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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981,
Part II
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Part II U.K. Schedule inserted as Schedule 4
SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Animals the Sale etc. of Which is Restricted
This Schedule applies to the following kinds of animals, namely—
MAMMALS U.K.
1U.K.The kinds of mammal specified in the first column below—
MarsupialsU.K.
Kind | Common name |
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Bettongia | Rat kangaroo |
Caloprymnus campestris | Desert rat-kangaroo |
Lagorchestes hirsutus | Western hare-wallaby |
Lagostrophus fasciatus | Banded hare-wallaby |
Onychogalea fraenata | Bridle nail-tailed wallaby |
Onychogalea lunata | Crescent nail-tailed wallaby |
Lasiorhinus krefftii | Queensland hairy-nosed wombat |
Chaeropus ecaudatus | Pig-footed bandicoot |
Macrotis lagotis | Rabbit-bandicoot |
Macrotis leucara | Lesser rabbit-bandicoot |
Perameles bougainville | Western barred bandicoot |
Sminthopsis longicaudata | Long-tailed dunnart |
Sminthopsis psammophila | Sandhill dunnart |
Thylacinus cynocephalus | Tasmanian wolf |
PrimatesU.K.
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Allocebus | Hairy-eared dwarf lemur |
Cheirogaleus | Dwarf lemurs |
Hapalemur | Gentle lemurs |
Lemur | Lemurs |
Lepilemur | Sportive and weasel lemurs |
Microcebus | Mouse lemurs |
Phaner | Fork-marked mouse lemurs |
Avahi | Avahis (otherwise known as Woolly indris) |
Indri | Indris |
Propithecus | Sifakas |
Daubentonia madagascariensis | Aye-aye |
Callimico goeldii | Goeldi’s marmoset (otherwise known as Goeldi’s tamarin) |
Callithrix aurita | White eared marmoset |
Callithrix flaviceps | Buff-headed marmoset |
Leontopithecus | Maned tamarin (otherwise known as Golden tamarin) |
Saguinus bicolor | Pied tamarin |
Saguinus geoffroyi | Geoffroy’s tamarin |
Saguinus leucopus | White-footed tamarin |
Saguinus oedipus | Cotton-headed tamarin |
Alouatta palliata (otherwise known as Alouatta villosa) | Mantled howler |
Ateles geoffroyi frontatus | Black-browed spider monkey |
Ateles geoffroyi panamensis | Red spider monkey |
Brachyteles arachnoides | Woolly spider monkey |
Cacajao | Uakaris |
Chiropotes albinasus | White-nosed saki |
Saimiri oerstedii | Red-backed squirrel monkey |
Cercocebus galeritus galeritus | Tana River mangabey |
Cercopithecus diana | Diana monkey |
Colobus badius kirkii | Kirk’s red colobus (otherwise known as Zanzibar red colobus) |
Colobus badius rufomitratus | Tana River red colobus |
Macaca silenus | Lion-tailed macaque |
Nasalis larvatus | Proboscis monkey |
Papio leucophaeus (otherwise known as Mandrillus leucophaeus) | Drill |
Papio sphinx (otherwise known as Mandrillus sphinx) | Mandrill |
Presbytis entellus | Langur (otherwise known as Entellus langur or True langur) |
Presbytis geei | Golden langur |
Presbytis pileatus | Caped langur |
Presbytis potenziani | Mentawi leaf monkey |
Pygathrix nemaeus | Douc langur |
Rhinopithecus roxellanae | Snub-nosed langur |
Simias concolor | Mentawi snub-nosed langur |
Hybolates | Gibbons |
Symphalangus syndactylus | Siamang |
Pongidae | Great apes |
EdentatesU.K.
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Pridontes giganteus (otherwise known as Priodontes maximus) | Giant armadillo |
PangolinsU.K.
| |
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Manis temmincki | South African pangolin |
Rabbits and haresU.K.
| |
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Caprolagus hispidus | Assam rabbit (otherwise known as Hispid hare) |
Romerolagus diazi | Volcano rabbit |
RodentsU.K.
| |
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Cynomys mexicanus | Mexican prairie marmot |
Leporillus conditor | Australian sticknest rat |
Pseudomys fumeus | Smoky mouse |
Pseudomys praeconis | Shark Bay mouse |
Xeromys myoides | False water rat |
Zyzomys pendunculatus | Central thick-tailed rat |
Chinchilla (except any domestic form of Chinchilla laniger) | Chinchilla |
CetaceansU.K.
