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Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (codified version)
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Gavia stellata
Gavia arctica
Gavia immer
Podiceps auritus
Pterodroma madeira
Pterodroma feae
Bulweria bulwerii
Calonectris diomedea
Puffinus puffinus mauretanicus (Puffinus mauretanicus)
Puffinus yelkouan
Puffinus assimilis
Pelagodroma marina
Hydrobates pelagicus
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Oceanodroma castro
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pelecanus crispus
Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii
Phalacrocorax pygmeus
Botaurus stellaris
Ixobrychus minutus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ardeola ralloides
Egretta garzetta
Egretta alba (Ardea alba)
Ardea purpurea
Ciconia nigra
Ciconia ciconia
Plegadis falcinellus
Platalea leucorodia
Phoenicopterus ruber
Cygnus bewickii (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)
Cygnus cygnus
Anser albifrons flavirostris
Anser erythropus
Branta leucopsis
Branta ruficollis
Tadorna ferruginea
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Aythya nyroca
Polysticta stelleri
Mergus albellus (Mergellus albellus)
Oxyura leucocephala
Pandion haliaetus
Pernis apivorus
Elanus caeruleus
Milvus migrans
Milvus milvus
Haliaeetus albicilla
Gypaetus barbatus
Neophron percnopterus
Gyps fulvus
Aegypius monachus
Circaetus gallicus
Circus aeruginosus
Circus cyaneus
Circus macrourus
Circus pygargus
Accipiter gentilis arrigonii
Accipiter nisus granti
Accipiter brevipes
Buteo rufinus
Aquila pomarina
Aquila clanga
Aquila heliaca
Aquila adalberti
Aquila chrysaetos
Hieraaetus pennatus
Hieraaetus fasciatus
Falco naumanni
Falco vespertinus
Falco columbarius
Falco eleonorae
Falco biarmicus
Falco cherrug
Falco rusticolus
Falco peregrinus
Bonasa bonasia
Lagopus mutus pyrenaicus
Lagopus mutus helveticus
Tetrao tetrix tetrix
Tetrao urogallus
Alectoris graeca
Alectoris barbara
Perdix perdix italica
Perdix perdix hispaniensis
Turnix sylvatica
Grus grus
Porzana porzana
Porzana parva
Porzana pusilla
Crex crex
Porphyrio porphyrio
Fulica cristata
Tetrax tetrax
Chlamydotis undulata
Otis tarda
Himantopus himantopus
Recurvirostra avosetta
Burhinus oedicnemus
Cursorius cursor
Glareola pratincola
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius morinellus (Eudromias morinellus)
Pluvialis apricaria
Hoplopterus spinosus
Calidris alpina schinzii
Philomachus pugnax
Gallinago media
Limosa lapponica
Numenius tenuirostris
Tringa glareola
Xenus cinereus (Tringa cinerea)
Phalaropus lobatus
Larus melanocephalus
Larus genei
Larus audouinii
Larus minutus
Gelochelidon nilotica (Sterna nilotica)
Sterna caspia
Sterna sandvicensis
Sterna dougallii
Sterna hirundo
Sterna paradisaea
Sterna albifrons
Chlidonias hybridus
Chlidonias niger
Uria aalge ibericus
Pterocles orientalis
Pterocles alchata
Columba palumbus azorica
Columba trocaz
Columba bollii
Columba junoniae
Bubo bubo
Nyctea scandiaca
Surnia ulula
Glaucidium passerinum
Strix nebulosa
Strix uralensis
Asio flammeus
Aegolius funereus
Caprimulgus europaeus
Apus caffer
Alcedo atthis
Coracias garrulus
Picus canus
Dryocopus martius
Dendrocopos major canariensis
Dendrocopos major thanneri
Dendrocopos syriacus
Dendrocopos medius
Dendrocopos leucotos
Picoides tridactylus
Chersophilus duponti
Melanocorypha calandra
Calandrella brachydactyla
Galerida theklae
Lullula arborea
Anthus campestris
Troglodytes troglodytes fridariensis
Luscinia svecica
Saxicola dacotiae
Oenanthe leucura
Oenanthe cypriaca
Oenanthe pleschanka
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Acrocephalus paludicola
Hippolais olivetorum
Sylvia sarda
Sylvia undata
Sylvia melanothorax
Sylvia rueppelli
Sylvia nisoria
Ficedula parva
Ficedula semitorquata
Ficedula albicollis
Parus ater cypriotes
Sitta krueperi
Sitta whiteheadi
Certhia brachydactyla dorotheae
Lanius collurio
Lanius minor
Lanius nubicus
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Fringilla coelebs ombriosa
Fringilla teydea
Loxia scotica
Bucanetes githagineus
Pyrrhula murina (Pyrrhula pyrrhula murina)
Emberiza cineracea
Emberiza hortulana
Emberiza caesia
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