RECALLING further that the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held in Bonn in October 1985, instructed the Secretariat of the Convention to take appropriate measures to develop an Agreement on Western Palearctic Anatidae;
AWARE of the economic, social, cultural and recreational benefits accruing from the taking of certain species of migratory waterbirds and of the environmental, ecological, genetic, scientific, aesthetic, recreational, cultural, educational, social and economic values of waterbirds in general;
ACKNOWLEDGING that effective implementation of such an Agreement will require assistance to be provided to some Range States for research, training and monitoring of migratory waterbird species and their habitats, for the management of those habitats as well as for the establishment or improvement of scientific and administrative institutions for the implementation of this Agreement:
(c) "Oiseaux d'eau" signifie les espèces d'oiseaux qui dépendent écologiquement des zones humides pendant une partie au moins de leur cycle annuel, qui ont une aire de répartition située entièrement ou partiellement dans la zone de l'Accord, et qui figurent à l'Annexe 2 du présent Accord ;
The boundary of the Agreement area isdefined asfollows: from the North Pole south along the 130oW line of longitude to 75oN; thence east and southeast through Viscount Melville Sound, Prince Regent Inlet, the Gulf of Boothia, Foxe Basin, Foxe Channel and Hudson Strait to a point in the northwest Atlantic at 60oN, 60oW; thence southeast through the northwest Atlantic to a point at 50oN, 30oW; thence south along the 30oW line of longitude to 10oN; thence southeast to the Equator at 20oW; thence south along the 20oW line of longitude to 40oS; thence east along the 40oS line of latitude to 60oE; thence north along the 60oE line of longitude to 35oN; thence east-northeast on a great circle to a point in the western Altai at 49oN, 87o27'E; thence northeast on a great circle to the coast of the Arctic Ocean at 130oE; thence north along the 130oE line of longitude to the North Pole. The outline of the Agreement Area is illustrated on the following map.
(As adopted at the fourth Session of the Meeting of the Parties, which took place from 15 - 19 September 2008, Antananarivo, Madagascar.)
SPHENISCIDAE
Spheniscus demersus African Penguin
GAVIIDAE
Gavia stellata Red‑throated Diver
Gavia arctica Black-throated Diver
Gavia immer Great Northern Diver
Gavia adamsii White‑billed Diver
PODICIPEDIDAE
Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Red‑necked Grebe
Podiceps auritus Slavonian Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe
PHAETHONTIDAE
Phaethon aetheras Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird
PELECANIDAE
Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican
SULIDAE
Sula (Morus) bassana Northern Gannet
Sula (Morus) capensis Cape Gannet
Sula dactylatra Masked Booby
PHALACROCORACIDAE
Phalacrocorax coronatus Crowned Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pygmeus Pygmy Cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus Bank Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis Cape Cormorant
FREGATIDAE
Fregata minor Great Frigatebird
Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird
ARDEIDAE
Egretta ardesiaca Black Heron
Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret
Egretta garzetta Little Egret
Egretta gularis Western Reef Egret
Egretta dimorpha Mascarene Reef Egret
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
Ardea melanocephala Black-headed Heron
Ardea purpurea Purple Heron
Casmerodius albus Great Egret
Mesophoyx intermedia Intermediate Egret
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron
Ardeola idae Madagascar Pond‑Heron
Ardeola rufiventris Rufous‑bellied Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern
Botaurus stellaris Great Bittern
CICONIIDAE
Mycteria ibis Yellow‑billed Stork
Anastomus lamelligerus African Openbill
Ciconia nigra Black Stork
Ciconia abdimii Abdim’s Stork
Ciconia episcopus Woolly‑necked Stork
Ciconia ciconia White Stork
Leptoptilos crumeniferus Marabou Stork
BALAENICIPITIDAE
Balaeniceps rex Shoebill
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
Geronticus eremita Northern Bald Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus Sacred Ibis
Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea alba African Spoonbill
PHOENICOPTERIDAE
Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minor Lesser Flamingo
ANATIDAE
Dendrocygna bi Fulvous Whistling‑Duck
Dendrocygna viduata White‑faced Whistling‑Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus White‑backed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala White‑headed Duck
Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck
Cygnus olor Mute Swan
Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan
Cygnus columbianus Bewick's Swan
Anser brachyrhynchus Pink‑footed Goose
Anser fabalis Bean Goose
Anser albifrons Greater White‑fronted Goose
Anser erythropus Lesser White‑fronted Goose
Anser anser Greylag Goose
Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose
Branta bernicla Brent Goose
Branta ruficollis Red‑breasted Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose
Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna cana South African Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck
Plectropterus gambensis Spur‑winged Goose
Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck
Nettapus auritus African Pygmy‑goose
Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon
Anas strepera Gadwall
Anas crecca Common Teal
Anas capensis CapeTeal
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
Anas undulata Yellow‑billed Duck
Anas acuta Northern Pintail
Anas erythrorhyncha Red‑billed Duck
Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal
Anas querquedula Garganey