| |
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Lipotes vexillifer | Chinese river dolphin |
Physter catodon (otherwise known as Physeter macrocephalus) | Sperm whale |
Platanista gangetica | Ganges dolphin |
Platanista minor | Indus river dolpin |
Sotalia | Humpbacked dolphins |
Sousa | Humpacked dolphins |
Neophocaena phocaenoides | Finless porpoise |
Phocoena sinus | Cochito |
Balaena mysticetus | Greenland right whale (otherwise known as Bowhead whale) |
Balaenoptera borealis | Sei whale |
Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale |
Balaenoptera physalus | Common rorqual |
Eschrichtius | Grey whales |
Eubalaena | Right whales |
Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback whale |
CarnivoresU.K.
| |
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Spethos venaticus | Bush dog |
Vulpes velox hebes | Northern kit fox |
Helarctos malayanus | Sun bear |
Selenarctos thibetanus | Asiatic black bear |
Tremarctos ornatus | Spectacled bear |
Ursus arctos isabellinus | Brown bear |
Ursus arctos nelsoni | Mexican brown bear |
Ursus arctos pruinosus | Tibetan brown bear |
Aonyx microdon | Cameroon clawless otter |
Enhydra lutris nereis | Southern sea otter |
Lutra felina | Marine otter |
Lutra longicaudis | South American otter |
Lutra lutra | Eurasian otter |
Lutra provocax | Southern river otter |
Mustela nigripes | Black-footed ferret |
Pteronura brasiliensis | Giant otter |
Prionodon pardicolor | Spotted linsang |
Hyaena brunnea | Brown hyaena |
Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah |
Felis bengalensis bengalensis | Leopard cat |
Felis concolor coryi | Florida puma |
Felis concolor costaricensis | Costa Rica puma |
Felis concolor cougar | Eastern puma |
Felis jacobita | Andean cat |
Felis rufa escuinapae | Mexican bobcat |
Felis marmorata | Marbled cat |
Felis nigripes | Black-footed cat |
Felis pardalis mearnsi | Costa Rica ocelot |
Felis pardalis mitis | Brazilian ocelot |
Felis planiceps | Flat-headed cat |
Felis rubiginosa | Rusty spotted cat |
Felis temmincki | Asiatic golden cat |
Felis tigrina oncilla | Little spotted cat |
Felis wiedii nicaraguae | Nicaraguan margay |
Felis wiedii salvinia | Guatemalan margay |
Felis yagouaroundi cacomitli | Jaguarundi |
Felis yagouaroundi fossata | Jaguarundi |
Felis yagouaroundi panamensis | Jaguarundi |
Felis yagouaroundi tolteca | Jaguarundi |
Neofelis nebulosa | Clouded leopard |
Panthera leo persica | Asiatic lion |
Panthera onca | Jaguar |
Panthera pardus | Leopard |
Panthera tigris | Tiger |
Panthera uncia | Snow leopard |
SealsU.K.
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Arcocephalus townsendi | Guadelupe fur seal |
Monachus | Monk seals |
ElephantsU.K.
| |
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Elephas maximus | Asian elephant |
Sea-cowsU.K.
| |
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Dugong dugon | Dugong (otherwise known as Sea-cow) |
Trichechus inunguis | Amazonian manatee |
Trichechus manatus | West Indian manatee |
Odd-toed ungulatesU.K.
| |
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Equus grevyi | Grevy’s zebra |
Equus hemionus hemionus | Mongolian wild ass |
Equus hemionus khur | Indian wild ass |
Equus przewalskii | Przewalski’s horse |
Equus zebra zebra | Cape mountain zebra |
Tapirus bairdii | Central American tapir |
Tapirus indicus | Malayan tapir (otherwise known as Indian tapir) |
Tapirus pinchaque | Mountain tapir (otherwise known as Woolly tapir) |
Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceroses |
Even-toed ungulatesU.K.
| |
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Babyrousa babyrussa | Babirusa |
Sus salvanius | Pygmy hog |
Vicugna vicugna | Calamian deer |
Axis kuhli | Bawean deer |
Axis porcinus annamiticus | Thai hog deer |
Blastocerus dichotomus | Marsh deer |
Cervus duvauceli | Swamp deer |
Cervus elaphus hanglu | Kashmir stag (otherwise known as Hanglu) |
Cervus eldi | Brow-antlered deer |
Dama mesopotamica | Persian fallow deer |
Hippocamelus antisiensis | Peruvian huemal |
Hippocamelus bisulcus | Chilean huemal |
Moschus moschiferus moschiferus | Himalayan musk deer |
Ozotoceros bezoarticus | Pampas deer |
Pudu pudu | Chilean pudu |
Antilocapra americana peninsularis | Lower California pronghorn |
Antilocapra americana sonoriensis | Sonoran pronghorn |
Bison bison athabascae | Wood bison |
Bos gaurus | Gaur |
Bos mutus | Wild yak |
Bubulas depressicornis | Lowland anoa |
Bubalus mindorensis | Tamaraw |
Bubalus quarlesi | Mountain anoa |
Capra falconeri chiltanensis | Markhor |
Capra falconeri jerdoni | Markhor |
Capra falconeri megaceros | Markhor |
Capricornis sumatraensis | Serow |
Hippotragus niger variani | Giant sable antelope |
Nemorhaedua goral | Goral |
Novibos sauveli | Koupray |
Oryx leucoryx | Arabian oryx |
Ovis ammon hodgsoni | Great Tibetan sheep |
Ovis orientalis ophion | Cyprian mouflon |
Ovis vignei | Urial |
Pantholops hodgsoni | Tibetan antelope |
Rupicapra rupicapra ornata | Abrussi chamois |
BIRDS U.K.
