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Birds of Prey and Owls of Western Europe Allain Bougrain Dubourg & Jean C Roché Calls of 32 species of raptor and 12 owls covering all western European species except vagrants. 98 indexed tracks give extensive coverage including the sounds of males and females, colonies and young where applicable. The accompanying illustrated booklet gives background to each species and an analysis of calls. 60 min.
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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| European Honey-Buzzard | Pernis apivorus |
| Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus |
| White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla |
| Monk Vulture | Aegypius monachus |
| Griffon-Vulture | Gyps fulvus |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| Lammergeier | Gypaetus barbatus |
| Short-toed Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus |
| Eurasian Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus |
| Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca |
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Bonelli's Eagle | Hieraaetus fasciatus |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
| Eleonora's Falcon | Falco eleonorae |
| Lanner | Falco biarmicus |
| Gyr Falcon | Falco rusticolus |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
| Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops |
| Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Bubo bubo |
| Snowy Owl | Nyctea scandiaca |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco |
| Ural Owl | Strix uralensis |
| Great Gray Owl | Strix nebulosa |
| Northern Hawk Owl | Surnia ulula |
| Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium passerinum |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua |
| Tengmalm's Owl | Aegolius funereus |
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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