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled Teal
Netta rufina Red‑crested Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma Southern Pochard
Aythya ferina Common Pochard
Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Pochard
Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck
Aythya marila Greater Scaup
Somateria mollissima Common Eider
Somateria spectabilis King Eider
Polysticta stelleri Steller's Eider
Clangula hyemalis Long‑tailed Duck
Melanitta nigra Common Scoter
Melanitta fusca Velvet Scoter
Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
Mergellus albellus Smew
Mergus serrator Red‑breasted Merganser
Mergus merganser Goosander
GRUIDAE
Balearica pavonina Black Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane
Grus leucogeranus Siberian Crane
Grus virgo Demoiselle Crane
Grus paradisea Blue Crane
Grus carunculatus Wattled Crane
Grus grus Common Crane
RALLIDAE
Sarothrura elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi Streaky‑breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi White-winged Flufftail
Rallus aquaticus Water Rail
Rallus caerulescens African Rail
Crecopsis egregia African Crake
Crex crex Corncrake
Amaurornis flavirostris Black Crake
Porzana parva Little Crake
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake
Porzana porzana Spotted Crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Striped Crake
Porphyrio alleni Allen’s Gallinule
Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
Gallinula angulata Lesser Moorhen
Fulica cristata Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica atra Common Coot
DROMADIDAE
Dromas ardeola Crab Plover
HAEMATOPODIDAE
Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini African Black Oystercatcher
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
BURHINIDAE
Burhinus senegalensis Senegal Thick-knee
GLAREOLIDAE
Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian Plover
Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni Black‑winged Pratincole
Glareola ocularis Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis Rock Pratincole
Glareola cinerea Grey Pratincole
CHARADRIIDAE
Pluvialis apricaria Eurasian Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius tricollaris Three‑banded Plover
Charadrius forbesi Forbes's Plover
Charadrius pallidus Chestnut‑banded Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover
Charadrius marginatus White‑fronted Plover
Charadrius mongolus Mongolian Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sandplover
Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover
Eudromias morinellus Eurasian Dotterel
Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Spur‑winged Plover
Vanellus albiceps White‑headed Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus Black‑winged Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus Brown‑chested Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius Sociable Plover
Vanellus leucurus White‑tailed Plover
SCOLOPACIDAE
Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock
Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe
Gallinago media Great Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe
Limosa limosa Black‑tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica Bar‑tailed Godwit
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
Numenius tenuirostris Slender‑billed Curlew
Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank
Tringa totanus Common Redshank
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank
Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper
Tringa cinerea Terek Sandpiper
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot
Calidris canutus Red Knot
Calidris alba Sanderling
Calidris minuta Little Stint
Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint
Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper
Calidris alpina Dunlin
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus Broad‑billed Sandpiper
Philomachus pugnax Ruff
Phalaropus lobatus Red‑necked Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicaria Grey Phalarope
STERCORARIIDAE
Catharacta skua Great Skua
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Skua
LARIDAE
Larus leucophthalmus White-eyed Gull
Larus hemprichii Sooty Gull
Larus canus Common Gull
Larus audouinii Audouin's Gull
Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
Larus heuglini Heuglin’s Gull
Larus armenicus Armenian Gull
Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus ichthyaetus Great Black‑headed Gull
Larus cirrocephalus Grey-headed Gull
Larus hartlaubii Hartlaub’s Gull
Larus ridibundus Common Black-headed Gull
Larus genei Slender‑billed Gull
Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull
Larus minutus Little Gull
Xema sabini Sabine’s Gull
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
STERNIDAE
Sterna nilotica Gull‑billed Tern
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern
Sterna maxima Royal Tern
Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern
Sterna bergii Great Crested Tern
Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
Sterna vittata Antarctic Tern
Sterna hirundo Common Tern
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
Sterna albifrons Little Tern
Sterna saundersi Saunders's Tern
Sterna balaenarum Damara Tern
Sterna repressa White‑cheeked Tern
Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern
Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern
Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus White‑winged Tern
Chlidonias niger Black Tern
Anous stolidus Brown Noddy
Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy
RYNCHOPIDAE
Rynchops flavirostris African Skimmer
ALCIDAE
Alle alle Little Auk
Uria aalge Common Guillemot
Uria lomvia Brunnich’s Guillemot
Alca torda Razorbill
Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot
Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin