L-2, FS-3

Gray heron - Ardea cinerea

-

P++

P+

L-2

White stork - Ciconia ciconia

-

P+

P+

B-3, L-3

Black stork - C. nigra

-

-

PN+

RF-3, B-2, L-2

Mute swan - Cygnus olor

P+

P+

P+

B-2, L-2

Whooper swan - C. cygnus

P+++N?

P+++N?

P++

B-1, L-1

Bewick swan - C. bewickii

P+++

P+++

P++

IUCN-5, RF-5

Graylag goose - Anser anser

P+

P+

P+

B-2, L-1, FS-3

White-fronted goose - A. albifrons

P++

P+++

P+++

 

Lesser white-fronted goose - A.erythropus

P+

P+

P+

IUCN-1, RF-2, B-1, FS-0

Bean goose - A.fabalis

P++

P+++

P+++

 

Barnacle goose - Branta leucopsis

P+++

P+

P+

 

Canada goose - B. canadensis

PN+

P+

P+

 

Brent goose - B. bernicla

P++

P++

P++

RF-3

Red-breasted goose - Rufibrenta ruficollis

P+

P+

P+

RF-2

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos

PN++

PN+++

PN+++

 

Green-winged teal - A. crecca

PN++

PN+++

PN+++

 

Gadwall - A. strepera

PN+

P+N?

-

B-2, L-2

Eurasian wigeon - A. penelope

PN++

P+++N+

P++N+

B-2

Northern pintail - A. acuta

P++N+

PN++

PN+

B-4

Garganey - A. querquedula

P++

PN++

PN++

B-4

Northern shoveler - A. clypeata

P+

PN++

PN++

 

Eider - Somateria mollissima

PN+

P+

-

B-2

Common pochard - Aythya ferina

PN+

PN++

PN++

 

Ferruginous duck - A. nyroca

P+

P+

-

 

Tufted duck - A. fuligula

PN++

PN+++

PN+++

 

Greater scaup - A. marila

P+++N?

P++

-

FS-3

White-winged scoter - Melanitta fusca

P+++N+

P+++

-

B-2, L-2

Common (Black) scoter - M. nigra

P+++N+

P+++

-

 

Oldsquaw (Long-tailed duck) - Clangula hyemalis

P+++N?

P+++

P+

 

Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula

PN++

PN++

PN++

B-3, L-2

Smew - Mergus albellus

P+

PN+

-

B-1, L-2, FS-2

Red-breasted merganser - M. serrator

PN++

PN++

PN++

B-3, L-2

Common merganser - M. merganser

PN++

PN++

PN++

B-4, L-2

Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

P+

PN+

PN+

RF-3, B-3, L-1, FS-4

Honey buzzard - Pernis apivorus

-

P++

PN++

 

Black kite - Milvus migrans

-

P+

PN+

B-3, FS-3

White-tailed sea eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla

P+

PN+

PN+

IUNC-2, RF-3, B-2, L-1, FS-2

Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis

-

P++

PN++

 

Sparrowhawk - A. nisus

-

P+++

PN++

 

Rough-legged buzzard - Buteo lagopus

-

P++

P++

 

Buzzard - Buteo buteo

-

P+++

PN++

 

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Notes:

1)

N - occurs in nest time; P - occurs on passage; W - occurs on wintering. + - rare species; ++ - common species; +++ - mass species.

2)

IUNC - IUCN Red Data Book; RF - Red Data Book of the Russian Federation; B - Red Data Book of the Baltic Region; L - List of rare and endangered animals of the Leningrad Region; FS - Red Data Book of East Fennoscandia.

3)

Threat categories: 0 - Extinct; 1 - Endangered; 2 - Vulnerable; 3 - Rare; 4 - Care demanding; 5 - Out-of-danger, ? - Undetermined (IUCN classification).

4)

Occasional vagrants are not included in the Table.

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