2U.K.The kinds of bird specified in the first column below—
RheasU.K.
| |
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Pterocnemia pennata | Lesser rhea |
TinamousU.K.
| |
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Tinamus solitarius | Solitary tinamou |
PenguinsU.K.
| |
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Spheniscus humboldti | Humboldt penguin |
GrebesU.K.
| |
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Podilymbus gigas | Atitlan grebe |
AlbatrossesU.K.
| |
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Diomedea albatrus | Short-tailed albatross |
Pelican-like birdsU.K.
| |
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Sula abbotti | Abbot’s booby |
Fregata andrewsi | Christmas Island frigatebird |
StorksU.K.
| |
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Ciconia ciconia boyciana | Japanese white stork |
Geronticus eremita | Bald ibis |
Nipponia nippon | Japanese crested ibis |
WaterfowlU.K.
| |
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Anas aucklandica nesiotis | Campbell Island Flightless teal |
Anas laysanensis | Laysan duck |
Anas oustaleti | Marianas Island duck (otherwise known as Marianas Mallard) |
Branta canadensis leucopareia | Aleutian Canada goose |
Branta sandvicensis | Hawaiian goose (otherwise known as Nene) |
Cairina scutulata | White winged wood duck |
Rhodonessa caryophyllacea | Pink-headed duck |
Diurnal Birds of PreyU.K.
| |
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Cathartidae | New world vultures |
Pandion haliaetus | Osprey |
Accipitridae | True hawks |
Sagittarius serpentarius | Secretary bird |
Falconidae | Falcons |
GamebirdsU.K.
| |
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Aburria jacutinga | Black-fronted curassow (otherwise known as Black-fronted guan) |
Aburria pipile | White-headed curassow (otherwise known as Piping guan) |
Catreus wallichii | Cheer pheasant |
Colinus virginianus ridgwayi | Masked bobwhite |
Crax blumenbachii | Red-billed curassow |
Crax mitu | Razor-billed curassow |
Crossoptilon crossoptilon | White Eared-pheasant |
Crossoptilon mantchuricum | Brown Eared-pheasant |
Lophophorus impejanus | Himalayan monal |
Lophophorus lhuysii | Chinese monal |
Lophophorus sclateri | Sclater’s monal |
Lophura edwardsi | Edward’s pheasant |
Lophura imperialis | Imperial pheasant |
Lophura swinhoei | Swinhoe’s pheasant |
Macrocephalon maleo | Maleo Fowl |
Oreophasis derbianus | Horned guan |
Penelope albipennis | White-winged guan |
Polyplectron emphanum | Palawan peacock pheasant |
Syrmaticus ellioti | Elliot’s pheasant |
Syrmaticus humiae | Hume’s pheasant (otherwise known as Bar-tailed pheasant) |
Syrmaticus mikado | Mikado pheasant |
Tetraogallus caspius | Caspian snowcock |
Tetraogallus tibetanus | Tibetan snowcock |
Tragopan blythii | Blyth’s tragopan |
Tragopan caboti | Cabot’s tragopan |
Tragopan melanocephalus | Western tragopan |
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri | Attwater’s prairie chicken |
Cranes and railsU.K.
| |
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Grus americana | Whooping crane |
Grus canadensis nesiotes | Cuban sandhill crane |
Grus canadensis pulla | Mississippi sandhill crane |
Grus japonensis | Manchurian crane (otherwise known as Japanese crane) |
Grus leucogeranus | Siberian White crane |
Grus monacha | Hooded crane |
Grus nigricollis | Black-necked crane |
Grus vipio | White-necked crane (otherwise known as White-naped crane) |
Tricholimnas sylvestris | Lord Howe wood-rail |
Rhynochetos jubatus | Kagu |
Chlamydotis undulata | Houbara bustard |
Choriotis nigriceps (otherwise known as Ardeotis nigriceps) | Great Indian bustard |
Eupodotis bengalensis | Bengal florican |
Waders and GullsU.K.
