Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Date: 1995-06-16
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United Nations Organisation
Subjects: European Community, bird, environmental cooperation, international agreement, protection of animal life

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AGREEMENT

on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES,

RECALLING that the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979, encourages interna-
tional cooperative action to conserve migratory species;

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;

CONSIDERING that migratory waterbirds constitute an important part of the global biological diversity which, in keeping
with the spirit of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992, and Agenda 21 should be conserved for the benefit of
present and future generations;

AWARE of the economic, social, cultural and recreational benefits accruing from the taking of certain species of migra-
tory waterbirds and of the environmental, ecological, genetic, scientific, aesthetic, recreational, cultural, educational, social
and economic values of waterbirds in general;

CONVINCED that any taking of migratory waterbirds must be conducted on a sustainable basis, taking into account the
conservation status of the species concerned over their entire range as well as their biological characteristics;

CONSCIOUS that migratory waterbirds are particularly vulnerable because they migrate over long distances and are depen-
dent on networks of wetlands that are decreasing in extent and becoming degraded through non-sustainable human activi-
ties, as is expressed in the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 1971;

RECOGNISING the need to take immediate action to stop the decline of migratory waterbird species and their habitats in
the geographic area of the African-Eurasian waterbird migration systems;

CONVINCED that the conclusion of a multilateral Agreement and its implementation through coordinated or concerted
action will contribute significantly to the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the most efficient
manner, and will have ancillary benefits for many other species of animals and plants; and

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 imple-
mentation of this Agreement,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article I

Scope, definitions and interpretation

The geographic scope of this Agreement is the area of the
1.
migration systems of African-Eurasian waterbirds, as defined in
Annex 1 to this Agreement, hereafter referred to as the ‘Agree-
ment area’.

(c)

‘Waterbirds’ means those species of birds that are ecologi-
cally dependent on wetlands for at least part of their annual
cycle, have a range which lies entirely or partly within the
Agreement Area and are listed in Annex 2 to this Agreement;

(d)

‘Agreement secretariat’ means the body established under
Article VI(7)(b) of this Agreement;

(e)

‘Parties’ means, unless the context otherwise indicates, Par-
ties to this Agreement;

2.

For the purpose of this Agreement:

(a)

‘Convention’ means the Convention on the Conservation of
Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979;

and

(b)

‘Convention Secretariat’ means the body established under
Article IX of the Convention;

(f)

‘Parties present and voting’ means the Parties present and
casting an affirmative or negative vote; those abstaining from
voting shall not be counted amongst the Parties present and
voting.

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In addition, the terms defined in Article I(1)(a) to (k), of the Con-
vention shall have the same meaning, mutatis mutandis, in this
Agreement.

(d) coordinate their efforts to ensure that a network of suitable
habitats is maintained or, where appropriate, re-established
throughout the entire range of each migratory waterbird spe-
cies concerned, in particular where wetlands extend over the
area of more than one Party to this Agreement;

This Agreement is an Agreement within the meaning of

3.
Article IV(3), of the Convention.

4.
The Annexes to this Agreement form an integral part
thereof. Any reference to the Agreement includes a reference to
its annexes.

Article II

Fundamental principles

1.
Parties shall take coordinated measures to maintain migra-
tory waterbird species in a favourable conservation status or to
restore them to such a status. To this end, they shall apply within
the limits of their national jurisdiction the measures prescribed
in Article III, together with the specific actions determined in the
Action Plan provided for in Article IV, of this Agreement.

In implementing the measures prescribed in paragraph 1,

2.
Parties should take into account the precautionary principle.

Article III

General conservation measures

1.
The Parties shall take measures to conserve migratory
waterbirds, giving special attention to endangered species as well
as to those with an unfavourable conservation status.

2.

To this end, the Parties shall:

(a) accord the same strict protection for endangered migratory
waterbird species in the Agreement Area as is provided for
under Article III(4) and (5) of the Convention;

(e)

(f)

investigate problems that are posed or are likely to be posed
by human activities and endeavour to implement remedial
measures, including habitat rehabilitation and restoration,
and compensatory measures for loss of habitat;

cooperate in emergency situations requiring international
concerted action and in identifying the species of migratory
waterbirds which are the most vulnerable to these situations
as well as cooperate in developing appropriate emergency
procedures to provide increased protection to these species
in such situations and in the preparation of guidelines to
assist individual Parties in tackling these situations;

(g) prohibit the deliberate introduction of non-native waterbird
species into the environment and take all appropriate mea-
sures to prevent the unintentional release of such species if
this introduction or release would prejudice the conserva-
tion status of wild flora and fauna; when non-native water-
bird species have already been introduced, the Parties shall
take all appropriate measures to prevent these species from
becoming a potential threat to indigenous species;

(h)

initiate or support research into the biology and ecology of
migratory waterbirds
including the harmonisation of
research and monitoring methods and, where appropriate,
the establishment of joint or cooperative research and moni-
toring programmes;

(i)

(j)

analyse their training requirements for, inter alia, migratory
waterbird surveys, monitoring, ringing and wetland manage-
ment to identify priority topics and areas for training and
cooperate in the development and provision of appropriate
training programmes;

develop and maintain programmes to raise awareness and
understanding of migratory waterbird conservation issues in
general and of the particular objectives and provisions of
this Agreement;

(b) ensure that any use of migratory waterbirds is based on an
assessment of the best available knowledge of their ecology
and is sustainable for the species as well as for the ecologi-
cal systems that support them;

(k) exchange information and results from research, monitor-

ing, conservation and education programmes;

(c)

identify sites and habitats for migratory waterbirds occur-
ring within their territory and encourage the protection,
management, rehabilitation and restoration of these sites, in
liaison with those bodies listed in Article IX(a) and (b) of this
Agreement, concerned with habitat conservation;

(l)

cooperate with a view to assisting each other to implement
this Agreement, particularly in the areas of research and
monitoring.

and

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Article IV

Action Plan and Conservation Guidelines

1.
An Action Plan is appended as Annex 3 to this Agreement.
It specifies actions which the Parties shall undertake in relation
to priority species and issues, under the following headings, con-
sistent with the general conservation measures specified in
Article III of this Agreement:

reports shall be determined by the first session of the Meet-
ing of the Parties and reviewed as may be necessary at any
subsequent session of the Meeting of the Parties. Each report
shall be submitted to the Agreement secretariat not less than
120 days before the ordinary session of the Meeting of the
Parties for which it has been prepared, and copies shall be
circulated forthwith to the other Parties by the Agreement
secretariat.

(a)

species conservation;

(b) habitat conservation;

(c) management of human activities;

(d)

research and monitoring;

(e)

education and information;

and

(f)

implementation.

2.
The Action Plan shall be reviewed at each ordinary session
of the Meeting of the Parties, taking into account the Conserva-
tion Guidelines.

3.
Any amendment to the Action Plan shall be adopted by the
Meeting of the Parties, taking into consideration the provisions
of Article III of this Agreement.

4.
The Conservation Guidelines shall be submitted to the
Meeting of the Parties for adoption at its first session, and shall
be regularly reviewed.

Article V

Implementation and financing

2.

(a) Each Party shall contribute to the budget of the Agree-
ment in accordance with the United Nations scale of
assessment. The contributions shall be restricted to a
maximum of 25 % of the total budget for any Party
that is a Range State. No regional economic integra-
tion organisation shall be required to contribute more
than 2,5 % of the administrative costs.

(b) Decisions relating to the budget and any changes to
the scale of assessment that may be found necessary
shall be adopted by the Meeting of the Parties by
consensus.

3.
The Meeting of the Parties may establish a conservation
fund from voluntary contributions of Parties or from any other
source for the purpose of financing monitoring, research, train-
ing and projects relating to the conservation, including protec-
tion and management, of migratory waterbirds.

4.
Parties are encouraged to provide training and technical
and financial support to other Parties on a multilateral or bilat-
eral basis to assist them in implementing the provisions of this
Agreement.

Article VI

Meeting of the Parties

1.

Each Party shall:

The Meeting of the Parties shall be the decision-making

1.
body of this Agreement.

(a) designate the authority or authorities to implement this
Agreement which shall, inter alia, monitor all activities that
may have impact on the conservation status of those migra-
tory waterbird species of which the Party is a Range State;

(b) designate a contact point for the other Parties, and commu-
nicate without delay its name and address to the Agreement
secretariat to be circulated forthwith to the other Parties;

and

The Depositary shall, in consultation with the Convention
2.
Secretariat, convene a session of the Meeting of the Parties not
later than one year after the date of the entry into force of
this Agreement. Thereafter, the Agreement secretariat shall con-
vene, in consultation with the Convention Secretariat, ordinary
sessions of the Meeting of the Parties at intervals of not more
than three years, unless the Meeting of the Parties decides other-
wise. Where it is possible to do so, such sessions should be held
in conjunction with the ordinary meetings of the Conference of
the Parties to the Convention.

(c) prepare for each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Par-
ties, beginning with the second session, a report on its imple-
mentation of the Agreement with particular reference to the
conservation measures it has undertaken. The format of such

3.
On the written request of at least one third of the Parties,
the Agreement secretariat shall convene an extraordinary session
of the Meeting of the Parties.

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and the

international

secretariats of

The United Nations, its specialised agencies, the Interna-
4.
tional Atomic Energy Agency, any State not a Party to the Agree-
ment,
conventions
concerned, inter alia, with the conservation, including protection
and management, of migratory waterbirds may be represented
by observers in sessions of the Meeting of the Parties. Any agency
or body technically qualified in such conservation matters or in
research on migratory waterbirds may also be represented at ses-
sions of the Meeting of the Parties by observers, unless at least
one third of the Parties present object.

5.
Only Parties have the right to vote. Each Party shall have
one vote, but regional economic integration organisations which
are Parties to this Agreement shall, in matters within their com-
petence, exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal
to the number of their Member States which are Parties to the
Agreement. A regional economic integration organisation shall
not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs,
and vice versa.

6.
Unless provided otherwise in this Agreement, decisions of
the Meeting of the Parties shall be adopted by consensus or, if
consensus cannot be achieved, by a two-thirds majority of the
Parties present and voting.

7.

At its first session, the Meeting of the Parties shall:

(a) adopt its rules of procedure by consensus;

(b) establish an Agreement secretariat within the Convention
Secretariat to perform the secretariat functions listed in
Article VIII of this Agreement;

(c) adopt a budget and consider any matters relating to the

financial arrangements for this Agreement;

(d) deal with any matter relating to the Agreement secretariat

and the membership of the Technical Committee;

(e) adopt a report for communication to the Parties to this
Agreement and to the Conference of the Parties of the
Convention;

and

(f) determine the time and venue of the next session.

