ANNEX II

PART 2

List of wild bird species to be targeted for sampling and testing for avian influenza — ‘target species’ (TS)

No

Scientific name

Common name

1.

Accipiter gentilis

Northern Goshawk

2.

Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

3.

Anas acuta

Northern Pintail

4.

Anas clypeata

Northern Shoveler

5.

Anas crecca

Common Teal

6.

Anas penelope

Eurasian Wigeon

7.

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard

8.

Anas querquedula

Garganey

9.

Anas strepera

Gadwall

10.

Anser albifrons albifrons

Greater White-fronted Goose (European race)

11.

Anser anser

Greylag Goose

12.

Anser brachyrhynchus

Pink-footed Goose

13.

Anser erythropus

Lesser White-fronted Goose

14.

Anser fabalis

Bean Goose

15.

Ardea cinerea

Grey Heron

16.

Aythya ferina

Common Pochard

17.

Aythya fuligula

Tufted Duck

18.

Branta bernicla

Brent Goose

19.

Branta canadensis

Canada Goose

20.

Branta leucopsis

Barnacle Goose

21.

Branta ruficollis

Red-breasted Goose

22.

Bubo bubo

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

23.

Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard

24.

Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Buzzard

25.

Cairina moschata

Muscovy Duck

26.

Ciconia ciconia

White Stork

27.

Circus aeruginosus

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

28.

Cygnus columbianus

Bewick’s Swan

29.

Cygnus cygnus

Whooper swan

30.

Cygnus olor

Mute Swan

31.

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon

32.

Falco tinnunculus

Common Kestrel

33.

Fulica atra

Eurasian Coot

34.

Larus canus

Common Gull

35.

Larus ridibundus

Black-headed Gull

36.

Limosa limosa

Black-tailed Godwit

37.

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Marbled Teal

38.

Mergus albellus

Smew

39.

Milvus migrans

Black Kite

40.

Milvus milvus

Red Kite

41.

Netta rufina

Red-crested Pochard

42.

Phalacrocorax carbo

Great Cormorant

43.

Philomachus pugnax

Ruff

44.

Pica pica

Eurasian Magpie

45.

Pluvialis apricaria

Eurasian Golden Plover

46.

Podiceps cristatus

Great Crested Grebe

47.

Podiceps nigricollis

Black-necked Grebe

48.

Porphyrio porphyrio

Purple Swamphen

49.

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Little Grebe

50.

Vanellus vanellus

Northern Lapwing