Changes to Category C of the British List
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Changes to Category C of the British List
With the publication of the Committee's review of Category C (Ibis 147: 803-820) the following changes to the British List take immediate effect:
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Categories AC change to AC2
- Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Category E* - no change
- Greylag Goose (Anser anser) Categories ACE* change to AC2C4E*
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) Categories AE* change to AC2E*
- Greater Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) Categories ACE* change to C2E*
- Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) Categories AE* change to AC2E*
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) Categories CE* change to C1E*
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) Categories BDE* - no change
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) Category E* - alert JNCC
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Category E* - no change
- Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) Categories CE* change to C1E*
- Gadwall (Anas strepera) Category A change to AC2
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Categories AE* change to AC2C4E*
- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) Categories AE* change to AC2E*
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Categories CE* change to C1E*
- Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) Categories AE - no change
- Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) Categories BC change BC3
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) Categories CE* change to C1E*
- Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Categories ACE change to AC2E
- Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Categories CE* change to C1E*
- Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Categories CE* change to C1E*
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) Categories CE* change to C6E*
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Categories AE* - no change
- Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) Category E - no change
- Red Kite (Milvus milvus) Categories AC change to AC3
- White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Categories ACE change to AC3E
- Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Categories AE* change to AC3E*
- Rock/Feral Pigeon (Columbia livia) Categories AE* change to AC4E*
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) Categories CE* change to C1E*
- Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Categories AE* - no change
- Little Owl (Athene noctua) Category C change to C1
NOTE - the creation of Category C6 (ref. Lady Amherst's Pheasant - see full paper).
The full paper can be viewed as free content on the BOU's Ibis website Click here
Dudley, S.P. 2005. Changes to Category C of the British List. Ibis 147: 803-820.