9.

At any of its sessions, the Meeting of the Parties may:

(a) make recommendations to the Parties as it deems necessary

or appropriate;

(b) adopt specific actions to improve the effectiveness of this
Agreement and, as the case may be, emergency measures as
provided for in Article VII(4) of this Agreement;

(c)

consider and decide upon proposals
Agreement;

to amend this

(d) amend the Action Plan in accordance with Article IV(3) of

this Agreement;

(e)

establish such subsidiary bodies as it deems necessary to
assist in the implementation of this Agreement, in particu-
lar for coordination with bodies established under other
international treaties, conventions and agreements with over-
lapping geographic and taxonomic coverage;

(c)

establish the Technical Committee provided for in Article VII
of this Agreement;

and

(d) adopt a format for the reports to be prepared according to

Article V(1)(c) of this Agreement;

and

(f) decide on any other matter relating to the implementation

of this Agreement.

Article VII

Technical Committee

(e) adopt criteria to define emergency situations which require
urgent conservation measures, and determine the modali-
ties for assigning responsibility for action to be taken.

At each of its ordinary sessions, the Meeting of the Parties

8.
shall:

(a)

consider actual and potential changes in the conservation
status of migratory waterbirds and the habitats important
for their survival, as well as the factors which may affect
them;

1.

The Technical Committee shall comprise:

(a) nine experts representing different regions of the Agreement
in accordance with a balanced geographical

Area,
distribution;

(b) one representative from the International Union for Conser-
vation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), one from
the International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau
(IWRB) and one from the International Council for Game
and Wildlife Conservation (CIC);

and

(b)

review the progress made and any difficulty encountered in
the implementation of this Agreement;

(c) one expert from each of the following fields: rural econom-

ics, game management, and environmental law.

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The procedure for the appointment of the experts, the term of
their appointment and the procedure for designation of the
Chairman of the Technical Committee shall be determined by the
Meeting of the Parties. The Chairman may admit a maximum of
four observers from specialised international inter-governmental
and non-governmental organisations.

2.
Unless the Meeting of the Parties decides otherwise, meet-
ings of the Technical Committee shall be convened by the Agree-
ment secretariat in conjunction with each ordinary session of the
Meeting of the Parties and at least once between ordinary ses-
sions of the Meeting of the Parties.

3.

The Technical Committee shall:

(a) provide scientific and technical advice and information to
the Meeting of the Parties and, through the Agreement sec-
retariat, to Parties;

(b) make recommendations to the Meeting of the Parties con-
cerning the Action Plan, implementation of the Agreement
and further research to be carried out;

(c) prepare for each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Par-
ties a report on its activities, which shall be submitted to the
Agreement secretariat not less than one hundred and twenty
days before the session of the Meeting of the Parties, and
copies shall be circulated forthwith by the Agreement secre-
tariat to the Parties;

and

(d) carry out any other tasks referred to it by the Meeting of the

Parties.

4. Where in the opinion of the Technical Committee there
has arisen an emergency which requires the adoption of imme-
diate measures to avoid deterioration of the conservation status
of one or more migratory waterbird species, the Technical Com-
mittee may request the Agreement secretariat to convene urgently
a meeting of the Parties concerned. These Parties shall meet as
soon as possible thereafter to establish rapidly a mechanism to
give protection to the species identified as being subject to par-
ticularly adverse threat. Where a recommendation has been
adopted at such a meeting, the Parties concerned shall inform
each other and the Agreement secretariat of measures they have
taken to implement it, or of the reasons why the recommenda-
tion could not be implemented.

Article VIII

Agreement Secretariat

The functions of the Agreement secretariat shall be:

(a)

to arrange and service the sessions of the Meeting of the Par-
ties as well as the meetings of the Technical Committee;

(b)

to execute the decisions addressed to it by the Meeting of
the Parties;

(c)

to promote and coordinate activities under the Agreement,
including the Action Plan, in accordance with decisions of
the Meeting of the Parties;

(d)

to liaise with non-Party Range States and to facilitate coor-
dination between the Parties and with international and
national organisations, the activities of which are directly or
indirectly relevant to the conservation, including protection
and management, of migratory waterbirds;

(e)

to gather and evaluate information which will further the
objectives and implementation of the Agreement and to
arrange for appropriate dissemination of such information;

(f)

to invite the attention of the Meeting of the Parties to mat-
ters pertaining to the objectives of this Agreement;

(g)

to circulate copies of the reports of the Authorities referred
to in Article V5(1)(a) of this Agreement and of the Techni-
cal Committee, along with copies of the reports it must pro-
vide pursuant to paragraph (h) of this Article, to each Party
not less than sixty days before the commencement of each
ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties;

(h)

to prepare, on an annual basis and for each ordinary ses-
sion of the Meeting of the Parties, reports on the work of
the secretariat and on the implementation of the Agreement;

(i)

(j)

to administer the budget for the Agreement and, if estab-
lished, its conservation fund;

to provide information for the general public concerning the
Agreement and its objectives;

and

The Technical Committee may establish such working

5.
groups as may be necessary to deal with specific tasks.

(k)

to perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it
under the Agreement or by the Meeting of the Parties.

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Article IX

Relations with international bodies dealing with migratory
waterbirds and their habitats

The Agreement secretariat shall consult:

pursuant

concluded

under Agreements

(a) on a regular basis, the Convention Secretariat and, where
appropriate, the bodies responsible for the secretariat func-
tions
to
Article IV(3)(4) of the Convention which are relevant to
migratory waterbirds, the Convention on Wetlands of Inter-
national Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 1971,
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Spe-
cies of Wild Fauna and Flora, 1973, the African Convention
on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1968,
the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife
and Natural Habitats, 1979, and the Convention on Biologi-
cal Diversity, 1992, with a view to the Meeting of the Par-
ties cooperating with the Parties to these conventions on all
matters of common interest and, in particular, in the devel-
opment and implementation of the Action Plan;

(b)

the secretariats of other pertinent conventions and interna-
tional instruments in respect of matters of common interest;

and

(c) other organisations competent in the field of conservation,
including protection and management, of migratory water-
birds and their habitats, as well as in the fields of research,
education and awareness raising.

Article X

Amendment of the Agreement

This Agreement may be amended at any ordinary or

1.
extraordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties.

2.

Proposals for amendment may be made by any Party.

3.
The text of any proposed amendment and the reasons for
it shall be communicated to the Agreement secretariat not less
than 150 days before the opening of the session. The Agree-
ment secretariat shall transmit copies forthwith to the Parties.
Any comments on the text by the Parties shall be communicated
to the Agreement secretariat not less than 60 days before the
opening of the session. The Secretariat shall, as soon as possible
after the last day for submission of comments, communicate to
the Parties all comments submitted by that day.

An amendment to the Agreement other than an amend-
4.
ment to its annexes shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of
the Parties present and voting and shall enter into force for those
Parties which have accepted it on the 30th day after the date on
which two thirds of the Parties to the Agreement at the date of
the adoption of the amendment have deposited their instruments
of acceptance of the amendment with the Depositary. For each
Party which deposits an instrument of acceptance after the date
on which two thirds of the Parties have deposited their instru-
ments of acceptance, the amendment shall enter into force on
the 30th day after the date on which it deposits its instrument
of acceptance.

Any additional annexes and any amendment to an annex
5.
shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present
and voting and shall enter into force for all Parties on the
90th day after the date of its adoption by the Meeting of the Par-
ties, except for Parties which have entered a reservation in accor-
dance with paragraph 6 of this Article.

6.
During the period of ninety days provided for in para-
graph 5 of this Article, any Party may by written notification to
the Depositary enter a reservation with respect to an additional
annex or an amendment to an annex. Such reservation may be
withdrawn at any time by written notification to the Depositary,
and thereupon the additional annex or the amendment shall enter
into force for that Party on the 30th day after the date of with-
drawal of the reservation.

Article XI

Effect of this Agreement on international conventions and
legislation

1.
The provisions of this Agreement do not affect the rights
and obligations of any Party deriving from existing international
treaties, conventions or agreements.

2.
The provisions of this Agreement shall in no way affect the
right of any Party to maintain or adopt stricter measures for the
conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats.

Article XII

Settlement of disputes

Any dispute which may arise between two or more Parties
1.
with respect to the interpretation or application of the provi-
sions of this Agreement shall be subject to negotiation between
the Parties involved in the dispute.

2.
If the dispute cannot be resolved in accordance with para-
graph 1 of this Article, the Parties may, by mutual consent, sub-
mit the dispute to arbitration, in particular that of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration at The Hague, and the Parties submitting
the dispute shall be bound by the arbitral decision.

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Article XIII

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession

Article XV

Reservations

1.
This Agreement shall be open for signature by any Range
State, whether or not areas under its jurisdiction lie within the
Agreement Area, or regional economic integration organisation,
at least one member of which is a Range State, either by:

(a)

signature without reservation in respect of ratification, accep-
tance or approval;

or

(b)

signature with reservation in respect of ratification, accep-
tance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or
approval.

This Agreement shall remain open for signature at The

2.
Hague until the date of its entry into force.

3.
This Agreement shall be open for accession by any Range
State or regional economic integration organisation mentioned
in paragraph 1 on and after the date of entry into force of the
Agreement.

Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or acces-

4.
sion shall be deposited with the Depositary.

Article XIV

Entry into force

1.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of
the third month after at least 14 Range States or regional eco-
nomic integration organisations, comprising at least seven from
Africa and seven from Eurasia, have signed without reservation
in respect of ratification, acceptance or approval, or have depos-
ited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval in
accordance with Article XIII of this Agreement.

For any Range State or regional economic integration

2.
organisation which has:

(a)

signed without reservation in respect of ratification, accep-
tance, or approval;

(b)

ratified, accepted, or approved;

or

The provisions of this Agreement shall not be subject to general
reservations. However, a specific reservation may be entered by
any State or regional economic integration organisation on sig-
nature without reservation in respect of ratification, acceptance
or approval or, as the case may be, on depositing its instrument
of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect of
any species covered by the Agreement or any specific provision
of the Action Plan. Such a reservation may be withdrawn at any
time by the State or regional economic integration organisation
which had entered it, by notification in writing to the Deposi-
tary; such a State or organisation shall not be bound by the pro-
visions which are the object of the reservation until 30 days after
the date on which the reservation has been withdrawn.

Article XVI

Denunciation

Any Party may denounce this Agreement by written notification
to the Depositary at any time. The denunciation shall take effect
12 months after the date on which the Depositary has received
the notification.

