List of Birds of Turkey - Species Not Admitted To Turkish List

Species Not Admitted To Turkish List

Some species that have been claimed to occur Turkey are not included with the main list, because of the species records being published without a description, lack of supportive details, or the source being unreliable. Some of these species were in old Turkish lists but because of taxonomial changes these species have been removed too, e.g. it was known that Herring Gull L. argentatus have occurred in Turkey, but now Caspian Gull L. cachinnans have become a separate species, it is now known that old Herring Gull records belonged to the Caspian Gulls.

Species marked with a *** are the ones with possibility of occurrence being more than others listed, because of distribution or suitable habitat.

• Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Probably an error.
• Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus Probably an error.
• Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Unreliably recorded, probably an error.
• Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Is claimed to be in Mediterranean region but no proof.
• Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 3 records; was in the list but removed due to the lack of proof of the records being genuine. Breeding attempt observed.
• Cotton Pygmy-goose "Nettapus coromandelianus" Hypothetical vagrant, one male photographed in southeast; rather likely.
• Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrynchus Was accepted, but removed from list due to the possibility of the bird in the record being a Tundra Bean Goose.
• Falcated Duck Anas falcata One record from Lake Van; even though it's thought to be genuine, there's no proof.
• King Eider Somateria spectabilis One record submitted by an unreliable source; highly unlikely.
• Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Hypotethical vagrant; the record belongs to either this or a White Headed DuckxRuddy Duck hybrid.
• Little Shearwater Puffinus baroli Two records from Sea of Marmara; the second record has some important details, but not enough for Turkey's 1st record.
• Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Even though it's almost certain that it occurs in Turkish waters, nobody has observed it yet.
• Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis A few records from Mediterranean, highly likelyto occur as it occurred in almost every Mediterranean country.
• Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus A few records, most include errors with White Tailed and Golden Eagles; some lack details.
• Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
• Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Is claimed to be a former breeder but there's no evidence of this highly unlikely situation.
• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum One record from Mediterranean; unaccepted due to lack of details; highly likely to occur in Turkey.
• Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis One record from Istanbul but not accepted due to lack of details; likely vagrant.
• Relict Gull Larus relictus A ringing recovery, it is classified as accepted by some lists.
• Herring Gull Larus argentatus Used to be in the list; but due to confusion with L. cachinnans it's reomoves; however it's highly likely.
• Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii A few records including a breeding record; highly unlikely vagrant
• Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
• Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
• Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius One record; unaccepted due to lack of details; a likely vagrant to Turkey.
• Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis It's included in a few old lists but there's no proof or record; rather unlikely.
• Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
• Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
• Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
• Güldenstadt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus A few records from the northeast, occurrence is possible in the latter region in winter.
• Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta Three unaccepted records.
• Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata A few unaccepted records; highly likely.
• Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica Was included in an old list; no evidence.
• Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
• Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis One unaccepted record; possible to occur as a spring overshoot in the future.
• Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata One record from Istanbul; not accepted due to lack of details.
• Persian Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica One record from Inner Anatolia; not accepted due to lack of details. Rather likely.
• Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Several record; not accepted due to lack of details.
• Palestine Sunbird Nectarinia osea Was included in an old list; no evidence.
• Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor A few records including a photograph; even thouugh the photo shows some features off S.unicolor, it cannot be accepted.
• Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus
• Citril Finch Serinus citrinella
• Parrot Crossbill Loxia pyytyopsittacus One possible record from a bird shop, but the species is an extremely unlikely vagrant.
• Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla A few records, however, none of the records cannot be accepte due to lack of details.
• House Bunting Emberiza striolata
• Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
• Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila One record from a bird shop; the observer has stated there were no white on tail. however, record cannot be accepted.