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Birds described in 1758

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Atlantic Puffin
species of seabird
Great Bustard
species of bird
European honey buzzard
species of bird
Black-throated loon
migratory aquatic bird found in Europe and Asia
Eurasian Scops Owl
species of bird
Gyrfalcon
thumb|Gyrfalcon call. The gyrfalcon ( or ) (), also abbreviated as gyr, is a bird of prey in the genus Falco (falcons and kestrels) and the largest species of the family Falconidae. A high-latitude species, the gyrfalcon breeds on the Arctic coasts and tundra, the islands of northern North America and Siberia, where it is mainly a resident species. Some gyrfalcons disperse more widely after the breeding season or in winter, and individual vagrancy can take birds for long distances. Its plumage varies with location, with birds being coloured from all-white to dark brown. These colour variations
Black-tailed Godwit
species of bird
Brown-cheeked rail
species of wetland bird
Long-tailed Duck
species of bird
Common Gull
species of bird
Eurasian Stone-curlew
species of bird
Long-tailed Tit
species of bird
Rosy Starling
species of bird
Common Tern
species of bird
Green Sandpiper
species of bird
Hazel Grouse
species of bird
Mistle Thrush
species of bird
Northern Wheatear
species of bird
Stock Dove
species of bird
Red Crossbill
species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae
Sylvia atricapilla
species of bird
Eurasian Whimbrel
species of bird
Red-breasted Merganser
species of bird
Goldcrest
thumb|Subspecies R. r. himalayensis at Vinayak village in Uttarakhand, [[India]] thumb|Bathing goldcrest at Utrecht in the Netherlands
Blue Jay
species of bird
Common Goldeneye
species of bird
Common Merganser
species of bird
Larus fuscus
species of bird
Wild Turkey
species of turkey native to North America
Dunnock
thumb|Prunella modularis
Horned Grebe
species of bird
Wood Sandpiper
species of bird
Bar-tailed Godwit
species of bird
snow goose
species of bird
Anthropoides virgo
species of bird
Ruddy Turnstone
species of bird
Coal Tit
species of bird
Montagu's Harrier
species of bird of prey of the harrier family
Snow Bunting
species of bird
Helmeted Guineafowl
species of bird
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
species of bird
Harpy Eagle
species of eagle
Brambling
Brambling's bird song|song|thumb thumb|Brambling in Pahalgam, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It has also been called the '''cock o' the north and the mountain finch'''. It is widespread and migratory, often seen in very large flocks.
Common Ringed Plover
species of bird
Dunlin
The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader in the genus Calidris. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.
Ring Ouzel
species of bird
Anthus trivialis
species of bird
Grey Plover
species of bird
Atlantic Canary
species of bird
Northern Gannet
species of Least Concern bird
Willow Grouse
species of bird
Red Knot
species of bird
Blue Rock Thrush
species of bird
Grey Parrot
species of parrot
boreal owl
species of bird
Woodlark
thumb|Lullula arborea The woodlark or wood lark (Lullula arborea) is the only extant species in the lark genus Lullula. It is found across most of Europe, the Middle East, western Asia and the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident (non-migratory) in the west of its range, but eastern populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter.
Great Auk
species of bird (extinct)
Red-backed Shrike
species of bird
Razorbill
The razorbill (Alca torda) is a North Atlantic colonial seabird and the only extant member of the genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (Pinguinus impennis). Historically, it has also been known as "auk", "razor-billed auk" and "lesser auk".
Common Eider
species of bird