Article XVII

Depositary

1.
The original of this Agreement, in the Arabic, English,
French and Russian languages, each version being equally authen-
tic, shall be deposited with the Government of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands which shall be the Depositary. The Depositary
shall transmit certified copies of these versions to all States and
regional economic integration organisations referred to in
Article XIII(1) of this Agreement, and to the Agreement secre-
tariat after it has been established.

2.
As soon as this Agreement enters into force, a certified copy
thereof shall be transmitted by the Depositary to the Secretariat
of the United Nations for registration and publication in accor-
dance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

3.
The Depositary shall inform all States and regional eco-
nomic integration organisations that have signed or acceded to
the Agreement, and the Agreement secretariat, of:

(a) any signature;

(c) acceded to this Agreement after the date on which the num-
ber of Range States and regional economic integration
organisations necessary to enable entry into force have
signed it without reservation or have ratified, accepted or
approved it, this Agreement shall enter into force on the first
day of the third month following the signature without res-
ervation, or deposit, by that State or organisation, of its
instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

(b) any deposit of

instruments of ratification, acceptance,

approval or accession;

(c)

the date of entry into force of this Agreement and of any
additional annex as well as of any amendment to the Agree-
ment or to its Annexes;

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(d) any reservation with respect to an additional annex or to an

amendment to an annex;

(e) any notification of withdrawal of a reservation;

Agreement, and to the Agreement secretariat, the text of any res-
ervation, of any additional annex and of any amendment to the
Agreement or to its annexes.

and

(f)

any notification of denunciation of the Agreement.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised to
that effect, have signed this Agreement.

The Depositary shall transmit to all States and regional economic
integration organisations that have signed or acceded to this

Done at The Hague on the sixteenth day of June in this year one
thousand nine hundred and ninety-five.

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ANNEX 1

DEFINITION OF THE AGREEMENT AREA

The boundary of the Agreement area is defined as follows: from the North Pole south along the 130° W line of longitude
to 75° N; thence east and south-east through Viscount Melville Sound, Prince Regent Inlet, the Gulf of Boothia, Foxe Basin,
Foxe Channel and Hudson Strait to a point in the north-west Atlantic at 60° N, 60° W; thence south-east through the
north-west Atlantic to a point at 50° N, 30° W; thence south along the 30° W line of longitude to 10° N; thence south-
east to the Equator at 20° W; thence south along the 20° W line of longitude to 40° S; thence east along the 40° S line of
latitude to 60° E; thence north along the 60° E line of longitude to 35° N; thence east-north-east on a great circle to a
point in the western Altai at 49° N, 87° 27’ E; thence northeast on a great circle to the coast of the Arctic Ocean at 130° E;
thence north along the 130° E line of longitude to the North Pole. The outline of the Agreement Area is illustrated on the
following map.

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Map of the Agreement Area

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ANNEX 2

WATERBIRD SPECIES TO WHICH THE AGREEMENT APPLIES (1)

SPHENISCIDAE

Spheniscus demersus

GAVIIDAE

Gavia stellata

Gavia arctica

Gavia immer

Gavia adamsii

PODICIPEDIDAE

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Podiceps cristatus

Podiceps grisegena

Podiceps auritus

Podiceps nigricollis

PELECANIDAE

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pelecanus rufescens

Pelecanus crispus

SULIDAE

African Penguin

Red-throated Diver

Black-throated Diver

Great Northern Diver

White-billed Diver

Little Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Great White Pelican

Pink-backed Pelican

Dalmatian Pelican

Sula (Morus) capensis

Cape Gannet

PHALACROCORACIDAE

Phalacrocorax coronatus

Phalacrocorax pygmeus

Phalacrocorax neglectus

Phalacrocorax carbo

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Phalacrocorax capensis

ARDEIDAE

Egretta ardesiaca

Egretta vinaceigula

Egretta garzetta

Egretta gularis

Egretta dimorpha

Ardea cinerea

Ardea melanocephala

Ardea purpurea

Casmerodius albus

Crowned Cormorant

Pygmy Cormorant

Bank Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Socotra Cormorant

Cape Cormorant

Black Heron

Slaty Egret

Little Egret

Western Reef Egret

Mascarene Reef Egret

Grey Heron

Black-headed Heron

Purple Heron

Great Egret

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Mesophoyx intermedia

Intermediate Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Ardeola ralloides

Ardeola idae

Ardeola rufiventris

Nycticorax nycticorax

Ixobrychus minutus

Ixobrychus sturmii

Botaurus stellaris

CICONIIDAE

Mycteria ibis

Anastomus lamelligerus

Ciconia nigra

Ciconia abdimii

Ciconia episcopus

Ciconia ciconia

Leptoptilos crumeniferus

BALAENICIPITIDAE

Balaeniceps rex

THRESKIORNITHIDAE

Plegadis falcinellus

Geronticus eremita

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Platalea leucorodia

Platalea alba

PHOENICOPTERIDAE

Phoenicopterus ruber

Phoenicopterus minor

ANATIDAE

Dendrocygna bicolor

Dendrocygna viduata

Thalassornis leuconotus

Oxyura leucocephala

Oxyura maccoa

Cygnus olor

Cygnus cygnus

Cygnus columbianus

Anser brachyrhynchus

Anser fabalis

Anser albifrons

Anser erythropus

Anser anser

Cattle Egret

Squacco Heron

Madagascar Pond-Heron

Rufous-bellied Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Little Bittern

Dwarf Bittern

Great Bittern

Yellow-billed Stork

African Openbill

Black Stork

Abdim’s Stork

Woolly-necked Stork

White Stork

Marabou Stork

Shoebill

Glossy Ibis

Waldrapp

Sacred Ibis

Eurasian Spoonbill

African Spoonbill

Greater Flamingo

Lesser Flamingo

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

White-faced Whistling-Duck

White-backed Duck

White-headed Duck

Maccoa Duck

Mute Swan

Whooper Swan

Bewick’s Swan

Pink-footed Goose

Bean Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Greylag Goose

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Branta leucopsis

Branta bernicla

Branta ruficollis

Alopochen aegyptiacus

Tadorna ferruginea

Tadorna cana

Tadorna tadorna

Plectropterus gambensis

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Nettapus auritus

Anas penelope

Anas strepera

Anas crecca

Anas capensis

Anas platyrhynchos

Anas undulata

Anas acuta

Anas erythrorhyncha

Anas hottentota

Anas querquedula

Anas clypeata

Barnacle Goose

Brent Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Egyptian Goose

Ruddy Shelduck

South African Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Spur-winged Goose

Comb Duck

African Pygmy-goose

Eurasian Wigeon

Gadwall

Common Teal

Cape Teal

Mallard

Yellow-billed Duck

Northern Pintail

Red-billed Duck

Hottentot Teal

Garganey

Northern Shoveler

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Marbled Teal

Netta rufina

Netta erythrophthalma

Aythya ferina

Aythya nyroca

Aythya fuligula

Aythya marila

Somateria mollissima

Somateria spectabilis

Polysticta stelleri

Clangula hyemalis

Melanitta nigra

Melanitta fusca

Bucephala clangula

Mergellus albellus

Mergus serrator

Mergus merganser

GRUIDAE

Balearica pavonina

Balearica regulorum

Grus leucogeranus

Grus virgo

Grus paradisea

Red-crested Pochard

Southern Pochard

Common Pochard

Ferruginous Pochard

Tufted Duck

Greater Scaup

Common Eider

King Eider

Steller’s Eider

Long-tailed Duck

Common Scoter

Velvet Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Smew

Red-breasted Merganser

Goosander

Black Crowned Crane

Grey Crowned Crane

Siberian Crane

Demoiselle Crane

Blue Crane

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Grus carunculatus

Grus grus

RALLIDAE

Sarothrura elegans

Sarothrura boehmi

Sarothrura ayresi

Rallus aquaticus

Rallus caerulescens

Crecopsis egregia

Crex crex

Amaurornis flavirostris

Porzana parva

Porzana pusilla

Porzana porzana

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis

Porphyrio alleni

Gallinula chloropus

Gallinula angulata

Fulica cristata

Fulica atra

DROMADIDAE

Dromas ardeola

HAEMATOPODIDAE

Haematopus ostralegus

Haematopus moquini

RECURVIROSTRIDAE

Himantopus himantopus

Recurvirostra avosetta

BURHINIDAE

Burhinus senegalensis

GLAREOLIDAE

Pluvianus aegyptius

Glareola pratincola

Glareola nordmanni

Glareola ocularis

Glareola nuchalis

Glareola cinerea

CHARADRIIDAE

Pluvialis apricaria

Pluvialis fulva

Pluvialis squatarola

Wattled Crane

Common Crane

Buff-spotted Flufftail

Streaky-breasted Flufftail

White-winged Flufftail

Water Rail

African Rail

African Crake

Corncrake

Black Crake

Little Crake

Baillon’s Crake

Spotted Crake

Striped Crake

Allen’s Gallinule

Common Moorhen

Lesser Moorhen

Red-knobbed Coot

Common Coot

Crab Plover

Eurasian Oystercatcher

African Black Oystercatcher

Black-winged Stilt

Pied Avocet

Senegal Thick-knee

Egyptian Plover

Collared Pratincole

Black-winged Pratincole

Madagascar Pratincole

Rock Pratincole

Grey Pratincole

Eurasian Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover

Grey Plover

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Charadrius hiaticula

Charadrius dubius

Charadrius pecuarius

Charadrius tricollaris

Charadrius forbesi

Charadrius pallidus

Charadrius alexandrinus

Charadrius marginatus

Charadrius mongolus

Charadrius leschenaultii

Charadrius asiaticus

Eudromias morinellus

Vanellus vanellus

Vanellus spinosus

Vanellus albiceps

Vanellus senegallus

Vanellus lugubris

Vanellus melanopterus

Vanellus coronatus

Vanellus superciliosus

Vanellus gregarius

Vanellus leucurus

SCOLOPACIDAE

Scolopax rusticola

Gallinago stenura

Gallinago media

Gallinago gallinago

Lymnocryptes minimus

Limosa limosa

Limosa lapponica

Numenius phaeopus

Numenius tenuirostris

Numenius arquata

Tringa erythropus

Tringa totanus

Tringa stagnatilis

Tringa nebularia

Tringa ochropus

Tringa glareola

Tringa cinerea

Tringa hypoleucos

Arenaria interpres

Calidris tenuirostris

Calidris canutus

Calidris alba

Common Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Kittlitz’s Plover

Three-banded Plover

Forbes’s Plover

Chestnut-banded Plover

Kentish Plover

White-fronted Plover

Mongolian Plover

Greater Sandplover

Caspian Plover

Eurasian Dotterel

Northern Lapwing

Spur-winged Plover

White-headed Lapwing

Wattled Lapwing

Senegal Lapwing

Black-winged Lapwing

Crowned Lapwing

Brown-chested Lapwing

Sociable Plover

White-tailed Plover

Eurasian Woodcock

Pintail Snipe

Great Snipe

Common Snipe

Jack Snipe

Black-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Whimbrel

Slender-billed Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Spotted Redshank

