Search State of the Nations' Birds

Bird On! is pleased to provide the complete text of all the species descriptions from The State of the Nations' Birds by Chris Mead.

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	Common Names Scientific Names	Contains Starts with
		Description of Species Format

The names of the following species start with C:

Cairina moschata (Muscovy Duck)

Calcarius lapponicus (Lapland Bunting (Lapland Longspur))

Calidris alpina (Dunlin)

Calidris maritima (Purple Sandpiper)

Calidris temminckii (Temminck's Stint)

Caprimulgus europaeus (Nightjar (European Nightjar))

Carduelis cannabina (Linnet (Common Linnet))

Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch (European Goldfinch))

Carduelis chloris (Greenfinch (European Greenfinch))

Carduelis flammea (Redpoll (Common Redpoll))

Carduelis flavirostris (Twite)

Carduelis spinus (Siskin (Eurasian Siskin))

Carpodacus erythrinus (Common Rosefinch (Scarlet Rosefinch))

Catharacta skua (Great Skua)

Cepphus grylle (Black Guillemot)

Certhia brachydactyla (Short-Toed Treecreeper)

Certhia familiaris (Treecreeper (Eurasian Treecreeper))

Cettia cetti (Cetti's Warbler)

Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover)

Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover (Little Plover))

Charadrius hiaticula (Ringed Plover)

Charadrius morinellus (Dotterel (Eurasian Dotterel))

Chlidonas niger (Black Tern)

Chrysolophus amherstiae (Lady Amherst's Pheasant)

Chrysolophus pictus (Golden Pheasant)

Ciconia ciconia (White Stork)

Cinclus cinclus (Dipper (White-Throated Dipper))

Circus aeruginosus (Marsh Harrier (European Marsh Harrier))

Circus cyaneus (Hen Harrier)

Circus macrourus (Pallid Harrier)

Circus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)

Clangula hymealis (Long-Tailed Duck)

Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Hawfinch)

Colinus virginianus (Bob-White Quail (Northern Bobwhite))

Columba livia (Rock Dove And Feral Pigeon)

Columba oenas (Stock Dove (Stock Pigeon))

Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon (Common Wood Pigeon))

Corvus corax (Raven (Common Raven))

Corvus corone (Crow)

Corvus frugilegus (Rook)

Corvus monedula (Jackdaw (Eurasian Jackdaw))

Coturnix coturnix (Quail (Common Quail))

Crex crex (Corncrake (Corn Crake))

Cuculus canorus (Cuckoo (Common Cuckoo))

Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)

Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan)

Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan)

Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)