Endemic Birds of The Western Palearctic

The following is a list of the restricted-range endemic bird species found in the Western Palearctic region:

  • Algerian Nuthatch
  • Anatolian Nuthatch (Kruper's Nuthatch)
  • Berthelot's Pipit
  • Blue Chaffinch
  • Bolle's Pigeon
  • Canary
  • Cape Verde Swamp Warbler
  • Caucasian Black Grouse
  • Caucasian Snowcock
  • Corsican Nuthatch
  • Cyprus Warbler
  • Cyprus Wheatear
  • Fuerteventura Chat
  • Iago Sparrow
  • Laurel Pigeon
  • Madeira Firecrest
  • Plain Swift
  • Raso Lark
  • Scottish Crossbill
  • Tenerife Goldcrest
  • Trocaz Pigeon

In addition the following species are endemic to the region:

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  • Rock Partridge
  • Red-legged Partridge
  • Barbary Partridge
  • Cory's Shearwater
  • Cape Verde Shearwater
  • European Storm-petrel
  • European Shag
  • Red Kite
  • Levant Sparrowhawk
  • Mediterranean Gull
  • White-eyed Gull
  • Audouin's Gull
  • Red-necked Nightjar
  • Middle Spotted Woodpecker
  • European Green Woodpecker
  • Levaillant's Woodpecker

The following are near-endemics

  • Squacco Heron
Endemism in birds
Palaearctic
  • Western Palearctic
  • Japan
Afrotropic
  • Western and central Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Madagascar region
Indomalaya
  • S Asia
  • Himalayas
  • Andamans and Nicobars
  • Borneo
  • Philippines
  • Taiwan
Australasia ecozone
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • New Caledonia
Oceania ecozone
  • Hawaii
Nearctic
  • Eastern North America
  • Western North America
  • Mexico and northern Central America
Neotropic
  • Galápagos Islands
  • West Indies
The World
  • Endemic Bird Area
  • Lists of endemic birds
  • List of endemic bird areas of the world
  • List of secondary areas
  • Endemic Bird Areas of the World (book)

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