Common Redshank

Marsh Sandpiper

Common Greenshank

Green Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone

Great Knot

Red Knot

Sanderling

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Calidris minuta

Calidris temminckii

Calidris maritima

Calidris alpina

Calidris ferruginea

Limicola falcinellus

Philomachus pugnax

Phalaropus lobatus

Phalaropus fulicaria

LARIDAE

Larus leucophthalmus

Larus hemprichii

Larus canus

Larus audouinii

Larus marinus

Larus dominicanus

Larus hyperboreus

Larus glaucoides

Larus argentatus

Larus heuglini

Larus armenicus

Larus cachinnans

Larus fuscus

Larus ichthyaetus

Larus cirrocephalus

Larus hartlaubii

Larus ridibundus

Larus genei

Larus melanocephalus

Larus minutus

Xema sabini

Sterna nilotica

Sterna caspia

Sterna maxima

Sterna bengalensis

Sterna bergii

Sterna sandvicensis

Sterna dougallii

Sterna vittata

Sterna hirundo

Sterna paradisaea

Sterna albifrons

Sterna saundersi

Sterna balaenarum

Little Stint

Temminck’s Stint

Purple Sandpiper

Dunlin

Curlew Sandpiper

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Ruff

Red-necked Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

White-eyed Gull

Sooty Gull

Common Gull

Audouin’s Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Kelp Gull

Glaucous Gull

Iceland Gull

Herring Gull

Heuglin’s Gull

Armenian Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Great Black-headed Gull

Grey-headed Gull

Hartlaub’s Gull

Common Black-headed Gull

Slender-billed Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Little Gull

Sabine’s Gull

Gull-billed Tern

Caspian Tern

Royal Tern

Lesser Crested Tern

Great Crested Tern

Sandwich Tern

Roseate Tern

Antarctic Tern

Common Tern

Arctic Tern

Little Tern

Saunders’s Tern

Damara Tern

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Sterna repressa

Chlidonias hybridus

Chlidonias leucopterus

Chlidonias niger

RYNCHOPIDAE

Rynchops flavirostris

White-cheeked Tern

Whiskered Tern

White-winged Tern

Black Tern

African Skimmer

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ANNEX 3

ACTION PLAN (1)

1.

Field of application

1.1.

The Action Plan is applicable to the populations of migratory waterbirds listed in Table 1 to this Annex (hereafter
referred to as Table 1).

1.2.

Table 1 forms an integral part of this Annex. Any reference to this Action Plan includes a reference to Table 1.

2.

Species conservation

2.1.

Legal measures

2.1.1. Parties with populations listed in column A of Table 1 shall provide protection to those populations listed in accor-

dance with Article III (2)(a) of this Agreement. Such Parties shall in particular and subject to paragraph 2.1.3:

(a)

prohibit the taking of birds and eggs of those populations occurring in their territory;

(b) prohibit deliberate disturbance in so far as such disturbance would be significant for the conservation of the

population concerned;

and

(c)

prohibit the possession or utilisation of, and trade in, birds or eggs of those populations which have been
taken in contravention of the prohibitions laid down pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, as well as the pos-
session or utilisation of, and trade in, any readily recognisable parts or derivatives of such birds and their
eggs.

By way of exception for those populations listed in Categories 2 and 3 in Column A only and which are marked
by an asterisk, hunting may continue on a sustainable use basis where hunting of such populations is a long-
established cultural practice. This sustainable use shall be conducted within the framework of special provisions of
a species action plan at the appropriate international level.

2.1.2. Parties with populations listed in Table 1 shall regulate the taking of birds and eggs of all populations listed in
column B of Table 1. The object of such legal measures shall be to maintain or contribute to the restoration of
those populations to a favourable conservation status and to ensure, on the basis of the best available knowledge
of population dynamics, that any taking or other use is sustainable. Such legal measures, subject to paragraph 2.1.3,
shall in particular:

(a)

prohibit the taking of birds belonging to the populations concerned during their various stages of reproduc-
tion and rearing and during their return to their breeding grounds if the taking has an unfavourable impact
on the conservation status of the population concerned;

(b)

regulate the modes of taking;

(c)

establish limits on taking, where appropriate, and provide adequate controls to ensure that these limits are
observed;

and

(d) prohibit the possession or utilisation of, and trade in, birds and eggs of the populations which have been
taken in contravention of any prohibition laid down pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, as well as
the possession or utilisation of, and trade in, any parts of such birds and their eggs.

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2.1.3. Parties may grant exemptions to the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 2.1.1 and 2.1.2, irrespective of the pro-
visions of Article III(5) of the Convention, where there is no other satisfactory solution, for the following purposes:

(a)

to prevent serious damage to crops, water and fisheries;

(b)

in the interests of air safety or other overriding public interests;

(c)

for the purpose of research and education, of re-establishment and for the breeding necessary for these
purposes;

(d)

to permit under strictly supervised conditions, on a selective basis and to a limited extent, the taking and
keeping or other judicious use of certain birds in small numbers;

and

(e)

for the purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the populations concerned.

Such exemptions shall be precise as to content and limited in space and time and shall not operate to the detri-
ment of the populations listed in Table 1. Parties shall as soon as possible inform the Agreement secretariat of any
exemptions granted pursuant to this provision.

2.2.

Single species action plans

2.2.1. Parties shall cooperate with a view to developing and implementing international single species action plans for
populations listed in Category 1 of Column A of Table 1 as a priority and for those populations listed with an
asterisk in Column A of Table 1. The Agreement secretariat shall coordinate the development, harmonisation and
implementation of such plans.

2.2.2. Parties shall prepare and implement national single species action plans for the populations listed in Column A of
Table 1 with a view to improving their overall conservation status. This action plan shall include special provisions
for those populations marked with an asterisk. When appropriate, the problem of accidental killing of birds by
hunters as a result of incorrect identification of the species should be considered.

2.3.

Emergency measures

Parties shall, in close cooperation with each other whenever possible and relevant, develop and implement emer-
gency measures for populations listed in Table 1, when exceptionally unfavourable or endangering conditions occur
anywhere in the Agreement Area.

2.4.

Re-establishments

Parties shall exercise the greatest care when re-establishing populations listed in Table 1 into parts of their tradi-
tional range where they no longer exist. They shall endeavour to develop and follow a detailed re-establishment
plan based on appropriate scientific studies. Re-establishment plans should constitute an integral part of national
and, where appropriate, international single species action plans. A re-establishment plan should include assess-
ment of the impact on the environment and shall be made widely available. Parties shall inform the Agreement
secretariat, in advance, of all re-establishment programme for populations listed in Table 1.

2.5.

Introductions

2.5.1. Parties shall, if they consider it necessary, prohibit the introduction of non-native species of animals and plants

which may be detrimental to the populations listed in Table 1.

2.5.2. Parties shall, if they consider it necessary, require the taking of appropriate precautions to avoid the accidental

escape of captive birds belonging to non-native species.

2.5.3. Parties shall take measures to the extent feasible and appropriate, including taking, to ensure that when non-native
species or hybrids thereof have already been introduced into their territory, those species or their hybrids do not
pose a potential hazard to the populations listed in Table 1.

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3.

Habitat conservation

3.1.

Habitat inventories

3.1.1. Parties, in liaison where appropriate with competent international organisations, shall undertake and publish national
inventories of the habitats within their territory which are important to the populations listed in Table 1.

3.1.2. Parties shall endeavour, as a matter of priority, to identify all sites of international or national importance for popu-

lations listed in Table 1.

3.2.

Conservation of areas

3.2.1. Parties shall endeavour to continue establishing protected areas to conserve habitats important for the populations

listed in Table 1, and to develop and implement management plans for these areas.

3.2.2. Parties shall endeavour to give special protection to those wetlands which meet internationally accepted criteria of

international importance.

3.2.3. Parties shall endeavour to make wise and sustainable use of all of the wetlands in their territory. In particular they
shall endeavour to avoid degradation and loss of habitats that support populations listed in Table 1 through the
introduction of appropriate regulations or standards and control measures. In particular, they shall endeavour to:

(a)

ensure, where practicable, that adequate statutory controls are in place, relating to the use of agricultural
chemicals, pest control procedures and the disposal of waste water, which are in accordance with interna-
tional norms, for the purpose of minimising their adverse impacts on the populations listed in Table 1;

and

(b) prepare and distribute information materials, in the appropriate languages, describing such regulations, stan-

dards and control measures in force and their benefits to people and wildlife.

3.2.4. Parties shall endeavour to develop strategies, according to an ecosystem approach, for the conservation of the habi-

tats of all populations listed in Table 1, including the habitats of those populations that are dispersed.

3.3.

Rehabilitation and restoration

Parties shall endeavour to rehabilitate or restore, where feasible and appropriate, areas which were previously
important for the populations listed in Table 1.

4.

Management of human activities

4.1.

Hunting

4.1.1. Parties shall cooperate to ensure that their hunting legislation implements the principle of sustainable use as envis-
aged in this Action Plan, taking into account the full geographical range of the waterbird populations concerned
and their life history characteristics.

4.1.2. The Agreement secretariat shall be kept informed by the Parties of their legislation relating to the hunting of popu-

lations listed in Table 1.

4.1.3. Parties shall cooperate with a view to developing a reliable and harmonised system for the collection of harvest
data in order to assess the annual harvest of populations listed in Table 1. They shall provide the Agreement sec-
retariat with estimates of the total annual take for each population, when available.

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4.1.4. Parties shall endeavour to phase out the use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands by the year 2000.

4.1.5. Parties shall develop and implement measures to reduce, and as far as possible eliminate, the use of poisoned baits.

4.1.6. Parties shall develop and implement measures to reduce, and as far as possible eliminate, illegal taking.

4.1.7. Where appropriate, Parties shall encourage hunters, at local, national and international levels, to form clubs or

organisations to coordinate their activities and to help ensure sustainability.

4.1.8. Parties shall, where appropriate, promote the requirement of a proficiency test for hunters, including among other

things, bird identification.

4.2.

Eco-tourism

4.2.1. Parties shall encourage, where appropriate but not in the case of core zones of protected areas, the elaboration of
cooperative programmes between all concerned to develop sensitive and appropriate eco-tourism at wetlands hold-
ing concentrations of populations listed in Table 1.