| |
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Numenius borealis | Eskimo curlew |
Tringa guttifer | Spotted greenshank (otherwise known as Nordmann’s greenshank) |
Larus relictus | Relict gull |
Pigeons and dovesU.K.
| |
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Caloenas nicobarica | Nicobar pigeon |
Ducula mindorensis | Mindoro imperial pigeon |
ParrotsU.K.
| |
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Amazona arausiaca | Red-necked parrot (otherwise known as Red-necked amazon) |
Amazona barbadensis | Yellow-shouldered parrot (otherwise known as Yellow-shouldered amazon) |
Amazona brasiliensis | Red-tailed parrot (otherwise known as Red-tailed amazon) |
Amazona guildingii | St. Vincent parrot (otherwise known as St. Vincent amazon) |
Amazona imperialis | Imperial parrot (otherwise known as Imperial amazon) |
Amazona leucocephala | Cuban parrot (otherwise known as Cuban amazon) |
Amazona pretrei | Red-spectacled parrot (otherwise known as Red-spectacled amazon) |
Amazona rhodocorytha(otherwise known as Amazona dufresniana rhodocorytha) | Red-crowned parrot (otherwise known as Red-crowned amazon) |
Amazona versicolor | St Lucia parrot (otherwise known as St Lucia amazon) |
Amazona vinacea | Vinaceous parrot (otherwise known as Vinaceous amazon) |
Amazona vittata | Puerto Rico parrot (otherwise known as Puerto Rican amazon) |
Anodorhynchus glaucus | Glaucous macaw |
Anodorhynchus leari | Lear’s macaw |
Aratinga guaruba | Golden parakeet (otherwise known as Golden conure) |
Cyanopsitta spixii | Spix’s macaw |
Cyanoramphus auriceps forbesi | Forbes’ parakeet |
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae | Red-fronted parakeet |
Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni (otherwise known as Opopsitta diophthalma coxeni) | Coxen’s fig parrot |
Geopsittacus occidentalis | Australian night parrot |
Neophema chrysogaster | Orange-bellied parakeet (otherwise known as Orange-bellied parrot) |
Pezoporus wallicus | Ground parrot |
Pionopsitta pileata | Red-capped parrot (otherwise known as Pileated parrot) |
Psephotus chrysopterygius | Golden-shouldered parakeet (otherwise known as Golden-shouldered parrot or Hooded parakeet) |
Psephotus pulcherrimus | Paradise parrot |
Psittacula echo (otherwise known as Psittacula krameri echo) | Mauritius parakeet (otherwise known as Mauritius ring-necked parakeet) |
Psittacus erithacus princeps | Fernando Po grey parrot |
Pyrrhura cruentata | Blue-throated conure |
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha | Thick-billed parrot |
Rhynchopsitta terrisi | Maroon-fronted parrot |
Strigops habroptilus | Kakapo (otherwise known as Owl parrot) |
HummingbirdsU.K.
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Ramphodon dohrnii | Hook-billed hermit |
TrogonsU.K.
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Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis | Costa Rican quetzal (otherwise known as Resplendent quetzal) |
Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno | Magnificent quetzal (otherwise known as Resplendent quetzal) |
OwlsU.K.
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Tytonidae | Barn owls |
Strigidae | Typical owls |
HornbillsU.K.
| |
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Buceros bicornis (otherwise known as Buceros homrai | Great pied hornbill |
Rhinoplax vigil | Helmeted hornbill |
WoodpeckersU.K.
| |
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Campephilus imperialis | Imperial woodpecker |
Dryocopus javensis richardsi | Tristram’s woodpecker (otherwise known as White-bellied black woodpecker) |
SongbirdsU.K.
| |
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Cotinga maculata | Banded cotinga |
Xipholena atropurpurea | White-winged cotinga |
Pitta kochi | Koch’s pitta |
Atrichornis clamosa | Noisy scrub-bird |
Leucopsar rothschildi | Rothschild’s mynah |
Dasyornis brachypterus longirostris | Western bristlebird |
Dasyornis broadbenti littoralis | Western rufous bristlebird |
Picathartes gymnocephalus | White-necked rockfowl (otherwise known as Yellow-headed rockfowl or Guinea bear-headed rockfowl) |
Picathartes oreas | Grey-necked rockfowl (otherwise known as Cameroon bare-headed rockfowl or Red-headed rockfowl) |
Zosterops albogularis | White-breasted silver-eye |
Meliphaga cassidix | Helmeted honeyeater |
Spinus cucullatus (otherwise known as Carduelis cucullatus) | Red siskin |
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