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12 October 2005

A Press Release from the BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION RECORDS COMMITTEE

Changes to Category C of the British List

With the publication of the Committee's review of Category C (Ibis 147: 803-820) the following changes to the British List take immediate effect:

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Categories AC change to AC2

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Category E* - no change

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) Categories ACE* change to AC2C4E*

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) Categories AE* change to AC2E*

Greater Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) Categories ACE* change to C2E*

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) Categories AE* change to AC2E*

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) Categories CE* change to C1E*

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) Categories BDE* - no change

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) Category E* - alert JNCC

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Category E* - no change

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) Categories CE* change to C1E*

Gadwall (Anas strepera) Category A change to AC2

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Categories AE* change to AC2C4E*

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) Categories AE* change to AC2E*

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Categories CE* change to C1E*

Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) Categories AE - no change

Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) Categories BC change BC3

Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) Categories CE* change to C1E*

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Categories ACE change to AC2E

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Categories CE* change to C1E*

Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Categories CE* change to C1E*

Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) Categories CE* change to
C6E*

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Categories AE* - no change

Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) Category E - no change

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) Categories AC change to AC3

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Categories ACE change to AC3E

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Categories AE* change to AC3E*

Rock/Feral Pigeon (Columbia livia) Categories AE* change to AC4E*

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) Categories CE* change to C1E*

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Categories AE* - no change

Little Owl (Athene noctua) Category C change to C1



NOTE - the creation of Category C6 (ref. Lady Amherst's Pheasant - see full paper).

The full paper can be viewed as free content on the BOU's Ibis website

Citation: Dudley, S.P. 2005. Changes to Category C of the British List. Ibis
147: 803-820.