4.2.2. Parties, in cooperation with competent international organisations, shall endeavour to evaluate the costs, benefits
and other consequences that can result from eco-tourism at selected wetlands with concentrations of populations
listed in Table 1. They shall communicate the results of any such evaluations to the Agreement secretariat.

4.3.

Other human activities

4.3.1. Parties shall assess the impact of proposed projects which are likely to lead to conflicts between populations listed
in Table 1 that are in the areas referred to in paragraph 3.2 and human interests, and shall make the results of the
assessment publicly available.

4.3.2. Parties shall endeavour to gather information on the damage, in particular to crops and to fisheries, caused by

populations listed in Table 1, and report the results to the Agreement secretariat.

4.3.3. Parties shall cooperate with a view to identifying appropriate techniques to minimise damage, or to mitigate the
effects of damage, in particular to crops and to fisheries, caused by populations listed in Table 1, drawing on the
experience gained elsewhere in the world.

4.3.4. Parties shall cooperate with a view to developing single species action plans for populations which cause signifi-
cant damage, in particular to crops and to fisheries. The Agreement secretariat shall coordinate the development
and harmonisation of such plans.

4.3.5. Parties shall, as far as possible, promote high environmental standards in the planning and construction of struc-
tures to minimise their impact on populations listed in Table 1. They should consider steps to minimise the impact
of structures already in existence where it becomes evident that they constitute a negative impact for the popula-
tions concerned.

4.3.6.

In cases where human disturbance threatens the conservation status of waterbird populations listed in Table 1,
Parties should endeavour to take measures to limit the level of threat. Special attention should be given to problem
of human disturbance at breeding colonies of colonially-nesting waterbirds, especially when they are situated in
the areas which are popular for outdoor recreation. Appropriate measures might include, inter alia, the establish-
ment of disturbance-free zones in protected areas where public access is not permitted.

5.

Research and monitoring

5.1.

Parties shall endeavour to carry out survey work in poorly known areas, which may hold important concentra-
tions of the populations listed in Table 1. The results of such surveys shall be disseminated widely.

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5.2.

Parties shall endeavour to monitor the populations listed in Table 1. The results of such monitoring shall be pub-
lished or sent to appropriate international organisations, to enable reviews of population status and trends.

5.3.

Parties shall cooperate to improve the measurement of bird population trends as a criterion for describing the
status of such populations.

5.4.

5.5.

5.6.

Parties shall cooperate with a view to determining the migration routes of all populations listed in Table 1, using
available knowledge of breeding and non-breeding season distributions and census results, and by participating in
coordinated ringing programmes.

Parties shall endeavour to initiate and support joint research projects into the ecology and population dynamics of
populations listed in Table 1 and their habitats, in order to determine their specific requirements as well as the
techniques which are the most appropriate for their conservation and management.

Parties shall endeavour to undertake studies on the effects of wetland loss and degradation and disturbance on the
carrying capacity of wetlands used by the populations listed in Table 1 and on the migration patterns of such
populations.

5.7.

Parties shall endeavour to undertake studies on the impact of hunting and trade on the populations listed in Table
1 and on the importance of these forms of utilisation to the local and national economy.

5.8.

Parties shall endeavour to cooperate with relevant international organisations and to support research and moni-
toring projects.

6.

Education and information

6.1.

Parties shall, where necessary, arrange for training programmes to ensure that personnel responsible for the imple-
mentation of this Action Plan have an adequate knowledge to implement it effectively.

6.2.

Parties shall cooperate with each other and the Agreement secretariat with a view to developing training pro-
grammes and exchanging resource materials.

6.3.

Parties shall endeavour to develop programmes, information materials and mechanisms to improve the level of
awareness of the general public with regard to the objectives, provisions and contents of this Action Plan. In this
regard, particular attention shall be given to those people living in and around important wetlands, to users of
these wetlands (hunters, fishermen, tourists, etc.) and to local authorities and other decision makers.

6.4.

Parties shall endeavour to undertake specific public awareness campaigns for the conservation of the populations
listed in Table 1.

7.

Implementation

7.1. When implementing this Action Plan, Parties shall, when appropriate, give priority to those populations listed in

Column A of Table 1.

7.2. Where, in the case of populations listed in Table 1, more than one population of the same species occurs on the
territory of a Party, that Party shall apply conservation measures appropriate to the population or populations that
have the poorest conservation status.

7.3.

The Agreement secretariat, in coordination with the Technical Committee and with the assistance of experts from
Range States, shall coordinate the development of conservation guidelines in accordance with Article IV(4) of this
Agreement to assist the Parties in the implementation of this Action Plan. The Agreement secretariat shall ensure,
where possible, coherence with guidelines approved under other international instruments. These conservation
guidelines shall aim at introducing the principle of sustainable use. They shall cover, inter alia:

(a)

single species action plans;

(b)

emergency measures;

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(c)

preparation of site inventories and habitat management methods;

(d) hunting practices;

(e)

trade in waterbirds;

(f)

tourism;

(g)

reducing crop damage;

and

(h)

a waterbird monitoring protocol.

7.4.

The Agreement secretariat, in coordination with the Technical Committee and the Parties, shall prepare a series of
international reviews necessary for the implementation of this Action Plan, including:

(a)

reports on the status and trends of populations;

(b)

gaps in information from surveys;

(c)

the networks of sites used by each population, including reviews of the protection status of each site as well
as of the management measures taken in each case;

(d) pertinent hunting and trade legislation in each country relating to the species listed in Annex 2 to this

Agreement;

(e)

the stage of preparation and implementation of single species action plans;

(f)

re-establishment projects;

and

(g)

the status of introduced non-native waterbird species and hybrids thereof.

7.5.

7.6.

7.7.

The Agreement secretariat shall endeavour to ensure that the reviews mentioned in paragraph 7.4 are updated at
intervals of not more than three years.

The Technical Committee shall assess the guidelines and reviews prepared under paragraphs 7.3 and 7.4, and shall
formulate draft recommendations and resolutions relating to their development, content and implementation for
consideration at sessions of the Meeting of the Parties.

The Agreement secretariat shall regularly undertake a review of potential mechanisms for providing additional
resources (funds and technical assistance) for the implementation of this Action Plan, and shall make a report to
each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties.

TABLE 1

STATUS OF THE POPULATIONS OF MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS (1)

Key to classification

The following key to Table 1 is a basis for implementation of the Action Plan:

Column A

Category 1:

(a)

Species which are included in Appendix I to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory spe-
cies of Wild Animals;

(b)

Species which are listed as threatened in Threatened Birds of the World (BirdLife International 2000);

or

(c)

Populations, which number less than around 10 000 individuals.

(1) As adopted at the second session of the Meeting of the Parties, which took place from 25 to 27 September 2002, Bonn, Germany.

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Category 2:

Populations numbering between around 10 000 and around 25 000 individuals.

Category 3:

Populations numbering between around 25 000 and around 100 000 individuals and considered to be at
risk as a result of:

(a) Concentration onto a small number of sites at any stage of their annual cycle;

(b) Dependence on a habitat type, which is under severe threat;

(c)

Showing significant long-term decline;

or

(d)

Showing extreme fluctuations in population size or trend.

For species listed in categories 2 and 3 above, see paragraph 2.1.1 of the Action Plan contained in Annex 3 to the
Agreement.

Column B

Category 1:

Populations numbering between around 25 000 and around 100 000 individuals and which do not fulfil
the conditions in respect of column A, as described above.

Category 2:

Populations numbering more than around 100 000 individuals and considered to be in need of special
attention as a result of:

(a) Concentration onto a small number of sites at any stage of their annual cycle;

(b) Dependence on a habitat type, which is under severe threat;

(c)

Showing significant long-term decline;

or

(d)

Showing extreme fluctuations in population size or trend.

Column C

Category 1:

Populations numbering more than around 100 000 individuals which could significantly benefit from inter-
national cooperation and which do not fulfil the conditions in respect of either column A or column B,
above.

Review of Table 1

The Table shall be:

(a) Reviewed regularly by the Technical Committee in accordance with Article VII(3)(b) of the Agreement;

and

(b) Amended as necessary by the Meeting of the Parties, in accordance with Article VI(9)(d) of the Agreement, in light of

the conclusions of such reviews.

Definition of geographical terms used in range descriptions

North Africa

Algeria, Egypt, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia.

West Africa

Eastern Africa

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, the United Republic
of Tanzania.

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North-east Africa

Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.

Southern Africa

Central Africa

Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe.

Sub-Saharan Africa

All African States south of the Sahara.

Tropical Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.

Western Palearctic

As defined in Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (Cramp &
Simmons 1977).

North-west Europe

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Western Europe

North-west Europe with Portugal and Spain.

North-east Europe

The northern part of the Russian Federation west of the Urals.

Eastern Europe

Belarus, the Russian Federation west of the Urals, Ukraine.

Central Europe

North Atlantic

Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland,
the Russian Federation around the Gulf of Finland and Kaliningrad, Slovakia, Switzerland.

Faroes, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, the north-west coast of the Russian Federation,
Svalbard, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

East Atlantic

Atlantic seaboard of Europe and North Africa from northern Norway to Morocco.

Western Siberia

The Russian Federation east of the Urals to the Yenisey River and south to the Kazakhstan border.

Central Siberia

The Russian Federation from the Yenisey River to the eastern boundary of the Taimyr Peninsula
and south to the Altai Mountains.

West Mediterranean

Algeria, France, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Tunisia.

East Mediterranean

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya, Slovenia, the Syrian Arab Republic, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Turkey, Yugoslavia.

Black Sea

Caspian

South-west Asia

Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Romania, the Russian Federation, Turkey,
Ukraine.

Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.

Bahrain, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic, eastern Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates,
Uzbekistan, Yemen.

Western Asia

Western parts of the Russian Federation east of the Urals and the Caspian countries.

Central Asia

Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Southern Asia

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Key to abbreviations and symbols

bre:

breeding

Northern

Southern

North-eastern

South-eastern

N:

S:

NE:

SE:

()

*

win: wintering

E:

Eastern

W: Western

NW: North-western

SW:

South-western

Population status unknown. Conservation status estimated.

By way of exception for those populations marked by an asterisk, hunting may continue on a sustainable use basis where
hunting of such populations is a long-established cultural practice (see paragraph 2.1.1 of Annex 3 to the Agreement).

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Notes

1.

2.

3.

The population data used to compile Table 1 as far as possible correspond to the number of individuals in the poten-
tial breeding stock in the Agreement area. The status is based on the best available published population estimates.

Suffixes (bre) or (win) in population listings are solely aids to population identification. They do not indicate seasonal
restrictions to actions in respect of these populations under the Agreement and Action Plan.

