A biodiversity profile of Afghanistan in 2006 : a component of the National Capacity self-Assessment (NCSA) National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) for Afghanistan / by Christopher C. Shank.

Abstract

Sanderling Calidris alba Little Stint Calidris minuta Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Dunlin Calidris alpina Ruff Philomachus pugnax Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris CR I Unconfirmed. Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) state only unconfirmed breeding reports from Iranian Siestan Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Unconfirmed. Cited by Habibi. Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase Glareolidae Coursers and Pratincoles Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Small Pratincole Glareola lactea Laridae Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Lesser Blackbacked Gull Larus fuscus Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) note that the genus Larus is confused and subject to revision. May be best referred to as L. heuglini. Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Slender-billed Gull Larus genei Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica