Can you name the British birds whose scientific names are tautonyms?

created by jacana
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  • Source: BOU Checklist
  • Any bird species that has been recorded in Great Britain. A tautonym is a repeated word as seen in many scientific names.
  • Also try: North American Bird Tautonyms
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Latin NameCommon NameStatus
Cygnus cygnusCommon Winter Visitor
Anser anserCommon Resident
Tadorna TadornaCommon Resident
Histrionicus histrionicusAccidental from North America
Lagopus lagopusLocalised Resident
Perdix perdixCommon Resident
Coturnix coturnixLocalised Summer Visitor
Puffinus puffinusCommon Summer Visitor
Ciconia ciconiaVagrant from Europe
Nycticorax nycticoraxVagrant from Europe
Milvus milvusLocalised Resident
Buteo buteoCommon Resident
Porzana porzanaRare Summer Visitor
Latin NameCommon NameStatus
Crex crexRare Summer Visitor
Grus grusRare Resident
Tetrax tetraxAccidental from Europe
Himantopus himantopusVagrant from Europe
Vanellus vanellusCommon Resident
Gallinago gallinagoCommon Resident
Limosa limosaCommon Resident
Alle alleRare Winter Visitor
Apus apusCommon Summer Visitor
Oriolus oriolusRare Summer Visitor
Pica picaCommon Resident
Regulus regulusCommon Resident
Riparia ripariaCommon Summer Visitor
Latin NameCommon NameStatus
Troglodytes troglodytesCommon Resident
Cinclus cinclusCommon Resident
Lusciana luscianaVagrant from Europe
Calliope calliopeAccidental from Asia
Phoenicurus phoenicurusCommon Summer Visitor
Oenanthe oenantheCommon Summer Visitor
Chloris chlorisCommon Resident
Serinus serinusVagrant from Europe
Carduelis carduelisCommon Resident
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaCommon Resident
Coccothraustes coccothraustesLocalised Resident
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British Bird Tautonyms Quiz

  1. by jacana
  • Created Apr 15, 2012 in Science
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