The brief descriptions used to identify the populations are based on the descriptions used in the third edition of
Waterbird Population Estimates.

4.

Slash signs (/) are used to separate breeding areas from wintering areas.

5. Where a species’ population is listed in Table 1 with multiple categorisation, the obligations of the Action Plan relate

to the strictest category listed.

SPHENISCIDAE

Spheniscus demersus

– Southern Africa

GAVIIDAE

Gavia stellata

– North-west Europe (win)

– Caspian, Black Sea and east Mediterranean (win)

Gavia arctica arctica

– Northern Europe and western Siberia/Europe

Gavia arctica suschkini

– Central Siberia/Caspian

Gavia immer

– Europe (win)

Gavia adamsii

– Northern Europe (win)

PODICIPEDIDAE

Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis

– Europe and north-west Africa

Podiceps cristatus cristatus

– North-west and western Europe

– Black Sea and Mediterranean (win)

– Caspian and south-west Asia (win)

Podiceps grisegena grisegena

– North-west Europe (win)

– Black Sea and Mediterranean (win)

– Caspian (win)

Podiceps cristatus infuscatus

– Eastern Africa (Ethiopia to northern Zambia)

– Southern Africa

A

B

C

1b

2a 2c

2c

(1)

2c

1

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

1c

1c

2

2

1c

1c

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Podiceps auritus auritus

– North-west Europe (large-billed)

– North-east Europe (small-billed)

– Caspian and southern Asia (win)

Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis

– Europe/southern and western Europe and north Africa

– Western Asia/south-west and southern Asia

Podiceps nigricollis gurneyi

– Southern Africa

PELECANIDAE

Pelecanus onocrotalus

– Southern Africa

– Western Africa

– Eastern Africa

– Europe and western Asia (bre)

Pelecanus rufescens

– Tropical Africa and south-west Arabia

Pelecanus crispus

– Black Sea and Mediterranean (win)

– South-west Asia and south Asia (win)

SULIDAE

Sula (Morus) capensis

– Southern Africa

PHALACROCORACIDAE

Phalacrocorax coronatus

– Coastal south-west Africa

Phalacrocorax pygmeus

– Black Sea and Mediterranean

– South-west Asia

Phalacrocorax neglectus

– Coastal south-west Africa

Phalacrocorax carbo carbo

– North-west Europe

Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis

– Northern and central Europe

– Black Sea and Mediterranean

– Western and south-westAsia

Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus

– Coastal west Africa

B

1

1

1

1

A

1c

2

2

2

1a 3c

1a 1c

1a 2

1b

2a 2c

1c

1b 1c

1

1

1

C

1

1

1

1

1

(1)

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– Central and eastern Africa

– Coastal southern Africa

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

– Gulf and Arabian Sea

Phalacrocorax capensis

– Coastal southern Africa

ARDEIDAE

Egretta ardesiaca

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Egretta vinaceigula

– South-central Africa

Egretta garzetta garzetta

– Sub-Saharan Africa

– Europe, Black Sea and Mediterranean/west and central Africa

– Western Asia/south-west Asia, north-east and eastern Africa

Egretta gularis gularis

– West Africa

Egretta gularis schistacea

– North-east Africa and Red Sea

– South-west Asia and south Asia

Egretta dimorpha

– Coastal Eastern Africa

Ardea cinerea cinerea

– Sub-Saharan Africa

– Europe and north Africa (bre)

– West and South-west Asia (bre)

Ardea melanocephala

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Ardea purpurea purpurea

– Tropical Africa

– Western Europe and westMediterranean/west Africa

– Eastern Europe and South-west Asia/Sub-Saharan Africa

Casmerodius albus albus

– Western, central and south-east Europe/Black Sea and Mediterra-

nean

– Western Asia/south-west Asia

Casmerodius albus melanorhynchos

– Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar

Mesophoyx intermedia brachyrhyncha

– Sub-Saharan Africa

A

2

B

C

1

1b

2a 2c

2a 2c

3c

1b 1c

2

2

2

2

(1)

1

1

1

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

1

(2c)

(1)

1

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A

B

2

3c

(1)

(1)

(1)

2c

(1)

2c

(1)

(1)

(1)

1

Bubulcus ibis ibis

– Southern Africa

– Tropical Africa

– South-west Europe and north-west Africa

– East Mediterranean and south-west Asia

Ardeola ralloides ralloides

– Medit., Black Sea and north Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa

– West and south-west Asia/Sub-Saharan Africa

Ardeola ralloides paludivaga

– Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar

Ardeola idea

– Madagascar and Aldabra/central and eastern Africa

1b 1c

Ardeola rufiventris

– Tropical eastern and southern Africa

Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax

– Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar

– Europe and north-west Africa/Mediterranean and Africa

– Western Asia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Ixobrychus minutus minutus

– Europe and north Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa

– West and south-west Asia/Sub-Saharan Africa

Ixobrychus minutus payesii

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Ixobrychus sturmii

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Botaurus stellaris stellaris

– Europe (bre)

– South-west Asia (win)

Botaurus stellaris capensis

– Southern Africa

CICONIIDAE

Mycteria ibis

– Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Madagascar)

Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Ciconia nigra

– Southern Africa

– South-west Europe/westAfrica

– Central and eastern Europe/Sub-Saharan Africa

3c

2

1c

1c

1c

2

C

1

1

1

(1)

1

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A

B

C

(2c)

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

1

Ciconia abdimii

– Sub-Saharan Africa and south-west Arabia

Ciconia episcopus microscelis

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Ciconia ciconia ciconia

– Southern Africa

– Iberia and north-west Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa

– Central and eastern Europe/Sub-Saharan Africa

– Western Asia/south-west Asia

Leptoptilos crumeniferus

– Sub-Saharan Africa

BALAENICIPITIDAE

Balaeniceps rex

– Central tropical Africa

THRESKIORNITHIDAE

Plegadis falcinellus falcinellus

– Sub-Saharan Africa (bre)

– Black Sea and Mediterranean/west Africa

– South-west Asia/eastern Africa

Geronticus eremita

– Morocco

– South-west Asia

Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus

– Sub-Saharan Africa

– Iraq and Iran

Platalea leucorodia leucorodia

– West Europe/west Mediterranean and west Africa

– Cent. and south-east Europe/Mediterranean and tropical Africa

Platalea leucorodia archeri

– Red Sea and Somalia

Platalea leucorodia balsaci

– Coastal west Africa (Mauritania)

Platalea leucorodia major

– Western Asia/south-west and south Asia

Platalea alba

– Sub-Saharan Africa

PHOENICOPTERIDAE

Phoenicopterus ruber roseus

– West Africa

1c

3b

2

1c

3c

1a 1b 1c

1a 1b 1c

1c

1c

2

1c

1c

2

2*

3a

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– Eastern Africa

– Southern Africa (to Madagascar)

– West Mediterranean

– East Mediterranean, south-west and south Asia

Phoenicopterus minor

– West Africa

– Eastern Africa

– Southern Africa (to Madagascar)

ANATIDAE

Dendrocygna bicolor

– West Africa (Senegal to Chad)

– Eastern and southern Africa

Dendrocygna viduata

– West Africa (Senegal to Chad)

– Eastern and southern Africa

Thalassornis leuconotus leuconotus

– West Africa

– Eastern and southern Africa

Oxyura leucocephala

A

3a

3a

2

3a

1c

2*

– West Mediterranean (Spain and Morocco)

– Algeria and Tunisia

– East Mediterranean, Turkey and south-west Asia

1a 1b 1c

1a 1b 1c

1a 1b 1c

Oxyura maccoa

– Eastern Africa

– Southern Africa

Cygnus olor

– North-west mainland and central Europe

– Black Sea

– West and central Asia/Caspian

Cygnus Cygnus

– Iceland/United Kingdom and Ireland

– North-west mainland Europe

– Northern Europe and western Siberia/Black Sea and East Medi-

terranean

– West and central Siberia/Caspian

Cygnus columbianus bewickii

– Western Siberia and north-east Europe/north-west Europe

– Northern Siberia/Caspian

Anser brachyrhynchus

– East Greenland and Iceland/United Kingdom

– Svalbard/north-west Europe

1c

1c

2

2

2

3c

1c

C

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

B

2a

2a

2a 2c

1

2a 2d

1

2a

1

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Anser fabalis fabalis

– North-east Europe/north-west Europe

Anser fabalis rossicus

– West and central Siberia/north-east and south-west Europe

Anser fabalis johanseni

– West and central Siberia/Turkmenistan to western China

Anser albifrons albifrons

– North-west Siberia and north-east Europe/north-west Europe

– Western Siberia/central Europe

– Western Siberia/Black Sea and Turkey

– Northern Siberia/Caspian and Iraq

Anser albifrons flavirostris

– Greenland/Ireland and United Kingdom

Anser erythropus

A

3c*

2

3a*

– Northern Europe and western Siberia/Black Sea and Caspian

1a 1b 2

Anser anser anser

– Iceland/United Kingdom and Ireland

– North-west Europe/south-west Europe

– Central Europe/north Africa

Anser anser rubrirostris

– Black Sea and Turkey

– Western Siberia/Caspian and Iraq

Branta leucopsis

– East Greenland/Scotland and Ireland

– Svalbard/south-west Scotland

– Russia/Germany and Netherlands

Branta bernicla bernicla

– Western Siberia/western Europe

Branta bernicla hrota

– Svalbard/Denmark and United Kingdom

– Canada and Greenland/Ireland

Branta ruficollis

B

1

1

1

1

1

2

1c

2

2b 2c

C

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

1

1

1

– Northern Siberia/Black Sea and Caspian

1a 1b 3a

Alopochen aegyptiacus

– West Africa

– Eastern and southern Africa

Tadorna ferruginea

– North-west Africa

– East Mediterranean and Black Sea/north-east Africa

2

1c

2

– Western Asia and Caspian/Iran and Iraq

1

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A

3c

1c

1c

1c

Tadorna cana

– Southern Africa

Tadorna tadorna

– North-west Europe

– Black Sea and Mediterranean

– Western Asia/Caspian and Middle East

Plectropterus gambensis gambensis

– West Africa

– Eastern Africa (Sudan to Zambia)

Plectropterus gambensis niger

– Southern Africa

Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos

– West Africa

– Southern and eastern Africa

Nettapus auritus

– West Africa

– Southern and eastern Africa

Anas capensis

– Eastern Africa (Rift Valley)

– Lake Chad basin2

– Southern Africa (north to Angola and Zambia)

Anas strepera strepera

– North-west Europe

– North-east Europe/Black Sea and Mediterranean

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Anas penelope

– Western Siberia and north-east Europe/north-west Europe

– Western Siberia and north-east Europe/Black Sea and Mediterra-

nean

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos

– North-west Europe

– Northern Europe/West Mediterranean

– Eastern Europe/Black Sea and East Mediterranean

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia

Anas undulata undulata

– Southern Africa

Anas clypeata

– North-west and central Europe (win)

– Western Siberia, north-east and eastern Europe/southern Europe

and west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia, north-east and eastern Africa

B

1

2a

1

1

1

1

2c

2c

2c

2c

1

2c

2c

C

1

1

1

(1)

1

(1)

1

1

1

(1)

1

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B

1

2c

2c

2c

1

1

1

2c

Anas erythrorhyncha

– Southern Africa

– Eastern Africa

– Madagascar

Anas acuta

– North-west Europe

– Western Siberia, north-east and eastern Europe/southern Europe

and west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia and eastern Africa

Anas querquedula

– Western Siberia and Europe/west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia, north-east and eastern Africa

Anas crecca crecca

– North-west Europe

– Western Siberia and north-east Europe/Black Sea and Mediterra-

nean

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Anas hottentota

– Lake Chad Basin

– Eastern Africa (south to northern Zambia)

– Southern Africa (north to southern Zambia)

Marmaronetta angustirostris

– West Mediterranean/West Mediterranean and west Africa

– East Mediterranean

– South-west Asia

Netta rufina

A

2

1c

1a 1b 1c

1a 1b 1c

1a 1b 2

– South-west and central Europe/West Mediterranean

– Black Sea and east Mediterranean

3c

– Western and central Asia/south-west Asia

Netta erythrophthalma brunnea

– Southern and eastern Africa

Aythya ferina

– North-east Europe/north-west Europe

– Central and north-east Europe/Black Sea and Mediterranean

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia

Aythya nyroca

– West Mediterranean/north and west Africa

– Eastern Europe/east Mediterranean and Sahelian Africa

– Western Asia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

1a 1c

1a 3c

1a 3c

Aythya fuligula

– North-west Europe (win)

– Central Europe, Black Sea and Mediterranean (win)

C

1

1

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

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– Western Siberia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

A

B

C

(1)

Aythya marila marila

– Northern Europe/western Europe

– Western Siberia/Black Sea and Caspian

Somateria mollissima mollissima

– Baltic, Denmark and Netherlands

– Norway and Russia

Somateria mollissima borealis

– Svalbard and Franz Joseph (bre)

Somateria spectabilis

– East Greenland, north-east Europe and western Siberia

Polysticta stelleri

– Western Siberia/north-east Europe

Clangula hyemalis

– Iceland and Greenland

– Western Siberia/northern Europe

Melanitta nigra nigra

– Western Siberia and northern Europe/western Europe and

north-west Africa

Melanitta fusca fusca

– Western Siberia and northern Europe/north-west Europe

– Black Sea and Caspian

Bucephala clangula clangula

– North-west and central Europe (win)

– North-east Europe/Adriatic

– Western Siberia and north-east Europe/Black Sea

– Western Siberia/Caspian

Mergellus albellus

– North-west and central Europe (win)

– North-east Europe/Black Sea and east Mediterranean

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia

Mergus serrator serrator

– North-west and central Europe (win)

– North-east Europe/Black Sea and Mediterranean

– Western Siberia/south-west and central Asia

Mergus merganser merganser

– North-west and central Europe (win)

– North-east Europe/Black Sea

– Western Siberia/Caspian

GRUIDAE

Balearica pavonina pavonina

– West Africa (Senegal to Chad)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2a

2a

1

1

1

1a

1c

2

2

3a

3c

1c

1c

2

2

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Balearica pavonina ceciliae

– Eastern Africa (Sudan to Uganda)

Balearica regulorum regulorum

– Southern Africa (north to Angola and southern Zimbabwe)

Balearica regulorum gibbericeps

– Eastern Africa (Kenya to Mozambique)

Grus leucogeranus

– Iran (win)

Grus virgo

– Black Sea (Ukraine)/north-east Africa

– Turkey (bre)

– Kalmykia/north-east Africa

Grus paradisea

– Extreme southern Africa

Grus carunculatus

– Central and southern Africa

Grus grus

– North-west Europe/Iberia and Morocco

– North-east and central Europe/north Africa

– Eastern Europe/Turkey, Middle East and north-east Africa

– Turkey and Georgia (bre)

– Western Siberia/south Asia

RALLIDAE

Sarothrura elegans elegans

– NE, Eastern and southern Africa

Sarothrura elegans reichenovi

– S West Africa to central Africa

Sarothrura boehmi

– Central Africa

Sarothrura ayresi

– Ethiopia and southern Africa

Rallus aquaticus aquaticus

– Europe and north Africa

Rallus aquaticus korejewi

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia

Rallus caerulescens

– Southern and eastern Africa

Crecopsis egregia

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Crex crex

A

3c

1c

3c

1a 1b 1c

1c

1c

1b 2

1b 1c

3c

1c

1c

1a 1b 1c

B

C

1

1

1

(1)

(1)

(1)

1

(1)

(1)

(1)

– Europe and western Asia/Sub-Saharan Africa

1b

2c

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A

B

2c

2c

2

(2)

1c

Amaurornis flavirostris

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Porzana parva parva

– Western Eurasia/Africa

Porzana pusilla intermedia

– Europe (bre)

Porzana porzana

– Europe/Africa

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Porphyrio alleni

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Gallinula chloropus chloropus

– Europe and north Africa

– West and south-west Asia

Gallinula angulata

– Sub-Saharan Africa

Fulica cristata

– Sub-Saharan Africa

– Spain and Morocco

Fulica atra atra

– North-west Europe (win)

– Black Sea and Mediterranean (win)

– South-west Asia (win)

DROMADIDAE

Dromas ardeola

– North-west Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Gulf

3a

HAEMATOPODIDAE

Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus

– Europe/southern and western Europe and north-west Africa

Haematopus ostralegus longipes

– South-east Europe and western Asia/south-west Asia and north-

east Africa

Haematopus moquini

– Coastal southern Africa

RECURVIROSTRIDAE

Himantopus himantopus himantopus

– Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding south)

– Southern Africa (meridionalis)

1c

2

– South-west Europe and north-west Africa/west Africa

1

C

1

(1)

1

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

(1)

1

(1)

(1)

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1

(1)

(1)

1

(1)

(1)

(1)

– Central Europe and east Mediterranean/north-central Africa

– Western, central and south-west Asia/south-west Asia and

north-east Africa

Recurvirostra avosetta

– Southern Africa

– Eastern Africa

– Western Europe and north-west Africa (bre)

– South-east Europe, Black Sea and Turkey (bre)

– West and south-west Asia/eastern Africa

BURHINIDAE

Burhinus senegalensis senegalensis

– West Africa

Burhinus senegalensis inornatus

– North-east and eastern Africa

GLAREOLIDAE

Pluvianus aegyptius aegyptius

– West Africa

– Eastern Africa

Glareola pratincola pratincola

– Western Europe and north-west Africa/west Africa

– Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean/eastern Sahel zone

– South-west Asia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Glareola nordmanni

A

2

(3c)

2

(2)

(2)

(2)

2

2

– South-east Europe and western Asia/southern Africa

3b 3c

Glareola ocularis

– Madagascar/east Africa

Glareola nuchalis nuchalis

– Eastern and central Africa

Glareola nuchalis liberiae

– West Africa

Glareola cinerea cinerea

– south-eastern west Africa and central Africa

CHARADRIIDAE

Pluvialis apricaria apricaria

(2)

(2)

(2)

– United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Germany and Baltic (bre)

3c*

Pluvialis apricaria altifrons

– Iceland and Faroes/east Atlantic coast

– Northern Europe/western Europe and north-west Africa

– Northern Siberia/Caspian and Asia Minor

(1)

C

1

1

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C

1

(1)

1

(1)

(1)

1

Pluvialis fulva

– North-central Siberia/South and south-west Asia, north east

Africa

Pluvialis squatarola

– Western Siberia and Canada/western Europe and west Africa

– Central and eastern Siberia/south-west Asia, Eastern and south-

ern Africa

Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula

– Northern Europe/Europe and north Africa

Charadrius hiaticula psammodroma

– Canada, Greenland and Iceland/west and southern Africa

Charadrius hiaticula tundrae

– North-east Europe and Siberia/south-west Asia, east and south-

ern Africa

Charadrius dubius curonicus

– Europe and north-west Africa/west Africa

– West and south-west Asia/eastern Africa

Charadrius pecuarius pecuarius

– Southern and eastern Africa

– West Africa

Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris

– Southern and eastern Africa

Charadrius forbesi

– Western and central Africa

Charadrius pallidus pallidus

– Southern Africa

Charadrius pallidus venustus

– Eastern Africa

Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus

– West Europe and west Mediterranean/west Africa

– Black Sea and East Mediterranean/eastern Sahel

– South-west and central Asia/south-west Asia and north-east

Africa

Charadrius marginatus mechowi

– Southern and eastern Africa

– West to west-central Africa

Charadrius mongolus pamirensis

A

2

1c

3c

3c

2

2

– West-central Asia/south-west Asia and eastern Africa

Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus

– Turkey and south west Asia/east Mediterranean and Red Sea

1c

Charadrius leschenaultii crassirostris

– Caspian and south-west Asia/Arabia and north-east Africa

B

(1)

1

1

(2c)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

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Charadrius leschenaultii leschenaultii

– Central Asia/eastern and southern Africa

Charadrius asiaticus

– South-east Europe and western Asia/eastern and south-central

3c

Africa

Eudromias morinellus

– Europe/north-west Africa

(3c)

– Asia/Middle East

Vanellus vanellus

– Europe/Europe and north Africa

– Western Asia/south-west Asia

Vanellus spinosus

– Black Sea and Mediterranean (bre)

Vanellus albiceps

– West and central Africa

Vanellus senegallus senegallus

– West Africa

Vanellus senegallus solitaneus

– South-west Africa

Vanellus senegallus lateralis

– Eastern and south-east Africa

Vanellus lugubris

– Southern west Africa

– Central and eastern Africa

Vanellus melanopterus minor

– Southern Africa

Vanellus coronatus coronatus

– Eastern and southern Africa

– Central Africa

Vanellus coronatus xerophilus

– South-west Africa

Vanellus superciliosus

– West and central Africa

Vanellus gregarius

– SE Europe and western Asia/north-east Africa

– Central Asian republics/north-west India

Vanellus leucurus

– SW Asia/SW Asia and north-east Africa

– Central Asian Republics/South Asia

SCOLOPACIDAE

Scolopax rusticola

– Europe/south and west Europe and north Africa

2

3c

1c

(2)

(2)

1a 1b 1c

1a 1b 1c

2

B

(1)

(1)

2c

1

(1)

(1)

(1)

1

(1)

(1)

C

(1)

1

1

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– Western Siberia/south-west Asia (Caspian)

Gallinago stenura

– Northern Siberia/south Asia and sastern Africa

Gallinago media

– Scandinavia/probably west Africa

– Western Siberia and north-east Europe/south-east Africa

Gallinago gallinago gallinago

– Europe/southern and western Europe and north-west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia and Africa

Gallinago gallinago faeroeensis

– Iceland, Faroes and northern Scotland/Ireland

Lymnocryptes minimus

– Northern Europe/southern and western Europe and west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Limosa limosa limosa

– Western Europe/north-west and west Africa

– Eastern Europe/central and eastern Africa

– West-central Asia/south-west Asia and eastern Africa

Limosa limosa islandica

– Iceland/western Europe

Limosa lapponica lapponica

– Northern Europe/western Europe

Limosa lapponica taymyrensis

A

B

1

2c

2c

2b

(1)

2c

2c

(1)

2a

3a*

– Western Siberia/west and south-west Africa

2a 2c

Limosa lapponica menzbieri

– Central Siberia/south and south-west Asia and eastern Africa

Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

– Northern Europe/west Africa

– West Siberia/southern and eastern Africa

Numenius phaeopus islandicus

– Iceland, Faroes and Scotland/west Africa

Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris

– South-west Asia/eastern Africa

Numenius tenuirostris

1c

– Central Siberia/Mediterranean and south-west Asia

1a 1b 1c

Numenius arquata arquata

– Europe/Europe, north and west Africa

Numenius arquata orientalis

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia, eastern and southern Africa

Numenius arquata suschkini

– South-east Europe and south-west Asia (bre)

3c

2

C

(1)

(1)

1

1

(1)

(1)

(1)

1

1

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Tringa erythropus

– Northern Europe/southern Europe, north and west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia, north-east and eastern Africa

Tringa totanus totanus

– North-west Europe/western Europe, north-west and west Africa

– Central and eastern Europe/east Mediterranean and Africa

Tringa totanus britannica

– United Kingdom and Ireland/United Kingdom, Ireland, France

Tringa totanus ussuriensis

– Western Asia/south-west Asia, north-east and eastern Africa

Tringa totanus robusta

– Iceland and Faroes/western Europe

Tringa stagnatilis

– Eastern Europe/west and central Africa

– Western Asia/south-west Asia, eastern and southern Africa

Tringa nebularia

– Northern Europe/south-west Europe, north-west and west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia, eastern and southern Africa

Tringa ochropus

– Northern Europe/siouthern and western Europe, West Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia, north-east and eastern Africa

Tringa glareola

– North-west Europe/west Africa

– North-east Europe and western Siberia/eastern and southern

Africa

Tringa cinerea

– North-east Europe and western Siberia/south-west Asia, eastern

and southern Africa

Tringa hypoleucos

– West and central Europe/west Africa

– Eastern Europe and western Siberia/central, eastern and southern

Africa

Arenaria interpres interpres

– North-east Canada and Greenland/western Europe and north-

west Africa

– Northern Europe/west Africa

– West and central Siberia/south-west Asia, eastern and southern

Africa

Calidris tenuirostris

A

B

(1)

2c

2c

2c

(1)

(1)

2c

1

1

– Eastern Siberia/south-west Asia and western southern Asia

1c

Calidris canutus canutus

– Northern Siberia/west and southern Africa

2a 2c

C

(1)

(1)

1

1

(1)

1

(1)

(1)

1

1

(1)

(1)

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Calidris canutus islandica

– North-east Canada and Greenland/western Europe

2a 2c

A

B

Calidris alba

– East Atlantic Europe, west and southern Africa (win)

– South-west Asia, eastern and southern Africa (win)

Calidris minuta

– Northern Europe/southern Europe, north and west Africa

– Western Siberia/south-west Asia, eastern and southern Africa

Calidris temminckii

– Fennoscandia/north and west Africa

– North-east Europe and western Siberia/south-west Asia and east-

ern Africa

Calidris maritima maritima

– North and west Europe (excluding Iceland) (win)

Calidris alpina alpina

– North-east Europe and north-west Siberia/western Europe and

north-west Africa

Calidris alpina centralis

– Central Siberia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Calidris alpina schinzii

– Iceland and Greenland/north-west and west Africa

– Britain and Ireland/south-west Europe and north-west Africa

– Baltic/south-west Europe and north-west Africa

Calidris alpina arctica

– North-east Greenland/west Africa

Calidris ferruginea

– Western Siberia/west Africa

– Central Siberia/south-west Asia, eastern and southern Africa

Limicola falcinellus falcinellus

– Northern Europe/south-west Asia and Africa

Philomachus pugnax

– Northern Europe and western Siberia/west Africa

– Northern Siberia/south-west Asia, eastern and southern Africa

Phalaropus lobatus

– Western Eurasia/Arabian Sea

Phalaropus fulicaria

– Canada and Greenland/Atlantic coast of Africa

2

1c

3a

3c

LARIDAE

Larus leucophthalmus

– Red Sea and nearby coasts

1a 2

(2c)

(1)

1

2c

(2c)

C

1

1

(1)

(1)

1

(1)

1

1

1

1

(1)

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B

2a

2c

(1)

1

A

Larus hemprichii

– Red Sea, Gulf, Arabia and eastern Africa

Larus canus canus

– North-west and central Europe/Atlantic coast and Mediterranean

Larus canus heinei

– North-east Europe and western Siberia/Black Sea and Caspian

Larus audouinii

– Mediterranean/north and west coasts of Africa

1a 3a

Larus marinus

– Northern and western Europe

Larus dominicanus vetula

– Coastal southern Africa

Larus hyperboreus hyperboreus

– Svalbard and northern Russia (bre)

Larus hyperboreus leuceretes

– Canada, Greenland and Iceland (bre)

Larus glaucoides glaucoides

– Greenland/Iceland and north-west Europe

Larus argentatus argentatus

– North and north-west Europe

Larus argentatus argenteus

– Iceland and western Europe

Larus heuglini

– North-east Europe and western Siberia/south-west Asia and

north-east Africa

Larus (heuglini) barabensis

– South-west Siberia/south-west Asia

Larus armenicus

– Armenia, eastern Turkey and north-west Iran

3a

Larus cachinnans cachinnans

– Black Sea and western Asia/south-west Asia, north-east Africa

Larus cachinnans michahellis

– Mediterranean, Iberia and Morocco

Larus fuscus fuscus

– North-east Europe/Black Sea, south-west Asia and eastern Africa

(2c)

Larus fuscus graellsii

– Western Europe/Mediterranean and west Africa

Larus ichthyaetus

– Black Sea and Caspian/south-west Asia

3a

Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus

– West Africa

(1)

C

1

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

(1)

(1)

1

1

1

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C

(1)

1

1

(1)

(1)

B

(1)

1

2a

2a

2a

1

(1)

1

2a

2a

– Central and eastern Africa

– Coastal southern Africa (excluding Madagascar)

Larus hartlaubii

– Coastal south-west Africa

Larus ridibundus

– Western Europe/western Europe, west Mediterranean, West

Africa

– East Europe/Black Sea and east Mediterranean

– West Asia/south-west Asia and north-east Africa

Larus genei

– West Africa (bre)

– Black Sea and Mediterranean (bre)

– West, south-west and south Asia (bre)

Larus melanocephalus

– West Europe, Mediterranean and north-west Africa

Larus minutus

– Central and eastern Europe/south-west Europe and west Medi-

terranean

– Western Asia/east Mediterranean, Black Sea and Caspian

Xema sabini sabini

– Canada and Greenland/south-east Atlantic

Sterna nilotica nilotica

– Western Europe/west Africa

– Black Sea and east Mediterranean/eastern Africa

– West and central Asia/south-west Asia

Sterna caspia caspia

– Southern Africa (bre)

– West Africa (bre)

– Europe (bre)

– Caspian (bre)

Sterna maxima albidorsalis

– West Africa (bre)

Sterna bengalensis bengalensis

– Gulf/southern Asia

Sterna bengalensis par

– Red Sea/eastern Africa

Sterna bengalensis emigrata

– Southern Mediterranean/north-west and west Africa coasts

Sterna bergii bergii

– Southern Africa (Angola – Mozambique)

Sterna bergii enigma

– Madagascar and Mozambique/southern Africa

A

2

2

3c

2

1c

1c

2

3a

1c

2

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C

A

1c

3a

Sterna bergii thalassina

– Eastern Africa and Seychelles

Sterna bergii velox

– Red Sea and north-east Africa

Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis

– Western Europe/west Africa

– Black Sea and Mediterranean (bre)

3a 3c

– West and central Asia/south-west and south Asia

Sterna dougallii dougallii

– Southern Africa

– East Africa

– Europe (bre)

Sterna dougallii arideensis

– Madagascar, Seychelles and Mascarenes

Sterna dougallii bangsi

– North Arabian Sea (Oman)

Sterna vittata vittata

– Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet and Kerguelen/South Africa

Sterna vittata tristanensis

– Tristan da Cunha and Gough/South Africa

Sterna hirundo hirundo

– Southern and western Europe (bre)

– Northern and eastern Europe (bre)

– Western Asia (bre)

Sterna paradisaea

– Western Eurasia (bre)

Sterna albifrons albifrons

– Eastern Atlantic (bre)

– Black Sea and east Mediterranean (bre)

– Caspian (bre)

Sterna albifrons guineae

– West Africa (bre)

Sterna saundersi

– Western southern Asia, Red Sea, Gulf and eastern Africa

Sterna balaenarum

– Namibia and South Africa/Atlantic coast to Ghana

Sterna repressa

– Western southern Asia, Red Sea, Gulf and eastern Africa

Chlidonias hybridus hybridus

– Western Europe and north-west Africa (bre)

– Black Sea and east Mediterranean (bre)

1c

3a

1c

2

1c

1c

1c

3b

3c

2

1c

2

3c

2a

2a

(1)

2c

1

1

(1)

1

(1)

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– Caspian (bre)

Chlidonias hybridus sclateri

– Eastern Africa (Kenya and Tanzania)

– Southern Africa (Malawi and Zambia to South Africa)

Chlidonias leucopterus

– Eastern Europe and western Asia/Africa

Chlidonias niger niger

– Europe and western Asia/Atlantic coast of Africa

RYNCHOPIDAE

Rynchops flavirostris

– Coastal west Africa and central Africa

– Eastern and southern Africa

C

(1)

B

(1)

2c

A

1c

(2)

2

2